Do I have enough fat for a BBL? I'm 130lbs and 5'3'' (photos)

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I'm a 130 lb overall healthy female with a height of 5'3. Im interested in a BBL to fill in my hip dips and possibly getting some projection back there. I would like to have my procedure done by January or February 2021 and planning to gain 10 lbs for the procedure and maintain a weight of 140 moving forward.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear curlycurls,
based on your photos, you look like a good candidate for a BBL. Liposuction of your abdomen, back and flanks should give you more curves and hourglass shape and fat transfer to buttocks should give you more projection. I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon because only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Emmanuel Mallol Cotes, MD · Answer

Thanks for the question.

In this regard, I recommend you waist and back Liposculpture, getting better curves especially in the waist, improving your body contour.

Finally, I suggested take the fat we get and transfer to the buttocks and hips, to mold them and get better volume, contour and butt projection, is that we know as "Brazilian Butt Lift" (BBL).

Kind regards

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

I am not an advocate of gaining weight prior to a BBL. There are a lot of women who can get nice results from the BBL despite thinking that there is not enough fat. I have had great success with BBLs for thinner women. Maximal fat must be harvested without creating any contour deformities. If the waist was smaller at one time, the waist can likely be reduced with liposuction to those same measurements or smaller provided the muscular and facial integrity has remained the same. Schedule a Skype, or email consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon who specializes in thin patients to determine available fat stores for the transfer.

Tania Medina de Garcia, MD · Answer

Hello dear!
Thanks for the question and provided information as well.
Based on your pictures, you are a great candidate for liposuction with BBL, and I think you'll get very good results. 
Liposuction allows your plastic surgeon to transform your entire shape. You can improve your abdomen, back and flanks, and of course your buttock, to give you a nice heart shape.
In general, you need to be physically healthy and at a stable weight, have realistic expectations, be a non-smoker and your BMI needs to be 33 or less.
l recommend you to make an appointment with a board certified plastic surgeon to talk about your goals and anything you need to know.
Good luck :)

Douglas Taranow, DO, FACOS · Answer

You appear to have adequate fat to remove from your abdomen, sides and lower back and transfer it to the hip did and buttocks (BBL).
I do not like having patients gain wight to increase their fat content as it does not go to the areas that we would like.

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