150 lbs- What is the lowest your BMI can be for a BBL? (Photos)

Hi, thank you for sharing your question. You are a good candidate for a 360 Lipo with BBL. This will allow you to removal the maximum amount of fat and transfer to your hips and buttocks. You do not have to gain weight. Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your options after a thorough evaluation. I hope this helps.

No minimum BMI exists for BBLs; I do not recommend weight gain. Fat can be taken from many different areas (abdomen, sides, back, bra rolls, thighs, arms, etc) depending upon the areas of excess and what your goals may be. Most patients get an immense benefit with maximal liposuction of the abdomen, sides, and back to obtain the smallest waist possible and then maximal fat transfer to the buttocks and hips. The goal is to transfer fat from areas where you find it displeasing to areas in which you would like more volume. I recommend that you schedule an email, Skype or in-person consultation with a board certified surgeon for proper evaluation.

Dear rae.nacoal2020,
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

Thank you for your question.
It is possible to harvest fat tissue from abdomen, waist and back and perhaps some from thighs. This amount of fat will be enough for a natural result in BBL. So it looks that you don't need to gain extra weight for it.

Dear Rae,
Congratulations on a fantastic transformation! You do have some fat of your sides and lower back (maybe a bit at your bra line), but I'm not sold that it's enough to do a BBL. Inner thighs also have some fat, but this area is dangerous if the skin is thin (may lead to wrinkling).
A physical exam would answer all of these questions.
Best wishes.
Dr. Taranow

A high definition BBL provides the opportunity to remove fat from your body that is fit and transform your body. The fat is then transferred to your buttock and hips for completion of your transformation. Please consider a virtual consultation with a high definition body contouring provider to determine what needs to be done for your individual case.

Your pictures look phenomenal and you are a walking billboard for what can be achieved for those suffering from obesity.

That said, the great majority of patients posting on this website we’ve had previous weight loss still have skin laxity issues that contribute more to contour problems then they’re fat distribution.

You seem to be the exception and your fleur-de-lis tummy tuck looks very impressive.

Personally I’m a slightly bigger fan of a wrapper around tummy tuck because it gives better skin tightening in a vertical direction on the backside.

I’m not sure how far back your procedure went but perhaps it did include the backside.

Regardless I do not recommend anybody gain weight for the purpose of having a fat transfer procedure unless they are underweight to start with.

It makes no sense to gain weight for a procedure to then lose the weight and the results that go with it.

Patients who have limited amounts of subcutaneous fat at once substantial fat transfer procedures need more areas treated with Liposuction to get quality results.

Typically the first area to treat is the entire torso. have you the torso as a single anatomic unit and either treat the entire torso which I call a “full torso” or I try not to do Liposuction of the Abdomen.

A full torso includes upper abdomen, lower abdomen, love handles, lower back if that is present, waist, fold back and under arm areas.

If that does not deliver enough fat then we go to extremities. Typically my preference is to remove fat from arms but inner thighs can deliver more fat. Obviously outer thighs are not touched if you’re trying to push for a more feminine or hyperfeminine body contour.

Plastic surgeons have very different ideas of how a BBL should be done especially when it comes to treating the hips and thigh. personally I view this as a body contouring procedure and view the results from the armpit to the knees. i’ve seen many providers purposely Liposuction the upper thigh in hopes of making the buttocks look bigger with very unnatural results which I referred to as the “lollipop look”.

Finding the most experienced and talented provider is by far the most important variable and will have the greatest impact on your results not gaining weight or not prior to the procedure. That truly will not have any impact if you go back to your regular weight.

Asking someone Who has had successful massive weight loss to purposely gain weight seems like treading on thin ice.

The amount of fat required for fat transfer varies substantially based on the surface area of the area you want to project. for some people who have a larger midsection with slim lower extremities the a.k.a. SpongeBob look afternoon need substantial amounts of fat grafted all the way down to their knees. Obviously the emphasis is in the hips and buttocks but the contour needs to be blended to always aim for a smooth continuous feminine S-curve.

Delivering consistent quality liposuction and fat transfer results is more difficult than people believe. This is somewhat true for both patients and plastic surgeons.

To master these procedures requires decades of doing lots and lots and lots of these procedures.

To find the most experienced and talented provider I suggest having multiple in person consultations and whenever possible try to stay local.

During in person consultations ask each provider to show their entire collection up before and after pictures. Seeing a few sample pictures which in fact most likely represent the best result of the providers career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what average results look like or how much experience that provider really has.

Ask the provider to show examples of excellent results, average results and less than results and talk to them about the different outcomes.

Ask them to show you before and after pictures of patients who have very similar characteristics to your own body.

If someone has done a lot of these procedures then it shouldn’t be difficult to find representative pictures.

I would say someone who is experienced should have no difficulty showing you 50 or more sets of before and after pictures for this procedure. Highly experienced providers will have hundreds or thousands.

When it comes to fat transfer always confirm that the after pictures were taken at least three months from the date of surgery. Early postoperative pictures for fat transfer can look very impressive but do not at all represent final results.

I also recommend patients read all the reviews on various physician review websites avoiding providers with any significant number of justified negative reviews. The absence of justified negative reviews is more important and more telling than having an abundance of positive reviews.

Find the right plastic surgeon and everything falls into place. You seem to have done very well with picking one to help you with your skin issue so perhaps go back to him or her and ask who they recommend for fat transfer.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

Your weight and BMI seem approptiate for ma BBL. But because of your previous surgeiries you would need to be examined to ascertain whether you are a goood candidate for a BBL. You should consult with a Board Certified PS. Good luck!