Am I a BBL Candidate if I'm Petite? (photo)

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I am 36 with 3 kids(c/s). I've had BA and would like a TT and BBL. I'm 4'11" and I weigh 101lbs. I've always been petite. Only gain when preg. I'm not interested in butt implants. Hate my square butt! I would love a heart shaped booty and so would my hubs. I have excessive loose skin in abdomen area. My goal is to gain weight B4 any consults? Confused!! If I try to gain weight, would I be able to use new fat for a BBL and not lose it? Please advise

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Do not gain weight.  You can get a dramatic improvement in contour and buttocks if you find the surgeon who will liposuction aggressively without creating contour deformities.  The tummy tuck can be performed at the same time if you wish.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of Brazilian buttlifts and tummy tucks each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

	Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS, FACS · Answer

Far more important than the technique is the skill and experience of your plastic surgeon. Choose your surgeon rather than the technique and let them explain why one technique may be better than another.  Please visit my page on finding the right doctor at drnichter.com on some suggestions on finding the most qualified Plastic Surgeon for a BBL Always insist on a board certified plastic surgeon. 
Candidates for Buttock Augmentation surgery desire an enhancement in the buttock area to offer a more balanced, defined or shapelier contour to the body. There appears to be two different groups of patients seeking the procedure. One group of patients is younger and has goals of transforming their bodies into more curvaceous figures, like popular Hollywood stars, J. Lo or Beyonce Knowles. The other group of patients is women that have aged and would like to restore a more youthful backside with buttock fullness to replace now sagging areas. Men have also been requesting buttock implants as well.

Dhaval M. Patel, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question!  I always suggest that my patients gain weight prior to surgery.  Find a board certified plastic surgeon, and discuss all of your concerns.  Best of luck!Dr Dhaval Patel

Double Board Certified

Plastic Surgeon

Chicago

Hoffman Estates

Oak Brook

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

Thank you for pictures.  I understand your concern. You simply do not have enough fat to sculpt you and then to subsequently transfer.  I do not think it is a great idea to gain weight just to have this procedure.  

	Dr. ES

Amy T. Bandy, DO, FACS · Answer

You would be best to have an in person evaluation so that your surgeon can feel for the thickness of fat that you have in various areas.  Depending on how much fat you have, this will determine how much of a result you can achieve.  I have performed this procedure on a patient that weighed less than you, and she achieved excellent results.  From her photo, you would not have thought that she would have much fat, but she did have enough to get an excellent result. This is why it is important to be evaluated in person.

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