PrecisionBBL® Butt Augmentation in Memphis

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Precision BBL (PrecisionBBL®, ultrasound-guided Safe Brazilian Butt Lift) Buttock Augmentation (Gluteoplasty) and Back Scoop Surgery

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WHY risk getting a COMPLICATION and getting stuck AWAY in Atlanta, Miami or abroad?? Those surgeons are NOT necessarily better.

What BBL is and Isn’t

Regardless of its very misleading “L”, a BBL is NOT a butt lift. It is a butt augmentation with your own fat. Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL),or gluteal fat grafting, helps women achieve the desired hourglass shape which was traditionally only achievable via restrictive undergarments and corsetry.

Not every person “needs” a BBL to obtain a defined and sexy butt. In some, (see below and on Liposuction page), Hi-Definition BACK SCOOP Liposuction can achieve a great result without necessarily undergoing a formal BBL. CUSTOMIZED Hi-Definition Liposuction, or BACK SCOOP LIPOSUCTION, could make your buttocks appear much more defined and larger by sculpting and removing the love handles above which misleadingly makes some buttocks appear flat. (All this without necessarily putting fat in the buttocks = cheaper and quicker recovery). High-Definition Liposuction, based on your shape and wishes, will also GREATLY improve and define the appearance of your buttock by nicely narrowing your waist, uncovering the sexy inverted triangle (of Michaelis, aka V Zone) and reducing your WHR (waist to hip ratio) closer to or, under 70% of your hips. (Please, see our BEAUTY page).

Precision BBL Dr. Aldea
Precision BBL Dr. Aldea

Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) Buttock Augmentation produces long-lasting, full, round, and full buttocks. Moreover, it improves the body’s proportions resulting in a younger appearing, more attractive fit and sensuous, curvaceous figure. Our patients love it and we love to see their transformation! (Click HERE to read a review).

WHAT IS Precision Brazilian Butt Lift (PRECISIONBBL®)?

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History and Context The Greeks had coined multiple descriptive terms for the buttocks (in Greek – pygē πυγή pi-upsilon-gamma-eta). These include: Callipygy / Callipygian – Having “beautiful” or sexy buttocks. (In addition to their many beautiful works of art depicting the buttocks, a religious Greek cult of buttock worship built a temple for and worshipped Aphrodite Kallipygos (or Aprodite of the Beautiful Buttocks). Callimammopygian – Having beautiful breasts and buttocks, Quatopygia – enticing movement of one’s rear end, Planopygian – Having flat buttocks, Pygophily – Men who have a special attraction for female buttocks and Pygoscopia – The observance of someone’s backside or, especially, the buttocks.

The fascination with and the influence of buttocks does not end with the Greeks. According to some scholars, our Valentine’s Day is derived from the Roman holiday of Lupercalia, a love and fertility celebration to honor honoring Juno Februata, the goddess of the fever of love, which was ALSO held in February. Moreover, some historians also claim that the red heart with a vertical cleft, the symbol of Valentine’s Day and a universal symbol of love, is actually a sanitized version of a more earthy and universal symbol of love; The idealized woman’s buttocks when she bends over.

Precision BBL Dr. Aldea
Precision BBL Dr. Aldea

Butt Augmentation with Fat (or “Brazilian Butt Lift”) was reportedly introduced in the 1970’s by Brazil’s most famous Plastic surgeon, Prof. Ivo Pitanguy (1926-2016). It began increasing in popularity in the US in the 1980’s and 1990’s due to the popularity of Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Nicki Minaj. Subsequently, with the popularity of Instagram and Tik Tok and their influencers, BBLs have become very popular. The number of Brazilian Butt Lifts increased by 77.6% since 2015 and by 800% from 2011 to 2021. The hash tag #BBL has more than 4.3 billion views on TikTok.

Instead, to ensure that our ancestors, us and our progeny choose the healthiest mates and ensure the survival of our species, our brains are genetically hard-wired to subconsciously be attracted to certain body proportions which are associated with good health and fertility.(For an interesting review, please, see our BEAUTY page ) Contrast the Ideal female buttock (near Right, round without lateral dimpling) with the very different attractive male buttocks (far Right, more square with lateral dimpling)

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We all know what we like and do not like in female buttocks. But, while ethnic considerations may diverge slightly, our tastes are universally united by several consistent features that make buttocks attractive to all of us. These are, beginning high and moving lower:

1. Increased forward curvature of the lower back – Normally, the low back has a curvature (lordosis). In sexier buttocks, women demonstrate a more pronounced lumbar lordosis (hyperlordosis) just above the buttocks. In these women, instead of their lower back spines joining the buttocks in a straight, vertical fashion, the low lumbar area of the spine have an accentuated forward curvature which elevates the sacrum making it more horizontal by 5-7 degrees.

