Fat Transfer to Buttocks

Everyone's body shape and expectations are different. However, fuller and shaped buttocks have become popular in recent years. For this reason, fat transfer to the buttocks has also become quite common. In this article, we will explain how your buttocks can become fuller with fat injection.

What is Buttock Augmentation with Fat Transfer?

Fat transfer to the buttocks is an aesthetic procedure performed by injecting fat from another part of the body into the buttock area. This procedure aims both to improve the shape of the buttocks and to achieve a more aesthetic buttock appearance. At the same time, fat transfer to the buttocks can be combined with liposuction to make the areas where fat is removed look more shaped and attractive.

How is Buttock Augmentation with Fat Transfer?

Buttock augmentation with fat transfer is performed by injecting fat taken from one's own body into the buttock area. In the first step of this procedure, you need to tell your doctor what kind of buttocks you want. Then your doctor will create a suitable plan for you according to your body structure and your wishes. Then, in order to perform this procedure, fat must be removed from your body. Generally, fat is removed from the abdomen, waist, thighs or other areas by liposuction method. During this procedure, the fat is carefully and evenly distributed to shape the buttocks. Thus, the procedure is completed and a full, shaped buttocks appearance is obtained.

Why Choose Buttock Augmentation with Fat Transfer?

Since buttock augmentation with fat transfer is performed using the person's own body fat, the buttocks look quite natural. This procedure can reduce fat in unwanted areas and shape the body, as it is taken from areas with excess fat in the body. The healing process may be faster than other surgical procedures. For this reason, you can return to your daily routine within a few days.

Who is Hip Augmentation Aesthetics Suitable for?

Buttock augmentation is suitable for people who want to achieve a fuller and more shaped buttocks. However, people considering this procedure may need to meet some criteria. Below we have listed who can have buttock augmentation aesthetics:

• Individuals in good health
• Individuals who are neither overweight nor obese
• Individuals over 18 years of age
• Individuals with normal body mass indexes

Recovery after Buttock Augmentation with Fat Transfer

You should not sit for the first 4 days after buttock augmentation with fat transfer. This is because it is important for the fat cells to stay alive and hold on to the hip area. Sitting may prevent this process or cause the fat cells to crush under pressure. During the healing process, you should wear special underwear recommended by your doctor for 5-6 weeks. You can return to your daily routines 1 week after the surgery.

Is Buttock Augmentation with Fat Transfer Permanent?

Buttock augmentation with fat transfer is permanent. However, since the injected fat is the body fat of the individual, it may decrease depending on weight loss. If you do not lose weight, the permanence of the procedure can be maintained at a rate of 80%. However, this rate may vary depending on your skin structure. You can maintain the permanence of the procedure by applying some factors. Leading a healthy lifestyle and exercising regularly can help the procedure to be permanent. In addition, not smoking and drinking alcohol is one of the factors that increase permanence. If you want to have a buttock augmentation surgery, you can have a BBL procedure. You can visit our BBL in Turkey service page for more information and contact us.

Frequently Asked Questions

From which areas can fat be taken for buttock augmentation surgery?

Fat removal for buttock augmentation surgery can usually be done from the abdomen, waist, thighs or other areas. The excess fat in the fat removal areas can be used for shaping purposes.

How long does buttock augmentation surgery with fat transfer take?

Buttock augmentation surgery with fat transfer may take 1-3 hours. The duration of the surgery may vary according to the body structure of the person.

How many days should I take off work for hip augmentation surgery?

You may need to take 1 week off work for hip augmentation surgery.

How to make wide hips?

Wide hips can be made by taking fat from the excess part of your body and injecting it into your hips.

Is buttock augmentation with fat transfer harmful?

Buttock augmentation with fat transfer is major surgery and carries real risks. Using the individual's own body fat removes the risk of rejecting an implant, but it does not make the operation risk-free: fat embolism, infection, asymmetry and partial loss of the transferred fat have all been reported, and the BBL has the highest reported death rate of any cosmetic procedure. Before you decide, ask the surgeon who will operate on you to explain these risks and what they mean in your specific case.

