Brazilian butt lift for petite 5'2 101 pound girl. (Photos)

Thank you for your question. Based on your photos you do not appear to be a candidate for this procedure, but there is always that we can do. What I recommend you is be consulted by board certified plastic surgeon specialized in Body Contour, who knows individualize each patient to give you the better advice.
Kind regards,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

Thanks for posting your photos. BBL's can be performed in patients who are skinny. However, fat may have to be removed from alternative areas of your body. Ultimately, the quantity of fat is an important aspect of a BBL and so a limited amount of fat may require you to adjust your expectation of the volume increase you were hoping to have. Besides implants, local tissue can be rotated in to augment you buttocks. While this result is "natural", the prominence and location of the scars makes these techniques have limited usefullness. My advice is to seek a board certified plastic surgeon who has experience in performing BBL's in women with smaller figures. Good luck!

You will need to select a board certified plastic surgeon who specializes in this procedure for thinner patients.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

This question of weight gain as it relates to BBL is fast becoming one of the most commonly posted questions in the RealSelf community. While it is true BBL is a weight sensitive procedure (in the sense that you need fat to achieve your result), it is never a good idea to pursue short term changes for surgery.
While there is no absolute number (lbs.) in terms of weight for undergoing liposuction with autologous fat transfer, the optimal candidate has reached a healthy and stable weight (preferably with a BMI less than 30, which is associated with a lower incidence of complications).
Potential candidates should also have adequate fat reserves for transfer. This becomes especially important when one considers the anticipated rate of fat resorption and graft loss. I typically recommened patients aim for at least 500 cc transferred per cheek. This would amount to 1 liter of fat (not lipoaspirate) after processing. Candidates with inadequate fat reserves are likely to be disappointed with their ultimate volume once healing is complete. 
With regards to your specific question, I would not change your weight for the sake of surgery. If you have reached a healthy stable weight for you, the focus should be on maintaining. I have found that patients who purposely gain weight before surgery will either struggle to lose weight post-op or will lose it in the grafted area post-operatively. Remember grafted fat will behave just as if it had never been grafted. If you gain weight for transfer, and lose it, you may also lose your result.Based upon your photos, you are in excellent shape. However, you do not have a significant excess of fat available for transfer. You might want to consider implants (although this will often require some measure of fat for transfer and camouflage).
As always, discuss your concerns with a board certified plastic surgeon (ABPS)

Hello dear!Thanks for the question and photos provided.Based on your photos it's a fact that you should gain some weight to performance a BBL, because you are skinny.I recommend you to make an appointment with a board certified plastic surgeon to talk about your concerns and goals.Good luck :)

Thank you for your question about BBL and pictures. While the BBL surgery is dependent on how much fat a person has on his/her body, there is a new technique called VASER high definition liposuction with Pure Graft which maximizes the amount of fat that can be harvested from the body. This can be a great option of patients who are initially told that they don't have enough fat on their body for a successful BBL. Also, depending on how much volume you want in your buttocks, you might want to supplement with butt implants as well. You expressed concern that you do not want the butt implants to look and feel fake, which is a very common question that patients have about butt implants. There are several ways that surgeons can avoid this issue of the fake-looking booty, for example, by placing the implants in the intramuscular plane, or fat grafting around the butt implants for a more natural look. I would also recommend that you go see a board certified plastic surgeon in your area so that you can have an in-person consultation. Good luck in the future!

Thank you for asking the question.
It is difficult answer because you don’t have too much of fat on your body. However, to achieve a good result Brazilian-butt-lift even in you with a VASER-procedure along with fat augmentation procedure should be quite sufficient. In you we feel only 500 ml to 700 ml of fat each side should be adequate and that should be easily achieved from the abdomen sides and back region. However, if your Plastic surgeon feels that the fat may not be aspirated in adequate amount, then a small buttock-implant is definitely an option for you and should be able to give you a good result.

Regards, Dr. Amit Gupta

Hello and thank you for your excellent question. Based on your photos and desires, I would suggest that you look into either a BBL, buttock augmentation with implants, or perhaps use of Sculptra to augment your buttocks. Of course, you will need an in-person consultation to evaluate you for this procedure. Preoperative visualization and surgical simulation with the Crisalix system may help with your decision. Any treatment plan should be based on a detailed discussion with equal input from both you and your surgeon.    Make sure you specifically look at before and after pictures of real patients who have had this surgery performed by your surgeon and evaluate their results.   The most important aspect is to find a surgeon you are comfortable with. I recommend that you seek consultation in person with a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon. Good luck!

Best,
Jon Ver Halen, MD FACS
Harvard educated plastic surgeon