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Power-Assisted Fat Injection Buttock Augmentation (Brazilian Butt Lift)

Buttock augmentation by fat injections, more commonly known as the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), has become widely popular over the past decade. The simultaneous body contouring by a liposuction fat harvest and the use of the fat for buttock augmentation offers a dual body contouring benefit. Compared with the use of buttock implants, a fat Read More…

Case Study: Brazilian Butt Lift

Background: One of the most commonly requested body contouring surgeries today is that of the Brazilian Butt Lift.  (aka BBL) While sounding both Brazilian and touting a butt lift, it is really buttock augmentation by fat injections. Fat is derived from liposuction of any body area that one wants reduced. The buttock augmentation is then Read More…

Avoiding Fat Emboli in Fat Injection Buttock Augmentation

  Buttock enlargement by fat injections (aka the Brazilian Butt Lift) is the most popular method for this procedure. The dual benefit of the body contouring effect from the liposuction harvest to obtain the fat needed for injection is one of its most appealing attributes besides its non-implant method. But it is not a complication Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Large Brazilian Butt Lift

Background: Buttock augmentation has emerged over the past decade as the fastest growing body contouring procedure that now rivals breast augmentation on overall interest and number of procedures performed. While implants can be used for the buttock augmentation material, fat grafting is by far more common and popular. Injection fat grafting offers a natural and Read More…

Dispelling Common Myths of Buttock Enhancement

  The desire for fuller and more uplifted buttocks is one of the most popular body contouring requests in the past few years. When it comes to the buttocks, the issues mainly consist of its size and shape as well as the texture of the overlying skin. Implants, fat injections, liposuction and cellulite treatments are Read More…

Top Plastic Surgery Searches in 2012

  On the final day of 2012, it is interesting to look back and see what some of the trends and interests were in plastic surgery over the past year. While plastic surgeons may perform the surgeries, the interest of patients drive the number and type of surgeries that are done. For this reason, it Read More…

The Increasing Popularity of Buttock Augmentation

  While the overall number of plastic surgery procedures continue to slowly rise each year, some procedures have increased more than others. One such procedure is buttock augmentation, up nearly 40% last year.  Plumping procedures have always been popular in plastic surgery and the buttocks represents the biggest body part to plump of them all.  Read More…

Case Study: Brazilian Butt Lift in Thinner Women

Background: The size and shape of the buttocks is an important part of the aesthetics of one’s body. The importance of size and shape varies amongst different cultures and ethnic groups. This has led to the popularity of buttock augmentation procedures, using either the insertion of an intramuscular implant or fat injections. Fat injections, known Read More…

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