Discuss donor areas and the receiving area together

Fat transfer to the buttocks involves a plan for where tissue is taken and where it is placed. Tell the clinician which contour change matters most and ask what is realistic for your anatomy. A proposed change to the waist or thighs should be discussed alongside the buttock goal, not treated as an automatic bonus.

Ask which donor areas are suitable, what liposuction may leave unchanged and whether skin quality affects the recommendation. If donor tissue is limited, discuss a smaller goal, alternatives or no surgery rather than assuming weight gain or a larger harvest is the solution.

Distinguish projection, width and skin concerns

Explain whether you want more projection, fuller lateral contours, improved proportion or less loose skin. Ask which aims fat transfer can address and which need a different discussion. A skin-lifting operation and adding volume are not interchangeable interventions.

Bring examples to communicate preferences, but ask the surgeon how your starting anatomy differs. Another patient's photograph cannot promise the same shape for you. Discuss the appearance in ordinary relaxed positions rather than only a posed view.

Ask about placement and monitoring

Request an explanation of where fat is injected, how the location is checked during the procedure and who performs the injection. The ISAPS-endorsed gluteal fat-grafting safety statement supports discussion of injection location and ultrasound monitoring. It does not verify practice at a named facility.

Using your own tissue does not make the procedure risk-free. Ask the treating specialist to explain the relevant risks and uncertainties without relying on an unsourced survival percentage or national outcome ranking.

Make previous procedures visible

Tell the clinician about earlier liposuction, buttock implants, fat transfer or injections, including substances whose identity you do not know. Supply available records and say clearly when information is missing. Ask whether examination or further investigation is needed before a proposal can be made.

A primary treatment plan may not be suitable for previously treated tissue. If revision is proposed, request a separate explanation of realistic improvement, limits, timing and potential stages. Do not assume that another transfer automatically corrects asymmetry or discomfort.

Plan recovery for both treated regions

Ask how donor-area wound care, garments and movement instructions fit with care to the buttocks. Request a demonstration of any prescribed positioning or equipment. Do not infer that the operation allows return to every routine task within a few days.

Describe work, childcare, driving, exercise and the journey home. Ask what help is required and whether the proposed combination makes instructions harder to follow. A hotel reservation does not replace personal or professional care. Eni can confirm available services after the clinician assesses the requirement.

Ask what long-term result review means

Discuss the difference between healing checks and later assessment of the intended contour. Ask when the clinician considers comparison meaningful, how concerns are reported earlier and when an examination is needed.

Tell the team about planned weight changes or future pregnancy. Ask what long-term change is realistic and how retained volume would be assessed for your case. Ask how body changes may affect expectations and whether timing should be reconsidered.

Understand the quoted BBL package

The catalogue BBL with 360 liposuction starts from €4,050 all-inclusive, flights excluded, with five package nights. Request confirmation of your proposed donor areas, treatment scope and included services. A smaller transfer, revision or additional procedure needs its own assessed quote.

Five purchased nights do not establish fitness to fly. Request planned reviews and individual travel advice, including the full itinerary. Extra Deniz nights are €70; Antwell is €40 more per night than Deniz. Budget for changed flights, a companion and local care where excluded.

Clarify additional care without assuming a guarantee

Ask what garments, medicines, reviews or equipment are supplied, and what happens if a concern requires local treatment after departure. Request written complication and revision terms. Optional massage requires clinical advice and is separately priced; it should not be sold as guaranteeing retained volume.

Is there one suitable amount of fat for everyone?

Ask for an individually assessed proposal rather than an advertised universal transfer volume. Ask the surgeon how your anatomy and risks determine the proposal.

Can I choose fat transfer simply to avoid an implant?

Discuss whether it can meet your goal and what risks and limitations remain.

Use the consultation form for a free assessment and include donor-area priorities and previous procedures.