Sick of Squatting? Get a Brazilian Butt Lift

Big and round butts were all the rage this year. It could be the obsession over certain celebrities’ butts that have piqued many people’s fascinations with butts. But if you’re not blessed with a natural big booty, what can you do about it? Should you do endless sets of squats or maybe get a Brazilian butt lift for noticeable results?

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5 Wrong Assumptions About Plastic Surgery

Like almost everything else in life, plastic surgery just happens to be one of the topics where people make assumptions. These assumptions tend to stem from word-of-mouth or just a lack of information. If you haven’t noticed, we’re all about talking about and debunking common plastic surgery myths here at SpaMedica. Below are a few widespread assumptions and comments that we hear about various procedures, so we wanted to share some insight and answers to them.

Assumption #1: Botox gives a frozen face

Botox has long had the reputation of giving people that frozen, startled look. A lot of people will think of celebrities who had not so great results after Botox injections like Nicole Kidman. That stems from overdoing the treatment which results in an unnatural appearance. Botox treatments shouldn’t erase all movement in your face—ideally, it’s meant to soften lines or wrinkles.

With your plastic surgeon, you’ll decide where you want to see improvements on your face. By injecting just enough units of Botox in your areas of concern, your end results should look natural and not frozen. And if your treatments are done well, no one should even know that you had anything done.

Assumption #2: I can use my friend or family member’s fat to transfer to my own body

Procedures that involve fat transfer like Brazilian butt lifts or fat grafting to the breasts require taking fat from one area and then transferring it to the butt or breasts. You can’t use someone else’s fat in these procedures. Your immune system simply can’t recognize another person’s fat and would reject their fat if this was attempted. Even if you have an identical twin, there’s still a possibility that the fat would be rejected. Another risk of using someone else’s fat is disease transmission.

Assumption #3: Men don’t get plastic surgery

Women are the ones who are always pegged as the ones who are most concerned with their appearance. With this mindset, the assumption is that women are the people who undergo plastic surgery. According to recent statistics from a RealSelf survey, men have been increasingly seeking plastic surgery procedures. 73% of doctors say their male patients have increased in the last year. 

These men are most interested in:

1. Botox and fillers
2. Eyelid surgery
3. Body contouring procedures
4. Male breast reduction

Men are now more open about wanting to maintain their appearance and will undergo treatments if they feel compelled to.

Assumption #4: Liposuction will help me achieve my target weight

Liposuction is often seen as a method to lose a lot of weight. That’s easy to assume, but it’s simply not the case. Liposuction is a body contouring procedure that removes fat from specific areas on the body for a slimmer looking physique. The procedure is ideal for patients who are at their ideal weight but still have some problem areas like love handles.

Source: SpaMedica. Before and after rhinoplasty at SpaMedica.

Assumption #5: I’ll see my final results right after my plastic surgery procedure

For many plastic surgery procedures, your final results won’t be seen immediately. That’s because there’s a recovery period where there’s swelling or bruising. Take for example rhinoplasty. This is a procedure where patients are required to take at least a week off from work to recover. Rhinoplasty patients should be aware that there’ll be ongoing improvements with their nose that can take up to 1 year to settle. The nose changes greatly over the course of 2-12 months, especially in the nasal tip area. After that, patients can see their final results.

What are some other assumptions you’ve heard about plastic surgery? Let us know and maybe we can address it!

Fat Grafting: 3 Body Parts You Can Enhance With Your Fat

Not everyone is on board with having implants in their breasts or butt. While we’re used to hearing about breast and butt implants, there are other ways to increase the size of these regions and it’s through the use of your own fat. The same thing goes for butts—butt implants are still used to enhance butts, but Brazilian butt lifts are increasingly popular and the preferred method of surgeons.

Fat grafting (also known as fat transplantation) creates a win-win situation for patients. If you’ve got fat somewhere you don’t want, like on your stomach or thighs, you can have it removed through liposuction. That fat is then purified and transferred to other areas of your body where you do want volume.

Curious about how fat grafting works? Learn more about the process and where on your body you can transfer your fat to.

Source: SpaMedica. Fat cells have been purified and transferred to syringes. These will be used for fat grafting.

Fat grafting to the breasts

When you have fat grafting done to your breasts, you’ll see a modest increase in size in your breasts. Unlike breast implants, your final results are dependent on how much donor fat you have available. The fat can come from your abdomen, hips, arms or thighs. After choosing where the fat will come from, your surgeon will administer local anesthesia in this region. They will perform Vaser liposuction to separate your fat cells. These fat cells are then suctioned, transferred and prepped for breast augmentation.

