Who makes a good candidate for Hip implants or even hip fat injections? (photo)

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I am 118lbs or so and was interested in hip augmentation through hip implants. If implants will not do for me, then, how about fat injections into the hip? What makes a good candidate for this? Pics are attached.

Ryan A. Stanton, MD · Answer

Allow me to answer your question as best i can based upon your photos. However, please keep in mind that an in-person consultation with physical exam, or at least a virtual consultation, is first necessary before any legitimate evaluation or final surgical recommendations are made.

In general, cosmetic hip implants are the most reliable, predictable, and permanent option for filling in the hip dips and creating more of that feminine hourglass figure, whether slim or not.  On the other hand, fat transfer to the hip area tends to survive quite poorly in most patients and thus produces only short term results (often less than 10-12 months). Injections/fillers such as Sculptra ir hyaluronic acids are cost prohibitive (i.e. guaranteed to be the biggest waste of money of your entire lifetime), short lasting and possibly deadly with high volume injections. Others such as silicone/PMMA/hydrogels/etc are cheap but extremely dangerous and a personal commitment to a life of serious and sometimes deadly consequences. Typically hip implants are best custom designed and created for each individual patient’s anatomy. Because an extremely few number of board-certified plastic surgeons perform this procedure, make sure you seek consultation with a reputable and experienced cosmetic hip implant specialist.  You may have to travel a long distance from home to find this particular surgeon. Glad to help.

Karl William Schwarz, MD · Answer

The answer is yes they do and frequently patients who are thin can have a BBL (Skinny BBL) because they have enough fat in their love handles and key area to allow for hip augmentation. Often smaller, thin patients who have hip dips can have them corrected because they don't need a lot of fat to fill the hip dip and most often there is just enough fat in the love handles to fill the hip dip and then add a little projection as well.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Exciting766012,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. 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

John Vargas, MD · Answer

The other question is focused, the most important thing to do fat transfer is to give body contour, you would necessarily have to have a liposuction at the waist level and possibly gluteal fat transfer with that would improve the entire contour and not need implants, it would be necessary to make an evaluation by photography that be global

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