A procedure to lift and add projection to the buttocks using the patient’s own fat and laser technology support, following the safety measures recommended by plastic surgery societies.
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A laser buttock lift aims to lift and shape the buttocks with the patient’s own fat: it is removed by laser-assisted liposuction from areas such as the abdomen or flanks and grafted into the buttock. It is a 2 to 3 hour surgical procedure. The key to its safety is injecting fat only under the skin and never into the muscle, as plastic surgery societies have recommended since 2017. With these measures, reported mortality dropped from 1 in 3,448 to 1 in 14,952 cases.
Buttocks lose firmness and position with weight gain, age and weight loss.
A study in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2006) proposed classifying sagging as pseudoptosis, preptosis and true ptosis, with five severity grades, and found that weight, age and weight loss are related to severity.
It is done in four stages, from assessment to follow-up.
Degree of sagging, fat donor areas, general health and expectations.
Fat is obtained from areas such as the abdomen or flanks with laser support.
Fat is placed only in the subcutaneous plane, never into the muscle.
Check-ups, compression garment and positioning care.
It is indicated for people with sagging or lack of projection, enough fat to graft and good general health.
Gluteal fat transfer is safe when the plane under the skin is respected; studies confirm it with figures.
Cases analyzed by the ASERF task force, which recommended avoiding deep muscle injection.
Aesthet Surg J 2017Reported mortality in 2019, compared with 1 in 3,448 in 2017, after the recommendations were adopted.
Aesthet Surg J 2020Pulmonary embolism in a meta-analysis of 38 studies and 22,151 patients.
Plast Reconstr Surg 2026| Complication | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Minor complications (total) | 3.58 % | Plast Reconstr Surg 2026 |
| Seroma | 2.03 % | Plast Reconstr Surg 2026 |
| Contour irregularities | 2.29 % | Plast Reconstr Surg 2026 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 0.04 % | Plast Reconstr Surg 2026 |
The same meta-analysis found fewer major complications with ultrasound guidance (0.02 % vs 0.08 %) and the lowest rates with subcutaneous-only injection.
“The deeper the fat is injected, the better.”
It is the opposite: injecting into the muscle raises the risk of embolism; only under the skin is recommended (ASERF 2017).
“All grafted fat stays.”
Part of the fat is reabsorbed, which is why the result is assessed over the following months (ASPS).
“It is the same as biopolymer injections.”
No. Your own fat is your tissue; biopolymers are high-risk substances (COFEPRIS).
“It is a risk-free procedure.”
It has risks, mostly minor, that are reduced with the right technique (2026 meta-analysis).
A procedure to lift and shape the buttocks; at the clinic it is done with the patient’s own fat and laser technology support.
No. The patient’s own fat, obtained by liposuction, is used.
About 2 to 3 hours.
With injection only under the skin, reported mortality dropped to 1 in 14,952 cases (Aesthet Surg J 2020).
Gradually: part of the fat is reabsorbed and the shape settles over the following months.
Non-surgical methods do not reposition sagging tissue; when there is real sagging, the assessment defines the right option.
Book an assessment to review the degree of sagging, the fat available and the right technique for you.
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