Brazilian Butt Lift for V-shaped Buttocks and Narrow Hips?

Great idea to include the photo, it's quite helpful.  Your dimensions as well make this question more fun to answer so that we are talking more specifics rather than generalities.

In the photo, I agree that you have a Vshaped muscle but interestingly, I see your frame to be a narrow Ashape.  This could provide great prognosis for your result.  You seem to carry around a modest amount of fat pockets but I think your medial and lateral thighs in addition to the lumbar region and lower back and flanks would combine with whatever you had in your back and abdomen for a substantial collection of fat.  You don't need a considerable amount of augmentation.  Most of the time the fat is used for reshaping (that point in the mid buttock that dents in for example) and thinning of your inner thighs and transition areas around your gluteus max and min muscles.  You're a great candidate for the surgery.. I wonder if you've done it by now. 

Best Wishes,

DoctorMeade

Brazilian butt lift is so popular because it enables your
plastic surgeon to transform your entire shape.
Liposuction is performed in all the areas that you mentioned to shape
your body.



The amount of fat needed depends on the shape and needs of
each individual patient, however in general at least 500cc per buttock need to
be placed to see a significant difference. On average patients typically
receive around 800cc per buttock side for a total of 1600cc of fat
transfer. However just like a breast
augmentation the amount of fat needed various from patient to patients. Also the sculpting done with the liposuction is
a big part of the procedure to improve the overall shape. The fat can be placed in specific areas and
combined with the liposuction to help you achieve the results that you desire!



Unfortunately fat cannot be taken from someone else and used
for augmentation. However if a patient
has a BMI of 22 they typically will have enough fat for the Brazilian butt
lift. If they are smaller than this then
they will need to consider doing an augmentation with implants.



When considering this procedure it is very important that
you have your procedure performed by a board certified plastic surgeon.



In general of the procedures that I perform this is one
where patients tend to be universally extremely happy.



I hope this helps.

A good candidate has enough fat available for transfer in the procedure. The amount of fat that can be transferred in a BBL depends on how much fat the patient has to harvest and the amount of space there is to move the fat into. It is recommended for the patient to have a BMI of 30 or less. If you are too thin, a Brazilian Butt Lift may not be possible.

Thank you for your question. Yes, you can have an improvement with BBL it is recommended to be consulted by a board certified plastic surgeon with experience  in this procedure, to get the best desired results.
Respectfully,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

Thank you for your question and picture! I would suggest you gain weight prior to your surgery and find a board certified plastic surgeon who performs these regularly!Dr Dhaval PatelDouble Board Certified Plastic SurgeonChicagoHoffman Estates Oak Brook 

A Brazilian butt lift can be used to change the contour of the buttocks. The key is having enough fat to donate to your buttocks. Fat can be harvested from the abdomen, flanks, upper back, inner and outer thighs, and sometimes the arms. You don't appear to have a lot of fat, but only an in person consultation can determine whether you're a good candidate for surgery.Make sure to see a board-certified plastic surgeon. They will want to know about your goals they will be able to examine you and help you decide which procedures are right for you. 

Hello and Great Question.  I appreciate the time you are spending researching this procedure.  My name is Dr. Matthew J. Nykiel.  I am a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, a Fellowship Trained Cosmetic Surgeon, and a Butt Augmentation Specialist.

