Can I achieve a great butt by doing all forms of squats and butt exercises EXCEPT for barbell squats?

[MichelleJustAsking]

My butt is mostly good, but I want it to be a bit firmer and possibly add some size to it. Nothing crazy.

Due to back surgery, I can't really put heavy barbells across my traps to squat with... but I can pretty much do every other butt exercise under the sun; deadlifts, gobblet squats, split squats with weights, etc...

Will that be sufficient enough to get a great butt? And is there a specific exercise other than the barbell squat that is better then the others at firming up my butt?

[RowanGunn]

I think you should be fine, doing weighted squats barbells etc. Would typically just serve to accelerate results, but the same thing can be achieved with other exercises. Just keep it up and use a variety and do not forget some rest days to the muscle can recover (that's when it does the most growth :) ) sorry to hear about your back, I hope this helps! Good luck