Brazilian Butt Lift in Carmel & Indianapolis
Sculpt your midsection and enhance your curves in a single procedure. Dr. Di Beckman uses your own purified fat — no implants — to add natural volume and refine the shape of your buttocks.
What Is a Brazilian Butt Lift?
A Brazilian Butt Lift — commonly called a BBL — is a two-part body-contouring procedure that reshapes the lower body using your own fat. First, liposuction is used to remove unwanted fat from donor areas such as the abdomen, flanks, lower back, or thighs. That fat is then purified and carefully transferred into the buttocks to add volume, improve projection, and refine overall contour.
Because a BBL uses your own tissue rather than implants, results look and feel natural. The procedure offers a dual benefit: it slims the donor areas — often creating a more defined waistline — while simultaneously adding fullness and shape to the buttocks. Dr. Di Beckman performs the procedure at My Plastic Surgery Group's accredited outpatient surgical facility in Carmel, Indiana.
How a Brazilian Butt Lift Works
The BBL combines two techniques in one surgical session:
- Liposuction (harvest): Fat is gently removed from areas with excess volume — frequently the abdomen, flanks, and back — to both contour those regions and provide grafting material.
- Fat purification: The harvested fat is processed and purified so that only healthy fat cells are prepared for transfer.
- Fat transfer (graft): The purified fat is injected into multiple layers of the buttocks to build natural volume and shape, with attention to symmetry and proportion.
Because the grafted fat must develop its own blood supply to survive, the early recovery period focuses on protecting the buttocks from pressure. Following your positioning and garment instructions closely is one of the most important factors in your final result.
Who Is a Candidate for a BBL?
The best candidates are healthy adults who want fuller, more contoured buttocks and have enough donor fat available for transfer. Key factors include:
- In good general health, with any chronic conditions well managed
- At or near a stable weight, with sufficient donor fat for transfer
- Completely nicotine-free — smoking reduces circulation and fat-graft survival
- Desire to improve buttock volume, shape, and proportion without implants
- Willing and able to follow positioning restrictions during recovery to protect the grafted fat
- Realistic expectations and commitment to maintaining a stable weight afterward
You Don't Recover Alone
After surgery, a family member drives you to our dedicated recovery suite at Home2 Suites by Hilton in Carmel, where one of our caregivers — Evelyn, Lori, or Charmaine — meets you in the lobby and provides monitored overnight care, with a direct line to Dr. Aker, Dr. Beckman, and PA Amanda. You're never sent home to an empty house.
Learn About the Recovery SuiteBBL Recovery & Post-Operative Care
Recovery after a Brazilian Butt Lift is gradual, and protecting the grafted fat is the priority in the early weeks. The guidance below reflects Dr. Beckman's post-operative instructions — your care team will provide your complete written instructions, which always take precedence.
- Incision care: liposuction incisions may leak fluid for about 48 hours; you may shower the day after surgery, avoiding scrubbing or soaking, and avoid baths, pools, and hot tubs for at least 4 weeks
- Garments: wear your compression garment as directed — typically 23 hours per day for 2–3 weeks, then 12 hours per day for another 2–3 weeks
- Positioning: avoid sitting or lying directly on the buttocks for at least 2–3 weeks; use a BBL pillow that shifts weight to the thighs when sitting is unavoidable
- Activity: walking is highly encouraged to promote circulation; avoid heavy lifting and strenuous activity for at least 4 weeks
- Diet & hydration: drink plenty of water, eat a high-protein diet, and avoid alcohol and smoking to support fat-graft survival
- Final results: swelling subsides and grafted fat stabilizes over 3–6 months
For full per-procedure guidance, see our post-operative instructions.
Brazilian Butt Lift Cost in Indiana
BBL pricing varies with the extent of liposuction, the number of donor areas treated, and the volume of fat transferred. A consultation with Dr. Di Beckman is required for a personalized quote — financing options available.
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