Ins and Outs of Fat Grafting

Fat grafting refers to a fat transfer, the surgical process of transferring fat from one or several areas of the body to another. A fat grafting procedure focuses on enhancing your body with a more natural look and feels, as opposed to implants. 

Fat grafting follows a general methodology: first, to extract adipose fat through liposuction and then reinject the purified fat into an area of your preference. 

Despite the procedure being possible in numerous areas of the body, for this occasion, we’re going to focus on the buttocks, a significantly targeted body part in the world of cosmetic enhancement, and Chicago exemplifies this trend. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 24,000 buttock augmentation fat grafting procedures were performed in 2018.  That’s 19% more than the year before. 

The True Value Behind Fat Grafting

Fat grafting procedures are far safer than silicone implants when aiming to get a larger and more contoured buttock. Why the recent switch, though? With a 252% increase between 2000 and 2015 for buttock augmentation surgery, primarily through implants, you’d believe it’d be the safest procedure available.

Nevertheless, silicone implants do carry various potential risks, such as the following:

• Bleeding
• Recurring pain
• Infection
• Accumulated fluid beneath the buttock
• Anesthesia-induced complications

Moreover, we can’t ignore the tens of thousands of women with silicone implants that acquire autoimmune disorders and suffer neurological symptoms, only finding relief once they’ve had explant surgery to remove the foreign object—silicone—from their bodies.

While fat grafting procedures carry their risks, they are still far more natural. And the minimally invasive AirSculpt® Power Brazilian Butt Lift™  takes a gentle and precise approach to minimize risks and maximize results. AirSculpt® Fat Transfers are a safer, less invasive alternative to achieve the butt of your dreams.

AirSculpt® Power Brazilian Butt Lift™

The AirSculpt® Power Brazilian Butt Lift™ is one of three AirSculpt® Fat Transfer Options. Fat grafting is simply safer with AirSculpt® technology, offering you a scalpel free buttocks enhancement procedure — stitch-free, barely leaving a mark.

The AirSculpt® Power Brazilian Butt Lift™ consists of collecting your unwanted fat, then transferring it with our patented, minimally invasive, and practically pain-free lipofilling procedure.

Here’s how it’s done: 

1. The Elite Body Sculpture physician will apply a localized numbing medication with an AirPen, a squirt gun-like device that uses pressurized air to distribute topical lidocaine.
2. A perfectly symmetrical hole just two millimeters wide will be made with a “Biopsy Punch” into the areas you’d like your fat to be extracted. Typical fat transfer donor areas are the tummy, waist, back, and thighs.
3. The excess fat will then be extracted using a specially engineered cannula, optimized for unmatched body contouring and seamless fat removal—all while you’re awake to minimize risks and allow the surgeon to move you for increased precision.
4. The same process is used to precisely place the fat into your buttocks, shaping it based on your specific preferences.

A Safe and Minimally Invasive Fat Transplant

AirSculpt® technology allows for a safer experience, where fat removal is simply more efficient and less risky.  This seamless, high-end process offers you a wide array of benefits: no use of general anesthesia, practically no pain, and minimally invasive comfort.

Downtime is typically less than 24 hours, much less than that of other traditional butt augmentation procedures. We understand that you need to stay at the same pace as ‘The Windy City’, which is why we ensure you’re able to run an errand the same day after treatment. “Lunchtime Lipo” is more than an L.A. craze… it’s available right here in Chicago.

The ‘Bottom’ Line

Elite Body Sculpture’s AirSculpt® was created by Dr. Rollins to offer a luxury spa experience alternative for something as typically discomforting as cosmetic surgery. A scalpel-free butt augmentation procedure is simply one of the many treatments we offer in which we take great pride.