Aug 8 2026 | By: Medilaser, Cosmetic Surgery and Vein Center
A Brazilian Butt Lift reshapes the buttocks using your own fat rather than a manufactured implant. Fat is removed by liposuction from areas such as the abdomen, flanks or thighs, purified, and then placed into the buttocks to build volume and improve shape.
At Medilaser Cosmetic Surgery and Vein Center in Frisco, Texas, Dr. Mauricio Giraldo performs the Brazilian Butt Lift for patients from Frisco, Lewisville and across the Dallas Fort Worth area.
The name focuses attention on the buttocks, but half the work happens somewhere else entirely.
Fat has to come from a donor area, which means liposuction is performed on the waist, abdomen or thighs during the same operation. That donor site is contoured in the process.
Candidacy is assessed individually, and there are a few practical requirements that come up in nearly every consultation.
Very lean patients are sometimes surprised to learn that donor fat is the limiting factor. If there is not enough to harvest, the honest answer is that this may not be your procedure.
Not all of it does, and this is the single most important expectation to get right before surgery.
A portion of the transferred fat establishes a blood supply in its new location and remains long term. The rest is gradually reabsorbed over the first months, which is why the result is judged some months out rather than in the first few weeks.
How much survives varies between patients and depends on technique, volume placed and your own healing. Any promise of a precise, guaranteed outcome should be treated with suspicion.
Both approaches are legitimate, and neither is universally better.
A fat transfer approach uses your own living tissue, avoids a foreign device, and contours the donor area at the same time. It is limited by how much fat you have and by the partial reabsorption described above.
An implant delivers a fixed volume that does not reabsorb, which matters when donor fat is scarce or the desired volume is large. It is a manufactured device with its own long term considerations. The right choice depends on your body and on how you personally weigh those tradeoffs.
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"Most patients are not trying to become someone else. They want their shape refined in a way that still looks like them. When I am planning a case, I spend as much time deciding where to remove fat as where to place it, because proportion is what people actually notice."
Sitting directly on the treated area is restricted in the early recovery period to protect the transferred fat while it establishes a blood supply. Most patients use a cushion arrangement and adjust how they sit for a period of weeks. Your surgeon will give you specific guidance based on your procedure rather than a generic timeline.
Yes. Transferred fat behaves like the rest of your body fat, so significant weight gain or loss afterward can change the appearance of your result. Maintaining a stable weight helps preserve what you achieved. This is worth considering if you are still actively losing weight.
Many patients combine it with liposuction of additional areas or with abdominal procedures, and whether that is appropriate depends on your health and the overall scope of the plan. Combining means one recovery instead of several, but it also makes that recovery more substantial. Your surgeon will advise whether staging is safer in your case.
The useful first step is finding out what is realistically achievable with the donor fat you have. Book a complimentary consultation with Medilaser in Frisco, Texas, or call the office with your questions before committing to anything.
Published by MediLaser Cosmetic Surgery & Vein Center | Dr. Mauricio Giraldo, M.D., F.A.A.C.S. | Serving Frisco, TX and DFW communities | 469-362-8665
Educational purposes only. Not medical advice.