This results in an impression of both elevated and larger buttocks.

2. Clear separation of the buttocks both superiorly and inferiorly. The buttocks should appear to stand alone rather than merging indistinctly into the lower back and thighs.

3. Sacral (Venus or Butt) Dimples. The supragluteal fossae, the paired lateral lumbar indentations forming the highest side points of the sacral, V-shaped back triangle are seen in most women. These indentations are located superficial to the posterior superior iliac spine and the sacroiliac joints (the junction where the iliac bones of the pelvis join the sacrum).

4. Sacral Triangle (in red on Left) – This inter-cheek V-shaped depression (Sacral Triangle) provides a well-defined origin and contrast for the curves of the adjacent buttock hemispheres. The triangle boundary lines are formed by the well-defined insertions of the gluteus maximus muscles into the lumbodorsal aponeurosis.

5. The sacral Triangle is the lower half of the Rhombus (Diamond) of Michaelis (in Yellow on Left). This kite, diamond or rhombus-shaped concave area, which was portrayed by artists for centuries, was formally described by the 19th Century German Gynecologist, Gustav Adolf Michaelis (1798-1848) as an indicator of pelvis width. The area of the rhombus is delineated by 4 summits; At the top, the third or fourth lumbar vertebra, along its sides, the Sacral Dimples and inferiorly, the junction of the sacrum and tail bone as well as the beginning of the vertical intergluteal buttock crease. A well-defined Rhombus of Michaelis separates the back and buttocks and thereby imparts definition and beauty to the female buttocks. In the recent decade, in a subconscious effort to create more definition and emphasize the rhombus, we have seen a surge of lower back tattoos placed on this area.

6. Defined, Rounded, FULL buttocks – The most attractive buttocks are well-defined hemispheres or spherical caps, whose maximal projection is centered about the upper or middle segments of the buttock. The buttocks are formed by the gluteal muscles (gluteus maximus and medius) superimposed by TWO distinct layers of fat. The volume of the buttocks can be increased by enlarging the gluteal muscles with serious and long exercise, by placing gluteal implants or by SAFELY transferring your own fat ABOVE the muscle (see Precision BBL™ below) . Please, note on the right how the forward sweep (hyperlordosis) of the lower back accentuating the buttocks, the well-defined sacral triangle and the roundness of the buttock spherical caps – all combine to create a sexy butt.

7. The under-buttock crease (i.e. infragluteal crease) should be single and short without extending to the side past the middle of the posterior thigh and without drooping of the buttock over it (aka Buttock Ptosis).

Precision BBL Dr. Aldea
Precision BBL Dr. Aldea

Buttocks generally present as one of the following Shapes: A, V Round or Square. Obviously, each requires a different and customized corrective Liposuction and fat transfer (BBL). Your existing buttock shape, size and location directly guide us in trying to improve it with Back Scoop Hi Def Liposuction and BBL. To achieve the most attractive butt possible, you and your BBL Plastic surgeon must recognize these variable shapes and which customized approach would be needed. Ethnic Differences – In our open culture, with its global cross influences by artists and athletes from diverse ethnic backgrounds and countries, there has been an ongoing erosion of formerly strict ethnic differences in tastes and ideals regarding fashion and appearance. However, in some cases, several ethnic generalities regarding preferred ideal buttock appearance may still hold. While Latin patients may prefer round buttocks with side fullness, some Caucasians and Asians prefer a more understated, shapely but less round/full look with a lateral flatness or even dimpling. On the other hand, when compared to Latin women, some African-American women may want the fullest look possible, including extreme lateral buttock fullness. This of course is very individual and in consulting with Dr. Aldea or Dr. Eby we would like to know how we can best serve your cosmetic goals.

Some of our Before and After Butt Photos

Examples of Hi Def Back Scoop Liposuction 
done WITHOUT fat to Buttocks (BBL)

Notice how artistic Hi Defintion Liposuction of the Lower Back (Hi Def Back Scoop Liposuction) can greatly enhance the existing buttock WITHOUT the need for fat grafting (BBL). More Before and After Liposuction photos will be added to our Liposuction page.

