Brazilian Butt Lift & Butt Lift

Achieve a fuller, rounder, lifted buttock using your own fat or surgical lifting techniques. Create the curvy, proportionate figure you desire with natural-looking results.

SURGERY TIME

2-4 Hours

ANESTHESIA

General

RECOVERY

2-3 Weeks

RESULTS

Long-Lasting

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Sculpt Your Ideal Curves

A flat, sagging, or disproportionately small buttock can affect your body confidence and how clothes fit. Whether you want to add volume, lift sagging tissue, or create a more rounded shape, buttock enhancement procedures offer transformative solutions tailored to your unique anatomy and aesthetic goals.

Dr. Kim specializes in two primary approaches: the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), which uses your own fat to add volume and shape, and the surgical butt lift, which removes excess skin and lifts sagging tissue. He'll help you determine which approach—or combination—will achieve your desired results most effectively and safely.

Transformative Benefits

Enhance your curves and confidence

Enhanced Volume & Shape

Add fullness to flat or small buttocks while creating a rounder, more attractive shape

Curvier Silhouette

Create an hourglass figure with defined waist-to-hip ratio and attractive curves

Lifted Appearance

Reverse sagging from aging, weight loss, or genetics for a more youthful, perky look

Enhanced Confidence

Feel more attractive and confident in fitted clothing, swimwear, and intimate situations

Improved Proportions

Balance your figure with enhanced curves that complement your waist and hips

Natural-Looking Results

Achieve proportionate, natural enhancement that looks like your own tissue—because it is

Tummy Tuck Options

Customized to your specific needs

Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)

Most Popular | Fat Transfer | Adds Volume

The Brazilian Butt Lift uses liposuction to harvest fat from areas like abdomen, flanks, back, and thighs, then purifies and strategically injects it into the buttocks to create fuller, rounder, lifted appearance. This procedure offers the dual benefit of removing fat from problem areas while enhancing your buttocks.

  • Fat Harvest: Liposuction from abdomen, flanks, back, thighs for donor fat

  • Fat Processing: Purification to concentrate healthy, viable fat cells

  • Strategic Injection: Multiple depths and locations for natural shape

  • Upper Buttock: Creates lifted, perky appearance and projection

  • Hip Dips: Fills in indentations for smoother, rounder contour

  • Lower Buttock: Adds fullness and definition to lower curve

  • Dual Benefit: Slims waist/thighs while enhancing buttocks

  • Natural Feel: Uses your own fat so results look and feel natural

  • No Implants: Avoids foreign objects and implant-related complications

  • Fat Survival: 60-80% of transferred fat survives permanently

  • Best For: Patients with sufficient donor fat and wanting volume increase

Surgical Butt Lift

Removes Excess Skin | Lifts Sagging Tissue

The surgical butt lift removes excess sagging skin and lifts underlying tissue to create a firmer, more youthful appearance. This is ideal for patients who have lost significant weight or whose buttocks sag from aging but don't necessarily want added volume.

  • Incision Placement: Hidden in natural crease beneath buttocks or upper buttock

  • Skin Removal: Excess loose, sagging skin excised

  • Tissue Tightening: Underlying tissue lifted and secured to higher position

  • Lifted Appearance: Buttocks appear higher, firmer, more youthful

  • Often Combined: With thigh lift for comprehensive lower body rejuvenation

  • Permanent Results: Removed skin doesn't return with weight maintenance

  • Best For: Post-weight loss patients, aging skin, minimal fat available

  • Not For: Adding significant volume—primarily lifts existing tissue

  • Scarring: Significant but strategically placed to minimize visibility

Combined BBL + Surgical Lift

Comprehensive Transformation | Volume + Lift

For patients with both volume loss and significant sagging, Dr. Kim may recommend combining fat transfer with surgical lifting. This comprehensive approach addresses multiple concerns in one surgery for optimal results.

  • Fat Transfer: Adds volume to upper and side buttocks

  • Surgical Lift: Removes excess skin and lifts lower buttock

  • Best For: Massive weight loss patients needing both volume and lift

  • Single Recovery: Address all concerns at once vs. staged procedures

  • Comprehensive Results: Fuller, lifted, more youthful buttocks

Buttock Implants

Rarely Recommended | For Very Thin Patients Only

Dr. Kim rarely recommends buttock implants and strongly prefers fat transfer when possible. However, for extremely thin patients with absolutely no donor fat available, implants may be the only option for volume enhancement.

  • Silicone Implants: Solid silicone specifically designed for gluteal region

  • Placement: Subfascial (under muscle fascia) or intramuscular position

  • Incision: Hidden in gluteal crease between buttocks

  • Adds Volume: Creates fuller, rounder buttocks when no fat available

  • Complications: Higher risk than BBL (infection, displacement, pain)

  • Recovery: Longer, more uncomfortable than BBL

  • Not Recommended: Unless absolutely no other option available

Am I a Candidate for Buttock Enhancement?

