The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has released new guidance on how to safely perform gluteal fat grafting procedures after dissuading its members from performing Brazilian buttock lift (BBL) surgery in 2018.
After four years of clinical research, BAAPS has released its gluteal fat grafting (GFG) guidelines to promote responsible buttock enhancing surgery, following concerns about the high mortality rate associated with BBLs.
The guidelines state that gluteal fat grafting is safe to perform under two key conditions: the injection is into the subcutaneous plane only, and intraoperative ultrasound is used during the placement of fat in the gluteal area.
Gluteal fat grafting is currently the fastest-growing plastic surgery procedure worldwide, with an increase of around 20% every year.
BAAPS president Mr Marc Pacifico explained, “The new BAAPS guidelines are very robust and comprehensive, and the evidence has been critically analysed. The deaths recorded with BBLs have all had breeches of the fascia with fat injected into the muscle. So, it’s no to BBL but yes to superficial gluteal lipofilling where the fascia is not compromised.”
