As a trans woman of color, am I a good candidate for a BBL procedure? (Photos)

Having performed so many male and female BBLs, this is more dependent upon the individual goals.  You can certainly have liposuction to reduce the waist and abdomen and transfer fat from those areas and also from the flanks, back, and arms to the hips and buttocks.  About 50% to 70% of the fat survives.   Therefore, at least 800 cc needs to be transferred to give a noticeable difference.  For more impressive results, you may want to consider 1200 cc or 1500 cc.  Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Thank you for your pictures and questions. I think that overall you would be a good candidate for a BBL. Just make sure that you discuss and understand the anatomical differences in your transitioning body and those of the goals you propose. This can affect the overall outcome that is possible based on anatomy.Hope this helps!

Thanks for your question and photos. It's appears a BBL would be a good option for you to achieve the body contouring your looking for. During this procedure, fat is harvested via liposuction from different areas of the body such as waist, back, flanks and thighs and then transferred to the buttocks. I recommend an in person consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon who can evaluate how much fat can be removed at your current size. Then they can also give you a better idea of what the expected results would be.

Thank you for your post. Based on your photos it would appear that you would benefit from BBL. Through the liposuction of your abdomen alone you will achieve a more contoured look. Injecting the fat back into your buttocks and hips will add additional volume. If you are looking to achieve more drastic results then you may want to consider buttock implants. It's best to have a thorough in person consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area to discuss all of your treatment options. Best of luck!
Dr. Dhaval M.Patel
Double Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Chicago-Water Tower Place, Oakbrook, Hoffman Estates, Orland Park

Based on your photos it appears that you are a good candidate for a BBL procedure. You are thin, but still should have an adequate amount of fat to make a noticeable improvement. You have nice shape to your buttocks already which helps improve your final results.

Dear vivaciousvixen85,based on your photos, you are a good candidate for a BBL. It looks like you have enough fat to be transferred to your buttocks to enhance it. It would be the best to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery 
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

Dear vivaciousvixen85,Thank you for posting pictures with your question. You are a great candidate for a liposculpture and BBL. You will dramatically improve your body shape by removing fat around the love handle areas and obtaining more definition on the waist line. Fat transfer would also give the extra touch especially on the hip area. I strongly recommend you to go for it. Best wishes. 

Hi, thanks for sharing your concern and photos with us!
First I want to congratulate you for making this important decision. Deciding to get an aesthetic procedure to change your body and get a new life style is a big step!

Looking at your photos I might say that you´ll be a great candidate to get an entire abdomen, back and waist liposuction with BBL, this is because you have located fat that can be done with lipo.

Before all this, of course, you need to get a complete medical evaluation and laboratory exams to check everything is fine. For us your safety, always, is going to be first.

Have a great day!

Dr. JPG

Hello dear!!
Thanks for the question and provided information as well. 
Based on your photos you are a good candidate for a liposuction with bbl, and i think you'll get very good results. But it's important to remember that all patient have different body shape and that's why i don't recommend to compare with others.
The fat transfer, often called Brazilian butt lift has become extremely popular because it allows your plastic surgeon to transform your entire shape. You improve your waist, hips and of course your buttock, to give you a beautiful heart shape.
I recommend you to make an appointment with a board plastic surgeon for a good evaluation and to talk about your goals.
Good luck :)

From looking at your photos, you are prefect for a BBL. I do a lot of BBLs in my practice with a good number of trans patients (male to female). I think you will have a great result.