Determining if BBL or butt lift is right for you

You May Be a Good Candidate If:

  • You have flat or small buttocks you'd like to enhance

  • Your buttocks sag from aging or weight loss

  • You have sufficient fat in abdomen/flanks/thighs for BBL

  • You desire a curvier, more feminine silhouette

  • You're at or near your goal weight (within 10-15 lbs)

  • Your weight has been stable for 6+ months

  • You're in good overall health

  • You don't smoke or are willing to quit

  • You can avoid sitting directly on buttocks for 2 weeks

  • You have realistic expectations about results

  • You understand some transferred fat will not survive

You May Not Be a Candidate If:

  • You're significantly overweight or underweight

  • You have insufficient fat for BBL (very thin patients)

  • Your weight fluctuates significantly

  • You smoke heavily and won't quit

  • You have uncontrolled diabetes or heart disease

  • You have blood clotting disorders

  • You have unrealistic expectations

  • You cannot follow sitting restrictions after BBL

  • You cannot take 2-3 weeks off work

  • You're looking for extreme, unnatural results

Buttock Enhancement: Starting at $10,500

Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)

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This Includes:

  • Board-certified plastic surgeon with 25+ years experience

  • All surgical fees and anesthesia

  • Liposuction of donor areas (abdomen, flanks, back, thighs)

  • Fat processing and purification

  • Strategic fat transfer to buttocks

  • Compression garments

  • Accredited surgical facility

  • Post-operative care and follow-up visits

Variables Include:

  • Number of liposuction donor sites

  • Volume of fat being transferred

  • Complexity of sculpting and shaping

  • Additional liposuction areas for body contouring

  • Combination with surgical butt lift if needed

  • Revision procedures (if desired later)

Final investment depends on extent of liposuction and fat transfer needed.

Most patients invest $11,500-$15,000

Note: Surgical butt lift pricing starts at $9,500. Buttock implants (rarely recommended) start at $12,000. BBL offers best value by enhancing buttocks while slimming donor areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Typically 60-80% of transferred fat survives permanently. This means if Dr. Kim transfers 500cc to each buttock, you can expect 300-400cc to remain long-term. The non-surviving fat is reabsorbed by your body over 3-6 months, which is why buttocks appear larger initially then settle to final size. The fat that does survive behaves like natural buttock fat.

  • Direct pressure on the buttocks can kill newly transferred fat cells before they establish blood supply. The first 2 weeks are critical for fat survival. You must sleep on stomach or sides, stand or lie down when possible, and use a BBL pillow (supports thighs, not buttocks) when sitting is unavoidable. After 2 weeks, gradually increase sitting time over the next 4-6 weeks.

  • When performed incorrectly with deep intramuscular injection, BBL carries risk of fat embolism which can be fatal. However, Dr. Kim follows updated safety protocols: fat is injected ONLY in subcutaneous layer (under skin), NEVER into or under muscle where large blood vessels are located. He uses blunt cannulas, proper positioning, and ultrasound guidance when needed. With proper technique, BBL is safe.

  • No! You should be at stable, healthy weight. Dr. Kim needs sufficient donor fat (abdomen, flanks, back, thighs) but doesn't want you overweight. Ideal BMI is 22-30. If too thin (BMI under 20), you may not have enough fat. If too heavy (BMI over 35), surgery is riskier. Reach your goal weight before surgery—not too thin, not too heavy.

  • With Dr. Kim's artistic approach and proper fat placement, results look completely natural—because they ARE your natural tissue. The key is proportionate enhancement that complements your body frame. Some patients want dramatic results (more volume transferred), others prefer subtle enhancement. Dr. Kim will help you choose appropriate size for natural-looking results that suit your body.

  • The surviving transferred fat behaves like native fat—it will enlarge if you gain weight and shrink if you lose weight, just like the rest of your body. Significant weight fluctuations (20+ pounds) will affect your results. Maintain stable weight for best, longest-lasting results. Minor fluctuations (5-10 pounds) typically don't dramatically change appearance.

  • Yes, BBL is frequently combined with other procedures. Most common combinations: tummy tuck (removes abdominal skin while using fat for BBL), breast surgery (complete transformation), additional liposuction areas (comprehensive body sculpting). Combining procedures saves recovery time and overall cost. However, Dr. Kim limits total surgery time to 6-8 hours for safety.

  • You'll see immediate enhancement, but buttocks will appear LARGER than final result. Over 3-6 months, 20-40% of fat is reabsorbed as your body eliminates non-viable cells. Swelling also takes 3-6 months to fully resolve. Final, final results visible at 6-12 months. Patience is crucial—don't panic when initial volume decreases, this is normal and expected.

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