In recent years, the Brazilian butt lift has become popular among women worldwide, including men who are changing their gender identity. A number of factors need to be taken into consideration so as to ensure the success of a butt lift surgery, which makes the treatment quite delicate. Some of these factors include the patient’s anatomy, such as skin quality and general health, and the surgeon’s precision and skill in performing both liposuction and fat transfer procedures.
Modern Aesthetics states that, “the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) reported a much higher number of 44,725 buttock augmentations in 2020 and a 37% increase in 2021 to 61,387.” With the rising number of people receiving this augmentation, you would suppose that the treatment is without consequences. BBLs can decay! That’s right; it might. We’re going to find out what exactly causes rot in a Brazilian butt lift. Let’s dive in!
Fat Necrosis
When it comes to difficulties in BBL, you need to know what fat necrosis is in order to properly comprehend how it contributes to complications. Fat necrosis refers to the death of fatty tissue in the body. During a BBL, fat is extracted from donor areas. Donor areas are specific portions of the patient’s own body, usually places with extra fat that the patient wishes to remove or shape. These donor areas are often selected based on the patient’s preferences and the surgeon’s estimate of where fat can be safely and successfully collected.
The fats from the donor area are extracted via liposuction and then injected into the buttocks to enhance their form and size. However, if the transferred fat cells fail to get an adequate blood supply in their new area, these fat cells will likely die, resulting in a variety of problems.
Symptoms of fat necrosis
- Pain or discomfort in the area of liposuction
- Swelling in the buttock area
- Formation of palpable lumps under the skin
- Hardened feeling in the buttock region
- Changes in skin appearance over the affected area
- Discoloration of the skin
- Sensitivity to touch
- Stiffness in the buttocks
- Visible irregularities in the contour or shape of the buttocks
- Occasionally, drainage of fluid or pus from the affected area, if infection is present
Note: Among other things, smoking, seroma, improper wound care, and unsterilized surgical instruments can all lead to infection.
Causes of Fat Necrosis in BBL
The two main causes of fat necrosis are improper injection techniques and pre-existing health conditions.
Improper injection techniques
Injecting fat too deeply into the muscles: When the surgeon injects the transplanted fat too deeply into the buttock muscles, the fat cells may not receive adequate blood supply. Without enough blood, these fat cells may die, resulting in lumps or hardness.
Injecting large fat volumes into one area: Injecting huge volumes of fat into a specific area of the buttocks is another factor that contributes to fat necrosis.
This can overwhelm the blood flow in that location, resulting in fat cells not receiving enough circulation and dying, causing complications with the contour of the buttocks.
Pre-existing health conditions
Poor circulation: People with poor blood circulation, such as those with peripheral vascular disease or a history of blood clotting disorders, may experience decreased blood flow to the buttocks. This increases the likelihood of fat cell death and subsequent complications.
Diabetes: Diabetes can decrease blood vessel function and wound healing, making diabetics more vulnerable to problems after surgery, such as fat necrosis.
Conclusion
Fat necrosis is a major issue that can compromise the outcome of your Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) surgery. Although it happens infrequently, it is important to understand the warning signals and why it may occur. If you notice any strange symptoms after your BBL, including pain, swelling, or lumps in your buttocks, it’s extremely important to speak to your doctor immediately.
Call to Action
Following that, we’ll look at fat necrosis treatment options as well as measures to prevent it from occurring. Stay tuned to find out how to deal with this issue and limit your chances of having fat necrosis if you decide to have a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedure.
Wow! I hope people pay attention to their body to be able to notice any changes.
People who do BBL are mostly people who feel insecure about their body or men who have decided to change their gender. Sometimes there might be complications due to doctors who lack technical know how. Such complications should be attended to immediately if noticed ontime to avoid getting worse
Good to know
I knew about fat necrosis but this article explained it in great detail,this was very insightful,thanks christabel
I knew about fat necrosis but this article explained it in great detail,this was very insightful,well done christabel
So that’s what it’s called, fat necrosis. I just knew BBL could rot. Thanks for the info.
So good to have this knowledge.
A very educating information, I’m being enlightened I never knew bbl rot.
Nice one
Whether we like it or not, BBLs are here to stay and the only thing we can do to mitigate
its complications is to inform the people undergoing the surgery, give them the right information which includes their preexisting health conditions and the realistic effects the surgery will have on their bodies, to equip them with comprehensive knowledge for decision making.
This is so informative,I never knew about fat necrosis
Having BBL isn’t bad cause we have the free will but people should look at the health risks and their pre existing conditions before undergoing them. Very informative content ????????
Fat necrosis, I’ve learnt a new word today
Thank you for explaining in great details Christabel
The whole concept of BBL is scary to me. I wish more people could make their research before getting a BBL because the risks involved are high!
Personally I’ll never see the need for BBL even though I understand why some people want it.Though I used to think people did BBL for the purpose of looking more appealing to the opposite gender, but from my interactions with people who wanted BBL, and I researched on why people would want BBL,I found reasons like;
1-Some said they wanted it for themselves and not for the opposite gender for themselves alone
2-Some wanted it just to standout amongst their own gender and peers
3-Some wanted it to for the purpose of using the new attained butt to make more money in a given sector.
4-some didn’t like the way they and their but looked, amongst other reasons.
But personally I reached a conclusion that the reason why so many people get the BBL is due to low self esteem and lack of self awareness.So many people are affected by the picture of a perfect body that has been painted by the society, especially on social media.
Personally i think the risk that is taken to achieve this butt goals/body goals is way to great to be taken by anyone, hence why I think anyone with a good high self esteem wouldn’t want to take such risk.
In conclusion,I hope in the process of finding solutions and prevention of fat necrosis, people get more education on how to love themselves more and learn to understand that they’re the way they are for a reason, and there’ll always be other low risk ways to standout and achieve their aims, and to those who will never accept any form of education to not get a BBL,I hope they get educated on pre and post BBL body care to help them reduce the risk of fat necrosis.
Wow! This article on Brazilian Butt Lift is very informative and helpful. I find it really fascinating for you to come up with a topic like this and also a solution. Keep it up !!
Quite educative! But can the fat necrosis be forseen by the surgeon?
A flat butt is better than a rotted one. #saynotoBBLs
You would think this necrosis or other risk associated with this surgery will be a enough reason for someone not to consider doing BBL for the sake of their own lives…. I guess not, big nyash is a must!
Oh wow!
Interesting read
Case in point, diabetics should avoid this as they are more at risk of fat necrosis
This just reminded me of the video of a woman with leaky butt after undergoing bbl. It’s usually these wack roadside doctors doing this. And to the ladies, why even go for a Brazilian butt lift if you cannot afford the real deal?
Since having fat necrosis will make the transferred fat to die and then discharge fluid, why undergo a liposuction to add more fat to the butt as a treatment plan? Why not remove the whole fat and let the butt be as it should be?
I feel like bbl shouldn’t even be an option, because the cons definitely outweigh the pros. But for whatever reason people decide to do it, this article definitely did a lot of justice to explaining the con (fat necrosis). I really hope this helps us tailor our decisions accordingly.