BRAZILIAN
BUTT LIFT

ABOUT BRAZILIAN BUTT LIFT IN JACKSONVILLE

BY DAVID N. CSIKAI, M.D.

YOUR INITIAL CONSULTATION

Your initial consultation is your opportunity to meet personally with Dr. Csikai to learn all about his techniques for a BBL procedure and to get answers to all of your questions. Most patients do considerable research before plastic surgery procedures and often have many questions. It’s a good idea to write down all of your questions prior to your initial consultation.

During your consult, Dr. Csikai will fully explain how he performs the BBL procedure specific to your goals and the types of anesthesia that will be used. He will also give you specific instructions to help you properly prepare for your BBL. You will be given guidelines on smoking, eating and drinking, and on vitamins, and medications. It is important to follow all guideline to assure a safe surgical experience and great results.

After speaking with Dr. Csikai, if you would like to proceed, you will meet with a surgery coordinator will provide you with detailed information about preparing for the procedure. This will include guidelines on eating and drinking, smoking, and taking or avoiding certain vitamins, supplements and medications. If you smoke, it is especially important to stop smoking at least a week or two before your surgery and during your recovery period. Smoking inhibits blood flow to the skin, and can slow your recovery and affect your final results. You should also avoid sunbathing and sunburns before surgery, especially to your bottom, thighs and back. Do not diet before your procedure as dieting can also inhibit your body’s ability to heal. In preparing for your Brazilian butt lift in Jacksonville at First Coast Plastic Surgery, be sure to arrange for a friend or family member to drive you home after your surgery and to stay with you for the first day or so after your surgery.

ABOUT THE BRAZILIAN BUTT LIFT PROCEDURE

Before your procedure, Dr. Csikai will consult with you for any last minute questions or concerns and you will be prepped for your procedure. Your surgery will begin with anesthesia. The step of this procedure is the collection of fat that will be transferred. Liposuction is performed with special equipment designed to delicately collect fat from predetermined areas based on Dr. Csikai’s recommendations and your preferences. These areas may include the lower back, upper thighs and hips. Dr. Csikai will take this opportunity while collecting your body fat to sculpt the areas so as to proportionately enhance the appearance of the sculpted areas and the over all results of your BBL procedure.

After collecting the needed amount of fat, a series of steps are taken to separate the fat cells and prepare the fat for transfer. Certain fat cells and oils are removed to isolate the fat cells most likely to “take” and survive the transfer.

With sculpting of the surrounding areas now complete, and your sterile fat prepared and ready for injection, Dr. Csikai will begin to perform hundreds of injections into both buttocks to uniformly shape you bottom. Your once unwanted fat is injected at varying depths and strategic locations to create a smooth natural appearance. After all necessary injections have been made, you will be moved to the recovery room for close monitoring as you recover from your anesthesia.

RECOVERING AFTER A BRAZILIAN BUTT LIFT

After you are released from initial recovery, you will be sent home with any necessary prescriptions and detailed instructions on how to properly recover from your Brazilian butt lift procedure. It is important to follow these instructions to help the transferred fat cells become a part of your circulatory system and survive the transfer.

Everyone recovers from procedures a little differently and Dr. Csikai will monitor and guide you through your recovery based on your progress and the various aspects of your particular procedure. That said, below are some of the most important aspects of recovery:

• For this type of procedure, compression garments are very important for both the areas where liposuction was performed and to assure a shapely new bottom. Compression garments help control swelling and they also contribute to achieving a smooth appearance to your final results.
• Immediately after your procedure when you go home, plan on resting with little to no activity. It is reasonable to expect a moderate amount of pain for up to five days after your procedure. However, over-the-counter pain medication will likely keep you comfortable.
• It is important not to site on your bottom for up to two weeks. In the initial two weeks the transferred fat cells are settling in to their new home and any pressure can limit circulation and cause fat cells that would have otherwise survived to die. We will help you with how to position yourself while recovering and sleeping.
• Dr. Csikai will let you know as soon as you can begin to move around a little more actively but not excessively. It is important to go easy for a few weeks while being mildly active as this help to prevent blood clots.
• Understand that your new bottom may appear larger than expected. Don’t be alarmed. Extra fat is injected during your procedure in anticipation of the fact that some of your transferred fat will not survive. Swelling from the injections is also playing a part in the initial appearance of your new bottom. Over time, a portion of the fat cells will die and be absorbed by your body and swelling will subside.

After about six weeks, your transferred fat cells become fully grafted in their new home, the fat cells that didn’t survive the transfer will have been absorbed by your body and most of the swelling will be gone. Around this time Dr. Csikai will likely permit you to resume normal activities and higher impact fat burning exercise. Usually by week eight, all swelling is gone and you are completely recovered with a brand new bottom.