Buttocks Augmentation

Buttocks Augmentation

Description This procedure is designed to enhance the size of the buttocks. Buttock augmentation can be done by using silicone implants or fat from a person’s body, known as fat transfer. Patients who desire buttocks augmentation generally lack fat in this area, or are unable to develop proportionate gluteal muscles.
Length 2 to 3 hours.
Side Effects Patients must avoid sitting on the buttocks while healing from surgery. With so much stress regularly placed on this area, patients may experience great pain during the recovery period.
Recovery Pain, bruising and some discomfort may occur. Buttock implant patients will not be able to lie on their backs for about 2 weeks. Most surgeons recommend wearing a compression garment to hold down swelling.
Back to work 2 weeks.
Risks Bleeding, infection, nerve and muscle damage. Implants can shift and make one buttock different than the other. Other risks include adverse reaction to anesthesia, and the need for a second, or sometimes third, procedure. Risks of infection are higher when incisions are made near the rectal area.
Results Permanent.
Technology A surgeon places the patient on his or her stomach, makes incisions where the buttock meet the upper leg or in the crease near the anus. A pocket is created in the buttocks, where the doctor shapes the implant to the patient’s body, or inserts the fat tissue.
Patient Status Outpatient
Anesthesia General

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