Some of our Before and After Butt Photos

Some examples of our Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) WITH Hi Def Back Scoop Liposuction
(Please notice the variety in age, weight and physical build of these women)

Your existing buttock shape, size and location directly guide us in trying to improve it with Back Scoop Hi Def Liposuction and BBL. To achieve the most attractive butt possible, you and your BBL Plastic surgeon must recognize these variable shapes and which customized approach would be needed. Potential Complications of BBL (Complications refer to possible, unexpected and undesired events that may occur even with acceptable surgical technique) 1- Significant Fat loss (necrosis) with loss of butt volume due to lack of blood supply to the grafted fat 2 – Buttock surface lumpiness, irregularity and occasionally oil cysts. 3 – Lack of symmetry 4 – Infection 5 – other potential complications of Surgery and, rarely 6 – Death from fat going through the gluteus maximus muscle into its underlying blood vessels and then reaching the lungs (Pulmonary Fat Embolus, PFE) causing shock and death. (The ONLY thing worse than BBL’s in which fat is placed in the butt muscle, are so called “nonsurgical butt enhancement” and black market “Butt Shots” where non-FDA authorized substances (Silicone caulking, Hydrogel or worse, Fix-A-Flat, or cooking oil) are injected into the buttocks. The long-term results are hideous and impossible to reverse. Worse yet, large blood vessels travel through our gluteus muscles. If anything is injected into these vessels, those substances can quickly travel to the heart and lungs, resulting in death. No reputable Plastic surgeon would ever offer this “treatment”).

How to Lower BBL Complication and Death rates 10 Things you MUST know to Stay SAFE

Consultation

During your Brazilian Butt Lift plastic surgery consultation, Dr. Aldea will discuss your goals for treatment and review your medical history to determine if there are any factors that would preclude you from undergoing the butt lift surgery. The best candidates for Brazilian Butt Lift are men or women with realistic expectations who are in relatively good health who are not too thin and wish their lower backs and buttocks improved. If buttocks are to be augmented with a fat transfer, you must have a ready source of fat elsewhere in the body we can borrow from. If you are too thin and wish to have the Brazilian Butt Lift, you may need to gain 10-15 pounds to produce enough fat for transfer before this operation is seriously considered. The BBL procedure starts with meticulous pre-operative planning. The current appearance of the buttocks and lower back are analyzed and areas of needed improvement are noted and discussed with you. The volumes of fat required for transfer and grafting are estimated. Then, the rest of the body is analyzed to see which areas of the body (tummy, flanks, outer thighs etc) could be liposuctioned to yield this fat. Although each case is different, at least 400cc of fat are needed for each buttock. This translates to your having to have and for us being able to remove at least 1,000 cc (or 2.2 pounds of fat) for buttock grafting. For your comfort and safety, most Plastic surgeons prefer to do this operation under general anesthesia, so you’ll sleep comfortably through the operation. In surgery, the fat to be grafted is vacuumed gently to reduce damage to its cells. The fat is then gently purified to remove any debris and fat cells which were damaged. Only the best donor fat cells are then placed in the buttock under direct ultrasound guidance (Precision BBL™). Using a few tiny needle holes, the fat is then injected into the buttocks in multiple small tunnels.

As the fat is grafted, the buttocks are carefully observed and checked throughout both for symmetry and correction of goals. The Brazilian Butt Lift Butt Augmentation and Lift is slow and painstaking procedure which is focused on proper retrieval and transfer of fat grafts. Because it lasts 4-8 hours many surgeons prefer not to do it. It would be fair to say if you hear of somebody doing a fat grafting Butt Augmentation-Brazilian Butt Lift in less than four hours chances are the grafts may not last. BBL Recovery – If you live out of town, we would ask that you stay in the Memphis area for 10-14 days after your surgery during which time we could follow your progress. There will be some swelling for 6-8 weeks, but you should be able to resume your normal activities 4 weeks after the procedure. For 4-6 weeks after surgery you will need to wear a surgical compression garment which will help contour your figure, stabilize the fat grafts and reduce swelling, thereby, improving tissue circulation and nutrition. The fat grafts should be regarded as freshly planted seedlings. You must allow them to establish a stable blood supply. Any undue pressure and shearing forces on the fat grafts may disrupt this important process. Therefore, you will need to sleep on your stomach and except for bathroom activities, you will need to avoid sitting on the grafted buttock areas for 2 weeks after surgery. After that until 6 weeks after the procedure, you may slowly resume sitting for necessary activities, but use a pillow and keep the sitting to a minimum. On the average, depending on the nature of your occupation, you may be back to work: average 2 – 4 weeks. More strenuous activity (including gym): average 4 – 6 weeks or more. Brazilian Butt Lift Buttock Augmentation produces long-lasting, full, round, natural looking and feeling perky buttocks. Moreover, it improves the body’s proportions resulting in a younger appearing, more attractive fit and sensuous, curvaceous figure. Our patients love it and we love to see their transformation! (Click HERE to read a review).

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