# Brazilian Butt Lift

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- Category: cosmetic-surgery

## Description

Gluteoplasty or buttock augmentation denotes the plastic surgery and the liposuction procedures for the correction of congenital, traumatic, and acquired defects/deformities of the buttocks and the anatomy of the gluteal region; and for the aesthetic enhancement of the contour of the buttocks.

## Overview

A Brazilian Butt Lift is a form of gluteoplasty, or buttock augmentation, the plastic surgery and liposuction procedures used to correct congenital, traumatic and acquired defects of the buttocks and to aesthetically enhance the contour of the gluteal region, whether by augmentation or reduction. Buttock augmentation can be achieved in several ways: by surgically placing a gluteal implant, or buttock prosthesis; by liposculpture, which combines fat transfer with liposuction; and by body contouring that may also use injectable fillers such as Sculptra. In the fat-transfer approach that characterises the Brazilian Butt Lift, the patient's own fat is harvested and re-injected to reshape and enhance the buttocks. The outcome depends on the specific defect or deformity being addressed; depressed scars and deep morphological defects are difficult to correct because of the curvature of the buttocks as a single anatomical unit and the scar-contracting nature of the surrounding tissues. Where filler is injected to correct a defect, the correction may be impermanent, but it usually still resolves the functional and aesthetic concern the patient wishes to address. Because the buttocks are treated as one anatomical unit, the surgeon examines and carefully sutures and tapes each incision so that the gluteal tissues heal together without complications.

## FAQs

### What is buttock augmentation?

Buttock augmentation, or gluteoplasty, refers to plastic surgery and liposuction procedures used to correct congenital, traumatic and acquired defects of the buttocks and to enhance the contour of the gluteal region, either by augmentation or by reduction.

### What methods are used to augment the buttocks?

The buttocks can be augmented by placing a gluteal implant (a buttock prosthesis), by liposculpture that combines fat transfer with liposuction, and by body contouring that may also use injectable fillers such as Sculptra.

### How long does it take to see the final result?

Marked improvement is usually noticeable at about one month. For liposculpture the final corrected contour generally takes around six months, and occasionally up to a year; with gluteal implants the final contour is likewise seen at six months to one year.

### Is a fat-transfer or filler result permanent?

The injection of fillers to correct a defect or deformity may be impermanent. Even so, it usually still remedies the functional and aesthetic shortcoming the patient wants addressed, serving the therapeutic purpose of the procedure.

### Why is a compression garment worn afterwards?

A compression garment keeps the surgically corrected tissues in place and contains swelling, so that the gluteal region heals together as a single anatomical unit while the patient avoids strenuous activity for the first few weeks.

### Why are some buttock defects harder to correct?

Depressed scars and deep morphological defects are difficult to correct because of the curvature of the buttocks as an anatomical unit and because of the scar-contracting elements of the tissues across the gluteal curvature.

## Alternative treatments

- **Buttock implants** — Implant-based augmentation; higher infection risk but better for thin patients without donor fat.
- **Sculptra biostimulator** — Non-surgical volumisation; multiple sessions, modest result.
- **Targeted glute training** — First-line if the goal is shape rather than volume; takes 6-12 months.

## Sources

- [ISAPS — Practice Resources and Position Statements for Aesthetic Surgery](https://www.isaps.org/medical-professionals/practice-resources/) — International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (accessed 2026-06-29)