Skinny BBL in Newport Beach & Upland
Achieve beautifully sculpted curves with a Skinny BBL. This specialized procedure is designed for lean, athletic individuals, combining precise liposuction and strategic fat transfer to enhance the shape of your buttocks while maintaining your naturally slim physique.
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About Skinny BBL
What is a Skinny BBL?
A Skinny BBL (Skinny Brazilian Butt Lift) is a customized cosmetic surgery procedure tailored specifically for lean, fit individuals with lower body fat percentages. Like a traditional BBL, this procedure uses liposuction to remove fat from donor areas and then transfers that fat to the buttocks to create enhanced shape and projection. The key difference is that a Skinny BBL requires harvesting fat from multiple areas of the body to gather enough volume for transfer, resulting in subtle yet stunning enhancement that complements a slender frame.
A Skinny BBL can refine your natural curves, fill hip dips, improve body proportions, and create an elegant hourglass silhouette without overwhelming your athletic build. This procedure is ideal for those who want balanced, refined contours rather than dramatic volume.
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Skinny BBL candidacy
Am I a good candidate for a Skinny BBL?
The best candidates for a Skinny BBL are lean, athletic individuals who maintain a healthy lifestyle but desire enhanced curves and better body proportions. While traditional BBL patients typically have more excess fat to harvest, Skinny BBL candidates have minimal body fat yet still possess enough harvestable fat in areas such as the abdomen, flanks, inner thighs, back, or arms. Most Skinny BBL candidates have a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9.
At your initial consultation, we will review your medical history, assess your body's fat distribution, and discuss your aesthetic goals to determine if you are a good candidate for a Skinny BBL.
WITH A Skinny BBL, WE CAN ADDRESS:
Hip dips and lack of curves in the lower body
Flat buttocks that lack shape and projection
Minimal stubborn fat in the abdomen, thighs, or back
Asymmetry in the buttocks or hips
Lack of overall balance and proportion in your athletic frame
About Skinny BBL Techniques
Types of Skinny BBL techniques
We use a series of advanced liposuction and body contouring techniques during a Skinny BBL to maximize fat harvest and survival while minimizing trauma to your lean tissue. Dr. Nykiel will determine which combination of techniques is most appropriate during your consultation.
Tumescent is a medicated solution of lidocaine and epinephrine. This solution reduces pain and blood loss during the liposuction process while making it easier to extract fat cells.
VASER liposuction utilizes ultrasonic technology to gently dislodge fat cells from connective tissues. This is especially beneficial for lean patients as it allows for more efficient fat extraction from multiple donor sites without excessive trauma to the surrounding areas, resulting in less blood loss, bruising, and pain.
Power-assisted liposuction with MicroAire utilizes powered vibrating suction to optimize fat extraction. This technique allows for increased precision and speed, which is particularly important when harvesting smaller amounts of fat from various areas of the body.
After liposuction, we may use Renuvion technology to tighten the skin and soft tissues. This final step significantly improves results, offering a smoother, more toned appearance that complements your athletic physique.
Expectations
What to expect throughout your Skinny BBL procedure
A Skinny BBL is typically performed under general anesthesia where you're asleep to ensure maximum comfort. During surgery, we will use liposuction to carefully remove fat from multiple donor areas such as the abdomen, flanks, lower back, inner and outer thighs, and even the arms if necessary. Because you have less available fat than traditional BBL candidates, we take a strategic approach to harvest adequate volume while maintaining natural contours in your donor areas.
Once the fat is removed, it is purified and prepared for transfer using specialized techniques that maximize fat cell survival. Your surgeon will then strategically inject the purified fat into specific points of the buttocks to enhance shape, add volume, and create balanced projection. Incisions are carefully closed with sutures. The procedure can take anywhere from two to four hours in total, depending on the number of donor sites required.
Skinny BBL recovery
Results and recovery process
The initial recovery process typically spans two weeks, during which you'll need to avoid sitting or lying directly on your buttocks to protect the newly transferred fat cells. Between two to six weeks post-surgery, you may sit with a BBL pillow. The goal is to reduce pressure on the buttocks and hips as much as possible to maximize fat survival and minimize absorption. You'll be able to sit normally after about eight weeks.
