SmartLipo and Brazilian Butt Lifting: Can a Patient Use the SmartLipo Fat for Buttock Augmentation?

No.

SmartLipo refers to a proprietary, laser-assisted-liposuction device.  It is cleverly named and marketed.

Like most modern liposuction platforms, SmartLipo combines a fat-melting technology with traditional fat-sucking equipment.  SmartLipo uses an Nd:YAG laser to melt fat; other popular machines employ ultrasound to emulsify the fat.  (Personally, I prefer the VASER ultrasonic device from Sound Surgical Technologies.)

Laser and ultrasound are terrific because they help make fat removal easier and more complete.  Compared to traditional liposuction, laser-assisted and ultrasound-assisted liposuction produce better contouring, with smoother results, with less irregularity, and with tighter skin.

So, melting fat is a good thing--unless you want to use that fat for some other purpose....

Melting fat injures the fat cells.  Injured cells cannot be successfully "transplanted" to another part of the body.

Brazilian butt lifting involves grafting fat cells from unwanted areas (usually, the tummy, back, flanks, or hips) to the buttocks.  If the fat is healthy, it will live.  Living fat will provide volume, thereby enlarging the buttocks.  The subsequent tumescent effect will provide the "lift."

Injured fat will not live, and so attempting a Brazilian butt lift with SmartLipo fat (or VASER fat) is bound to fail.  Moreover, dead fat could cause complications such as irregularities and infections.

If a patient wants simultaneous liposuction and Brazilian butt lifting (or any other fat grafting procedure), I try to customize the process for the patient.

• Where she has really stubborn fat deposits that she just can't stand, I'll use the VASER.  It is the best device for optimal fat removal and contouring.
• However, where she has a little bit of extra fat that is not too much of a concern, I'll recommend traditional liposuction.  With regular liposuction, I can obtain healthy fat cells, and still sculpt the patient's figure.
• Then, I can use that healthy fat for the fat transplantation to the buttocks.

Comments

[How to Lose Weight Fast]

When doing this to make the butt larger, is that going to make it more...squishy, though? I mean, you are transferring fat here. Won't that lead inevitably to cottage cheese action?

[cosmetic surgery south africa]

Good question above. Im keen to know more about this answer too

[mylene]

this is definitely not safe. I've had it, and it ruined my life. the results are awful