Body Built and Weight Before Brazilian Butt Lift

I know that before having Brazilian butt lift, you have to have be at a certain weight. But I was wondering how does this apply with to the body's natural built i.e., being more muscular or having more fat?

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No Ideal weight for a Brazilian Butt Lift

There is no ideal weight for a Brazilian Butt lift. The most important step in planning your surgery is discussing with your plastic surgeon exactly what your goals are. Give them a very good idea of the shape size and contour that you would like your butt to be. Your plastic surgeon should then be able to tell you if it is possible to achieve your goals and if you have enough tissue for them. For some of our thinner patients, we may recommend that the gain 10 to 15 pounds before... more

Brazilian Butt Lift surgery is about re-shaping the body

Hi there- The end result of the Brazilian Butt Lift procedure is a body that has a beautifully improved shape, and not just a larger buttocks. This is an important distinction, because it is the judicious use of suction to reduce other areas in combination with augmentation of the buttocks that really leads to the best results. Because it is this reshaping that is the key, and because the new shape will be maintained through changes in weight, your goal may still be available to you,... more

Ideal weight for Brazilian Butt Lift

There is no correct weight or BMI that you need to have to undergo this procedure. The extremes of weight are never good (excessively thin or heavy). But the main thing is that you are at your "goal weight", even if this is not your "ideal body weight". This is mainly because if you gain or lose weight after undergoing the procedure, things may change somewhat. You wouldn't want to undergo this procedure then lose a lot of weight and watch your buttocks shrink along... more

Its more about your proportion and weight stability

Patients who are significantly thin, or very overweight will not have the best results. Everybody ahs a different proportion, and the best candidates have some flattening of the buttocks and fullness in the waist and hips. Reducing the waist and hips and using that fat for the buttocks gives the best results. Your weight should be stable too, since large weight gain or loss after any kind of liposcupting can result in fat loss or deposition in unpredictable areas.