Fat grafting to the butt

The same process happens during Brazilian butt lifts. Since fat grafting to the butt is considered as a large zone, that means a large amount of fat is needed to shape and provide volume to the butt. It isn’t unusual to inject between 200-400 cc of purified fat into each butt cheek. Because of this, fat needs to be harvested from several areas. So while the butt becomes bigger, the rest of the body becomes slimmer and contoured. The whole procedure should take about 1.5 hours to complete.

Source: SpaMedica. Before and after photos of a patient who had facial fat grafting

Fat grafting to the face

If you find that your face isn’t as full as you want it to be, you can change that without the need for dermal fillers. Some patients find that parts of their faces have lost volume whether it’s from age or trauma. Common areas where you may lose facial fat include: around the eyes and mouth, jawline, temples and cheeks.  A small amount of donor site fat is required for this procedure—usually about 20-30 cc of purified fat is needed. In areas that are non-mobile like the temple, bridge of the nose and jawline, the grafts can last from 3-5 years. Fat grafts around the lip areas can last from 1-2 years.

A little excess fat isn’t bad after all. If you’ve been thinking about removing excess fat through liposuction, now you know you can actually use that fat to transfer it to certain parts of your body for more shape and volume. Book your appointment online or call us at 1-877-695-2835 for more information.

Brazilian Butt Lifts: How to Get a Bigger Butt with Your Own Fat

Remember back in the days when having a big butt wasn’t all the rage like it is now? With big booties mentioned and shown almost everywhere from songs, music videos and photos (Kim Kardashian breaking the internet, ahem) it’s clear that being curvaceous down below is the thing now.

There’s a lot of science and research on big butts and why people like them so much. This study revealed that women with larger than average butts give birth to children with higher intelligence compared to women with smaller butts. These women are also very resistant to chronic illnesses like heart disease and diabetes. Research also shows that men prefer curvy women because they’re seen as more fertile and have bodies that are well-equipped for making babies.

As we all know, not everyone is born with the same physique or curves—so you either deal with it or do something about it. In the last couple of years, plastic surgeons have seen a higher demand for Brazilian butt lifts. In the U.S, almost 10,000 Brazilian butt lifts were performed in 2013. One of the major reasons for this trend is because many women want to emulate curvier bottoms similar to Jennifer Lopez and Nicki Minaj. 

What is a Brazilian butt lift?

Brazilian butt lifts involve taking fat from other areas of the body and then transferring it to the butt for more volume and shapelier curves. Typical areas where fat is taken from include the abdomen, hips and outer thighs. A lot of fat from the donor site should be present to give enough shape and volume to the butt. It’s like a win-win situation; you take fat from an area you don’t want and have it placed in the area you want to plump up.

The rundown of how fat transplantation works

Source: SpaMedica. Fat and stem cells are taken from donor sites and prepared before transplantation.

After the fat and stem cells are harvested from the donor sites, they have to be prepared before transplantation.

-The fat is spun down in a centrifuge. This separates the fat and stem cells away from unwanted elements.

-The purified fat cells are transferred to syringes and then injections can be made to the butt.

What to expect after your Brazilian butt lift

Source: Kim Kardashian's Instagram. Many women want to emulate Kim Kardashian's curves.

Brazilian butt lifts take about 1.5 hours to perform. After the procedure, you’ll experience some soreness and stiffness in your donor sites and butt. There are things to be mindful of after treatment, such as not sitting or lying on your butt directly. Instead, you’ll likely be recommended to sleep on your side and shift weight to the upper part of the back of your thighs when you sit. This minimizes pressure on the fat cells.

How long your results last

The results from your Brazilian butt lift will last for years. A structural fat grafting technique places fat cells and fat derived stem cells about 1-2 milimetres from a blood supply. New blood vessels grow into these fat cells (this process is called neovascularization).

Once the blood supply returns to the grafted fat cells and stem cells in the soft tissue of your butt, the grafted cells incorporate into the regular buttock tissue. These cells will last for years. But of course, as you get older, the buttock tissue will naturally undergo age-related fat and so will the fat grafts.

So if you find that doing hundreds of squats or other butt-lifting exercises aren’t giving you the results you want, you’ve got options. Learn more about Brazilian butt lifts here or book your appointment online now.