Butt Fat Transfer FAQs

Fat Transfer, sometimes referred to as Fat Grafting, is a revolutionary procedure in which a patient uses their own fat to improve the volume or appearance of a physical feature. The process involves removing fatty tissue from a donor site, usually through liposuction (where there is an excess of unwanted fat tissue), and re-injecting it to a target site elsewhere on the body.

Individuals who are unhappy with the flat or saggy appearance of their buttocks can benefit greatly from a Butt Fat Transfer. Patients who opt for this procedure can expect to see the Butt Fat Transfer:

• Enhance contours
• Smooth dented areas that resulted from trauma or medical issues
• Relocate sagging tissue into a more youthful position
• Achieve a firmer, sexier, and more aesthetically pleasing sculpted posterior
• Better fitting skirts, jeans, and even swimsuits

The beauty of a Fat Transfer is that your body augmentation is created with your own living tissue. For the Butt Fat Transfer procedure, we will harvest fat from your thighs, flanks, or abdomen, then clean and purify the tissue, before placing in yourbuttocks.

The Butt Fat Transfer procedure takes from 1-3 hours. After you recover from anesthesia, you will be allowed to leave the hospital and rest in the comfort of your home.

Fat Transfers are extremely safe because it involves your body’s own tissue, therefore it will not cause an allergic response or any rejection. As with all surgeries, though, there is the slight risk of a reaction to the anesthesia, scarring, bleeding, infection, and numbness.

A Butt Fat Transfer leaves no scars, as the tiny injections are placed in your natural skin creases.

Dr. Vitenas will make very small incisions, about one-quarter inch in length, concealed within your natural skin creases. Next, he will collect the fat from your selected body area, prepare it for use, and then inject the fat into multiple layers of the buttocks, until the desired shape and fullness has been achieved.

At your consultation visit for a Butt Fat Transfer, Dr. Vitenas will review your medical history, discuss your goals for surgery, and answer your questions. He will also help you visualize your potential results with the help of computer imaging. At your consultation, Dr. Vitenas will discuss all details of the fat transfer procedure, including his technique, your recovery, risks, expected outcomes, cost, and financing options.

Dr. Vitenas performs the Butt Fat Transfer procedure at at Houston Surgery Center.

You will be very comfortable during your procedure, usually with general anesthesia. Afterward, you may experience some swelling and soreness. Dr. Vitenas will make sure you remain pain-free during this time by prescribing any needed analgesics.

General anesthesia is used during a Butt Fat Transfer.

Your recovery time from a Butt Fat Transfer will take from one to two weeks. No drains or stitches are used in the procedure, so there is nothing that will need to be removed. However, patients should try to stay off their butts as much during the first two weeks as possible. You may return to work within five to seven days after the procedure, and normal strenuous activity, including exercise, can be resumed after six weeks.

With a Butt Fat Transfer, you should see results immediately. There will be some swelling, and a small amount of the injected fat may be absorbed by your body, so your final results will take about three months to appear.

A Butt Fat Transfer provides long-lasting results that are, most often, permanent. A small amount of the fat injection may be absorbed by the body, but the fat that remains after the swelling has completely subsided (after about three months) will remain for many years to come.

Butt Fat Transfers are not generally covered by insurance. To assist with costs, Vitenas Cosmetic Surgery takes a variety of payment methods such as cash, money order, and all major credit cards. We are also happy to offer 12 month, interest free financing for your procedures through Care Credit.

In order to be an excellent candidate for this procedure, you should have some excess fat on your thighs, flanks, or abdomen. This will be harvested and processed for the transfer. Patients should also be in generally good health and non-smokers, as the fat graft does not take as well in the tissue of smokers.