Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)

Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) performed by Dr. Cat Huang-Begovic combines liposuction of the abdomen, flanks, and back with processing of the harvested fat and injection into the buttocks to increase projection, shape, and volume. No implants are used — the augmentation is achieved entirely with the patient's own fat. The dual benefit of reducing waist and flank volume while adding gluteal projection produces the classic hourglass silhouette. Safety protocols include strict anatomical fat placement guidelines.

The Brazilian Butt Lift at Dr. Cat Plastic Surgery is a two-stage body contouring procedure that simultaneously reduces unwanted fat from the torso region and uses that harvested fat to enhance the size, projection, and shape of the buttocks — producing the hourglass silhouette that is the defining aesthetic goal of the procedure. The first stage is Liposuction 360 of the donor sites: the abdomen, flanks, love handles, and posterior lumbar area are treated with tumescent liposuction to harvest the maximum volume of fat while sculpting the surrounding torso contours. The harvested fat is collected into sterile canisters and processed to separate viable adipocytes from blood, tumescent fluid, and cellular debris — a critical step for graft survival, as purified fat yields better take rates. The processed fat is loaded into syringes and the second stage begins: using blunt-tipped injection cannulas, Dr. Huang-Begovic introduces the fat grafts into the gluteal tissue at the subcutaneous and intramuscular levels, building projection and volume in specific zones of the buttock (upper pole for a perky, lifted appearance; lateral projection for hip width; overall volume for roundness) according to the patient's aesthetic goals. Safety in BBL has been a field-wide focus due to the risks associated with inadvertent intravascular fat injection; modern safety protocols — including the use of blunt rather than sharp cannulas, limiting injection to the subcutaneous layer above the gluteal fascia in the most sensitive zones, and ultrasound guidance in high-risk cases — have substantially reduced complication rates. Fat survival (graft take) is typically fifty to eighty per cent of the injected volume; patients are advised to avoid sitting directly on the buttocks for two to three weeks post-operatively to protect blood supply to the newly transferred fat during the critical engraftment period. Results are visible immediately and continue to mature as swelling resolves over three to six months.