Butt Projection After SGAP (Brazilian Butt Lift)

Shoregirl - Why did your surgeon tell you that you can't have a bbl after Sgap? I don't know if the scars prevent having a successful fat transfer or bbl?

The Sgap will make your butt smaller no matter what any doctor tells you. It is best suited for pear shaped women. The buttocks is really hard to fix if it is deformed. Look into the Hip Flap which is above the buttocks and takes the love handles. I was told by 2 doctors that I was more suited for the Sgap because "I didn't have enough belly fat." Hip Flap was never mentioned to me. I was told that I was not going to lose shape in my buttocks. My backside is destroyed. My doctor is not taking responsibility and has downplayed the damage done to my butt. I need to have fat transfers or bbl to my buttocks so I can reconstruct my "reconstructed" buttocks. I know this has happened to other women and I am searching for a doctor that does a lot of butt work that can help me. I think it is considered "cosmetic" by my insurance at this point. It is going to be very expensive to fix. I am completely devasted. I can't live like this. I was not expecting to be deformed. Please let me know what your 2nd opinion tells you on Thursday.

Yes, my buttocks is flat, asymmetrical, dented and deformed. I did not go to NOLA, but I consulted with a doctor there. I have multiple issues. My life is at a standstill. The problem with the Sgap is when the surgeons cut INTO the buttocks. It does not work for thin women. I was evenly proportioned but with small saggy boobs and was assured that I would not lose my buttocks. That is not what happened. I didn't even get bigger boobs and am currently searching for a doctor that will most likely have to liposuction my body twice to get enough fat so they can place it into my buttocks and I have to gain even more weight for it. Guess where I gain weight? My stomach! Plus, I am having increased hot flashes and don't feel it is healthy for a breast cancer survivor to gain a lot of fat. It is hard for me to gain more weight. I don't diet and I was already at a healthy weight before my Sgap. What am I to do? I can't live my life being deformed. Most likely I will not find a doctor that can do it that takes my insurance. All doctors liposuction, but not all do it right. I was still recommended the Sgap by 2 doctors anyways because I didn't have enough belly fat. My body type is not a pear. Just because I don't have enough belly fat does not mean I have enough butt fat either. Anyone experienced with the flaps should know this. I trusted my doctor. I was never offered or spoken to about the Hip flap by anyone. I was not recommended the DIEP either. I was assured all along my reconstruction that how I looked was normal and after they "fixed" me, I was informed that I was the first to not like the "look." I don't believe I am the only one who does not like the "look" and am looking for other women in my situation that have reconstructed their buttocks after Sgap. I have not found any women that have buttocks that look like mine.

VegGal - Thank you. I just want to help other women in making a more educated decision when they decide to reconstruct. There is little information on Sgap. I wish I had known how I would have looked.

Shoregirl - Thank you for helping me. I already had my 2nd surgery "butt lift" a while back. My surgeon was very pleased all along with how I looked and how I turned out. I am very shocked that I look the way I do. My surgeon told me that I am the first ever to not like the "look." I can't believe that other women would put up with this "look" either. I am searching for other women this has happened to and how they fixed it. I did a phone consult with NOLA before I did my Sgap and they recommended the Sgap as well. The doctor I went with also said the exact same thing that I was told by NOLA. I simply was not a good candidate for Sgap and should not have been recommended it. I am now in a more vulnerable position and need a doctor that is very experienced at aggressive lipo and fat transfer to the buttocks. The microsurgeons are not very experienced at that and for good reason. I am now in a completely different category. I am asking for help but also educating others so they can make a more informed decision. Women that get reconstructive surgery are less educated about the process than women that get cosmetic surgery because less women are going to talk about reconstructive surgery. There is not a lot of information out there. This was all 100% preventab