A BBL revision corrects the results of an earlier Brazilian Butt Lift, most often asymmetry, contour irregularities, or too much or too little volume. Surgeons typically combine targeted liposuction, to smooth lumps or reduce over-filled areas, with fresh grafting where projection is missing. Fat is placed only in the subcutaneous layer above the gluteal muscle, often under real-time ultrasound, the same standard that applies to a first procedure.
Results are harder to predict than in a primary Brazilian Butt Lift, because scar tissue and a disrupted blood supply lower the share of transferred fat that survives. Most surgeons ask patients to wait until the first result has stabilised, commonly six to twelve months, before operating again. More than one stage is sometimes needed to reach the intended shape. What is achievable depends on your remaining donor fat and how the first operation healed, so bring your original operative report to a consultation with a licensed Canadian plastic surgeon.
Yes. Reducing an over-filled or irregular buttock is one of the most common reasons people seek a revision, and it is done by removing grafted fat with liposuction rather than by adding more. Fat that survived the first transfer behaves like ordinary body fat and can be suctioned, though scar tissue from the earlier surgery makes it firmer and slower to remove than untreated fat. Surgeons often stage a large reduction across more than one session, which protects the overlying skin and reduces the risk of creating new contour dips. Skin quality matters as well: if the skin was stretched by the original volume, taking that volume away can leave laxity that fat removal alone will not correct.
Sometimes, but it is not a routine swap. Butt implants add volume that does not depend on fat surviving, which appeals to patients who have lost most of their graft or have little donor fat left. The trade-off is a different risk profile, because implants sit within or beneath the gluteal muscle and carry their own risks of shifting, capsular contracture and infection. Surgeons often prefer to stage the change, reducing or removing the old graft at one operation and placing an implant at a later one, particularly where previous surgery has left significant scarring. A combined approach, an implant for projection with fat grafting for contour, is also used.
A corrective fat-transfer procedure that addresses asymmetry, volume loss, dents/irregularities, or over-projection after a prior BBL. Surgeons may smooth donor or buttock areas with liposuction and re-inject fat in the subcutaneous layer to refine contour.
Healthy adults unhappy with prior results who have adequate donor fat (or are open to limited reduction if overfilled), can follow sitting/activity limits, and understand that some early fat resorption is normal. A consult confirms anatomy, skin quality, and safety plan (often ultrasound-guided).
Most surgeons advise waiting at least ~6 months—and often 6–12 months—so swelling settles and transferred fat stabilizes before revising. Complex cases may benefit from closer to 12 months.
Under anesthesia, your surgeon harvests new fat with liposuction, processes it, then re-grafts in the subcutaneous plane using careful, layered passes. Many now use real-time ultrasound to visualize the cannula and confirm safe depth. Compression garments and sitting modifications follow.
No. A portion of transferred fat is reabsorbed; the surviving fat is long-lasting if your weight stays stable. Final volume typically stabilizes by ~3–6 months.
General surgical risks (infection, seroma, contour issues) plus the specific BBL risk of fat embolism if fat enters vessels or deep muscles. Safety advisories from multi-society groups emphasize subcutaneous-only injection, appropriate cannulas/trajectories, and— increasingly—ultrasound guidance to improve visualization. Choose a board-certified surgeon who follows these standards.
Pricing depends on surgeon, city, extent of liposuction, and OR time. For context, clinics across Canada cite primary BBL pricing commonly in the ~C$8,000–$20,000+ range; revisions are often higher due to added complexity and time. Your consultation provides an exact quote.
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For the right candidate, a revision can restore balance and symmetry and correct irregularities from a prior surgery. Outcomes improve when timing is appropriate and your surgeon adheres to subcutaneous-only, ultrasound-guided techniques.