Pain is typically minimal and most patients are off pain medications within 48 to 72 hours after surgery. You may need to wear a compression garment for three months after a Skinny BBL to reduce swelling and support proper healing in your donor sites. Most patients return to work within one to two weeks and can resume lower body exercises after six weeks.
With a Skinny BBL, it's important to understand that a portion of the injected fat will not survive in its new location. Your surgeon will account for this by injecting slightly more fat than needed to ensure we achieve the right volume. You can expect to see your final results within six months, once residual swelling has resolved and healing is complete. The enhancement will be subtle, refined, and beautifully proportionate to your athletic build.
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Why choose SoCal Plastic Surgeons for your Skinny BBL procedure?
When you choose SoCal Plastic Surgeons, you'll be working with Southern California's best body sculptors who specialize in customized Brazilian butt lifts for all body types. Dr. Nykiel is considered one of the best hourglass body sculptors in the world, having built his reputation on procedures like the BBL. His expertise extends to the unique challenges of Skinny BBL surgery, where precision and artistry are essential for lean patients with limited fat reserves.
Dr. Nykiel understands that working with athletic, slender body types requires meticulous technique and an experienced eye. Many patients travel from near and far to seek his expertise in our state-of-the-art facilities. With an artistic approach, advanced fat transfer techniques, and the most sophisticated technologies available, Dr. Nykiel and his highly trained team of professionals aim to deliver natural-looking, refined results tailored to each patient's unique anatomy and goals.
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Skinny BBL cost
How much does a Skinny BBL cost?
The cost of a Skinny BBL reflects the specialized nature of the procedure, which requires harvesting fat from multiple areas of the body using advanced liposuction techniques. Because lean patients have less available fat, the surgery demands greater precision and often involves treating more donor sites than a traditional BBL. Our approach may also include a Renuvion skin tightening treatment to further enhance the results and maintain your toned appearance.
Your personalized quote will be provided during your consultation after we assess your anatomy and discuss your goals.
Insurance coverage for a Skinny BBL
Insurance will typically not cover Skinny BBL surgery because it is not medically necessary. We offer financing options to help patients pay for their procedure, which we can discuss with you during your consultation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Final results typically become visible around six months to one year after surgery. Initial swelling will decrease around two weeks post-op, with a gradual process called "fluffing" occurring as fat cells incorporate and grow, leading to fuller and rounder buttocks. Because Skinny BBL uses less transferred fat, your results will be more subtle and refined compared to traditional BBL outcomes.
The amount of fat that can be transferred depends on how much fat is available for harvest from your donor sites and how much fat the buttocks can safely hold. Lean patients typically have less fat available, which is why we harvest from multiple areas. Dr. Nykiel will work with the available fat to create beautiful, proportionate enhancement that suits your slender frame.
The results of a Skinny BBL are long-lasting. The transferred fat that survives the initial healing period becomes permanent, however these fat cells will still increase or decrease in size with any significant weight gain or loss. Maintaining a stable weight and healthy lifestyle will help preserve your results for years to come.
There is generally no specific minimum weight requirement for a Skinny BBL. What matters most is that you have adequate fat in donor areas for harvesting and transfer. During your consultation, we'll assess your body composition to determine if you're a good candidate and have sufficient fat reserves for the procedure.
A Skinny BBL follows the same basic procedure as a traditional BBL but is specifically designed for lean individuals with lower body fat. The main differences are that fat must be harvested from multiple donor sites, less total volume is transferred, and results are more subtle and refined rather than dramatic. The recovery process and techniques used are similar to traditional BBL.
Most patients return to work within one to two weeks and can resume light activities during this time. You'll need to avoid sitting directly on your buttocks for the first two to three weeks and use a BBL pillow for the following several weeks. Lower body exercises can typically be resumed after six weeks. Full recovery and final results are visible around six months post-surgery.
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