Engage with Dr. Culver :
Engage with Dr. Culver :
A Brazilian Butt Lift reshapes your figure with your own fat. Excess fat is removed from the abdomen, flanks or lower back, then placed to give your buttocks fuller, natural-looking curves. As a board-certified plastic surgeon trained at UT Southwestern, Dr. Abby Culver plans every detail around your frame and goals, so the result still looks like you.
A Brazilian Butt Lift in Dallas with Dr. Culver works on two areas at once. Liposuction slims problem areas, and those same fat cells add fullness where your buttocks feel flat. With no silicone implants involved, results tend to look natural and feel soft.
Much of the change comes from proportion. Moving fat from the waist to the hips and buttocks can refine your waist-to-hip ratio for a softer, more symmetrical hourglass silhouette. Each incision is a few millimeters long and tucked into a natural crease, so scars usually fade well.
Every body stores fat a little differently, so Dr. Culver plans each Brazilian Butt Lift around your body type and aesthetic goals. Your individualized surgical plan includes clear aftercare guidance on sitting, sleeping and compression.
Many women consider buttock augmentation after pregnancy, weight loss or years of workouts that never quite changed their shape. A fuller, more shapely figure can make clothes fit the way you hoped. Confidence grows gradually as swelling settles and final results appear, usually around six months.
Candidacy is decided during a personal consultation, not from photos. Dr. Culver welcomes patients from across Dallas and Fort Worth and takes time to understand what you hope to change. Good candidates typically share these qualities:
Your first visit is a relaxed, unhurried conversation. Dr. Culver examines your frame and the gluteal muscles beneath, identifies each donor site and talks through how much projection your tissue can safely support. You leave with a clear plan and a quote.
About two weeks before surgery, Dr. Culver reviews which medications to pause and walks you through costs, downtime and the compression garment you will wear. It helps to arrange a ride home and a little help for the first few days.
The BBL procedure is usually performed on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia and takes two to four hours. After purification, the fat is injected through fine cannulas into the subcutaneous fat above the gluteus maximus muscle, never into the muscle itself, as current safety guidelines require.
Brazilian Butt Lift recovery starts the day of surgery. Short walks, your compression garment and keeping pressure off your buttocks help the new fat grafts establish a blood supply. Swelling and bruising peak in the first week. Most patients return to work within two weeks and ease back into exercise around six weeks.
Dr. Abby Culver completed a six-year integrated plastic surgery residency at UT Southwestern and later served on its faculty. As a woman, she is drawn to body surgery that respects how her patients want to look and feel. For Brazilian butt lifts, that means careful planning, thoughtful fat placement and in-depth consultations, so you know what to expect before surgery day.
BBL stands for Brazilian Butt Lift, a cosmetic procedure named after Brazil, where plastic surgeons first popularized it. Despite the name, it is buttocks augmentation rather than a skin lift, and it uses no butt implants. Liposuction removes unwanted fat from areas such as the hips, and that fat is purified and grafted into the subcutaneous tissue of the buttocks. You may also hear it called BBL surgery.
A tummy tuck repairs separated abdominal muscles and removes loose skin. Paired with a Brazilian Butt Lift, often as part of a mommy makeover, it defines your waist from the front while fat transfer shapes your curves from behind.
Liposuction is already part of every Brazilian Butt Lift, since it provides the fat for grafting. Extending it to the arms or back can refine your body contouring further.
Breast augmentation, with implants or fat, can balance a fuller lower body. When your health allows, combining procedures means one anesthesia and one recovery.
Fat that survives the first three to six months becomes part of your body, so fat retention beyond that point tends to be long-lasting. Weight changes, pregnancy and aging will still influence your shape. With a stable weight, most patients enjoy a lifted, fuller look for years, though individual results vary.
A Brazilian Butt Lift in Dallas typically costs $5,000 to $10,000. Your quote depends on how many donor areas need liposuction and whether you combine other procedures. Anesthesia, surgery center fees and garments are part of the total, and Dr. Culver provides an accurate price at your consultation.
Brazilian Butt Lift surgery does involve some discomfort, mostly in the first few days, and most of it comes from the liposuction areas rather than the buttocks. Pain medication, your compression garment and a BBL pillow once you are cleared to sit keep tenderness manageable. It usually eases over two to three weeks.
Like any surgery, a Brazilian Butt Lift carries some risk. Most side effects are temporary and expected, while a few are rare but serious. Dr. Culver reviews each one with you at consultation and checks your healing at every follow-up appointment.