Which procedure would help me achieve a more proportionate butt? (photos)

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I have a smaller waist, bigger bust and bigger thighs but a flatter butt. I'm not sure why it's uneven and shaped so strange. I have very wide hips as well.

Luis Suarez, MD · Answer

We would need to know a little bit more of your medical history and additional pictures, but just by looking at the images you provided, most likely a 360 Liposuction and fat tried her to the buttocks will help give you a more proportionate result to the buttocks, the fat transfer could be injected to the upper areas and sides to give it that inverted heart shape.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Gregarious441734,
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, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

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, or at least a virtual, consultation with physical exam is first necessary before any legitimate evaluation or final surgical recommendations can be made.

There are currently only two FDA approved surgical options for augmenting the buttock/hip area:  1) Buttock and cosmetic Hip Implants (which are soft semi-solid silicone rubber implants that cannot rupture &/or leak) and 2)Brazilian Butt Lift (aka BBL) - which utilizes the patients own fat from liposuction then transfers this fat into the buttock. On the other hand, BBL using fillers such as hyaluronic acids, Sculptra, etc… is a dangerous, guaranteed waste of money, and is NOT FDA approved. So what it comes down to, like any surgery, is proper patient selection and long-term results. Implants provide the only guarantee for a sustained permanent result and tend to be ideal for perking up not only lean or deflated buttocks but also providing substantial projection to any butt, which is what every single patient wants. Typically a combination of sculpting the waistline with liposuction and augmenting the buttock with implants +/- the hips with implants provides the best chance for a long lasting and desirable "hour-glass" figure.  Based upon your photos, a Stanton Anatomic®️ shape buttock implant may serve you best.

Unfortunately, fat typically melts away leaving disappointing results after 12 months, often sooner.  Unless your BBL surgeon is injecting only 200 to 300 ccs of fat into each buttock cheek, a large percentage of that fat is going to die.  Dead fat leads to dents and dimpling like cellulite, unevenness, loss of projection, and fatty necrotic oil cysts which are hard marbles and can be very tender 
Unfortunately, because ~70+ % of the fat transferred will melt away within a year or two, most patients are not good candidates for BBL because they lack an adequate amount of fat to harvest. Beware, if a surgeon asks you to purposely gain weight (i.e. fat) before BBL, know that the fat you lose first as you get back to your baseline weight after surgery is that very same fat that was transferred into your buttock, hence your new buttock shrinks first, the fastest, and the most...so please do not fall victim to this recommendation. Even those patients that had adequate amounts of fat pre-operatively, still end up seeking buttock implants after a year or so because most of the fat transferred melted away leaving them with minimal result.  Fillers such as Sculptra are cost prohibitive, provided enough volume is injected (i.e. at least 400 cc of active ingredient costing over $300,000) and last only 12 - 18 months.  Additionally, any physician promoting “biostimulators” for buttock enhancement is just a joke, and any board certified plastic surgeon promoting such, should not be trusted with your butt.  So, if you're looking for a reliable, predictable, and long-term permanent option that also provides projection in the central buttock and hips, buttock and hip implants are your solution. Please note that an extremely few number of board certified plastic surgeons specialize in buttock or hip implants, so you may need to travel far and away from home to find this particular surgeon.  Glad to help.

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

It is possible, using a combination of liposuction and fat transfer/augmentatiaon, to achieve improvement and balance in waist, hips, thighs and buttocks. Only on the basis of in person consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon, expert in body contouring, you can expect a more eleborate answer. Experience of a surgeon is very important so try to do more than one consultation including teleconference. Good luck.

Selcuk Aytac, MD · Answer

ın my opinion you need butt projection and reshaping...so liposuction to belly region, butt implant and fat transfers are the best options for you

Which procedure would help me achieve a more proportionate butt? (photos)

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Answer: Hip/buttocks contouring

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Answer: Hip/buttocks contouring

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