Narrow Hips and V-Shaped Bodies (Butts) are great candidates for the procedure!  Why?  Because, a V-shaped body (Fat collecting in the flanks and a narrow hip); responds great to a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) or Liposuction & Fat Transfer. The liposuction portion will remove the excess fat in your waist, flank, back, and tummy. This brings the waist in and accentuates the hour glass.Then the fat will be used to contour your butt and hips. Specifically, to widen your hips inline with your goals. The bigger and rounder/wider desired butt, the more fat that will be needed.  HOW DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH FAT IS NEEDED?I think the "right" amount of fat to transfer depends on 3 factors: 1.      How much fat is available to transfer.  What do I mean fat available after liposuction?  Well, when liposuction is performed it removes fluid, blood, other tissue and Fat.  Injecting anything other than Fat will not give you a rounder or fuller butt long term.  In fact, I believe lack of fat processing may be one of the main reason why individuals complain of  significant volume loss to the butt after surgery.  Typically, after processing of the liposuction fluid, about 50% is high quality injectable fat.  So in-order to get enough fat; we have to have enough to lipo.  Do you have enough to lipo?  Typically, that requires either a virtual or in-person consultation to answer. 2.      How “stretchable” is the skin? Your skin will only stretch so much to hold the fat.  Think about it like a water balloon under a faucet.  I can leave the water balloon under the running faucet all day, but it will only fill up to its maximum stretch.  After that, it will either break or the water will simply spill over.  In a BBL, if you go beyond this threshold, than you start to risk infection and/or fat necrosis (hard fat lumps after surgery).    3.      Finally, how big and/or curvy do you want to go? The bigger and curvier you desire, the more fat needs to be transferred.  At least 10-20% of the fat injected will simply be re-absorbed.  Therefore, you need to be "over-filled" so that after the swelling and fat absorption you the "right" volume left.  In my hands, my average volume I put it around ~800cc to 900cc/side.  Smaller individuals will have slightly less and larger individuals will have slightly more.  If someone expressed they wanted a significantly large but then I would place more fat (up until their skin would no longer stretch to hold it). WHAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FAT?  Other options to think about:  A) combination of butt implant and fat grafting to achieve an extremely round and projected butt.  I think this is a great option if: 1) You want an extremely and significantly round or projected ("pop") to the butt or 2) If you have some fat that could be utilized to round/shape the butt but not enough fat to give volume or "pop" to the butt or 3) You don't have enough fat to accomplish your goals.  If you choose to go this route, I think an important thing to remember is cc of fat does not equal cc of silicone implant.  I would think of a cc of silicone implant as equal to 2-4 cc of fat injected.  The silicone implant gives significantly more "lift".  The fat grafted can then be used to shape/round the butt and "soften" the implant.  What if you absolutely do not want an implant?  Well than option "B") utilize fat transfer to the butt and then non-surgical volume with fillers.  I like to use a proprietary technique and combination of fillers that creates volume and causes the body to form new collagen!  Thus, becoming a permanent filler like fat!HOW TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH FAT?In order to determine this, an in-person or virtual consult needs to be performed.  In my experience, I need to see at least 8 photo views of your torso (Tummy view, Tummy at 45 degrees x2 view, Side View x2, Back/Butt view,  Butt/Back at 45 Degrees x2).Best of Luck!  Please reach out if you have any further questions or concerns.

Matthew J. Nykiel, MD#TopREALSELFDoctor#CoreREALSELFDoctorButt Augmentation SpecialistLiposuction SpecialistBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon 

Impossible
to answer your question really without examining you. In principle you will
need to have enough fat reserves to transfer to your hips and buttocks. That
will round out your lateral curves. Buttock implants are generally needed to
augment buttock projection posteriorly.

Thank you for your question and photo,Yes a Brazilian Butt Lift is a good procedure for you, An evaluation is necessary. Seek  a Plastic surgeon to perform your procedure. Best luck to you.

The Brazilian Butt Lift can dramatically alter the contour
and projection of the buttock area.This
procedure is associated with excellent success rates and high levels of patient
satisfaction.Unfortunately, for many
patients the rate limiting step for this procedure is the availability of
adequate fat donor sites.Without
adequate donor sites, the amount of fat that can be harvested and transferred
is limited.Under these circumstances,
the procedure may result in inadequate contour improvement and poor buttock
projection.Without
donor site pictures or a physical examination, it’s difficult to know if a
Brazilian Butt Lift will accomplish your aesthetic goals.For these reasons, it’s important to consult
a board certified plastic surgeon with experience performing the Brazilian Butt
Lift.

This kind of configuration benefits greatly from fat transfer. The areas lacking roundness can be filled out, and the excess fat of the waist, flanks and thighs can be removed. Having enough fat is a question best answered in a personal consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon. The picture shown indicates a good likelihood of sufficient fat.