BBL & Gluteal Fat Grafting – BAAPS Update

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Gluteal fat (GFG), more commonly known as a or BBL, has recently been by the British of Plastic Surgeons. After a of outcomes data and a of new technologies, BAAPS has new on gluteal lipofilling (SGL) in the UK.

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BAAPS had previously its members against performing a Brazilian butt lift, also known as a BBL. This was due to suggesting there was a higher death rate with the with other types of fat . butt lift in the UK has become an requested procedure with 20% growth in Patient numbers annually. The traditional method of buttock augmentation involved buttock . The rate of complications after buttock has often been viewed as acceptably high, with higher rates of implant-related complications, including infection. In 2020 alone, there were to be over 40,000 buttock procedures, both implants and fat transfer to the buttocks.

Reports surfaced in 2015 serious complications with BBL surgery, including fat emboli and fat into the deep pelvic veins. BAAPS, therefore, advised its not to perform gluteal fat grafting.

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Brazilian Butt Lift Overview

BBL surgery is a body contouring to enhance the fullness and shape of the by removing fat from other areas of the body using . Common areas include the abdomen, flanks and thighs. The fat that has been will then be processed to remove impurities before being injected into the buttocks. The procedure produces a more defined and fuller shape of the . As with any procedure, BBL risks that must be understood before deciding to the .

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What do the new BBL guidelines recommend?

The driving force behind the new guidelines and procedure protocols has been encouraged by the development and refinement of new BBL and since 2018. The new BAAPS regard the procedure as safe, that steps are followed, including:

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Here at Centre for Surgery, we fully the new BAAPS guidelines and have been using these techniques since 2019, which makes us one of the most for superficial gluteal lipofilling in the UK, with over 500 procedures carried out with no serious complications over the last three years. All serious complications associated with BBL surgery have involved fat injection into the muscle layer. Our take precautions to avoid the deeper injection of fat into the muscle layer and use the ultrasound-guided BBL to ensure that fat is into the subcutaneous layer of the buttocks. Ultrasound guidance is the only way to ensure the is carried out as safely as .

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Unfortunately, numbers of based in the UK continue to choose surgeons who are not listed on the GMC specialist or choose to have the abroad, including Turkey. The standards of medical regulation in Turkey and Eastern Europe do not match the highly rigorous standards in the UK. There could be a higher risk of serious complications, including severe sepsis, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and fatal fat when have a BBL abroad.

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Why choose Centre for Surgery for BBL?

Centre for Surgery is by the Care (CQC) in the UK, and our is situated in Marylebone, in the heart of central London. We have a ‘good’ rating at our Baker Street clinic. Our of postoperative aftercare have been as ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. All our surgeons who gluteal fat grafting, also known as superficial lipofilling, are listed on the GMC for plastic surgery and have extensive experience in fat transfer to the buttocks in London.

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