Brazilian Butt Lifts

In the age of JLo and Kim Kardashian, the appearance of a woman’s buttocks is getting more attention than ever. Although some women are seeking larger buttocks, merely adding volume produces a bigger butt, not necessarily a shapelier derrière. The solution: a Brazilian Butt Lift.

Buttocks come in all shapes and sizes. There are several factors that affect the shape of the gluteal region: the curvature of the lower spine, the tilt of the pelvic bone, the size of the waist, the shape and size of the gluteus muscles, and the size of the hips. The prominence and projection of the buttocks is mostly a function of the shape of the lumbar spine and angulation of the pelvis-factors that are beyond the control of the patient or her plastic surgeon. You can improve on Mother Nature though by selectively adding and subtracting fat to make the buttocks appear to project more.

There is agreement among plastic surgeons that the most visually appealing buttocks shape is narrow at the waist and widest at the hips-referred to as the A-shaped buttocks. In order to reshape square buttocks (waist and hips the same size as usually seen in men) or V-shaped buttocks (waist is wider than the hips), fat is removed from where there is excess and added to where it is deficient.

The Brazilian Butt Lift is a popular name for this technique. The fat transfer avoids the higher complication rate found with many buttocks implant procedures. The combination of liposuction and fat grafting intended to reshape the buttocks and is a safer alternative than foreign implants, as it uses the patient's own fat.