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Is Getting a Touch Up Done on a BBL After 12 Months Safe? Will Results Be More Prominent?

You can revise a brazilian butt lift by performing additional liposuction and transferring additional fat. It can be harder to harvest as much healthy fat from the same areas used in the original procedure and you may have slightly less fat take depending on the volume.

Clinical Context

A BBL touch-up is safe once you've fully healed, typically several months after the original surgery, and once swelling has resolved so the true result is visible. Whether a revision is worthwhile depends on how much usable donor fat remains and whether you're adding volume or correcting asymmetry. Significant weight loss since the first procedure can reduce available fat for harvesting. Your surgeon can assess donor sites and set expectations at a consultation.

Answered by Dr. Steven Williams, President Emeritus of ASPS

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