Buttock Enhancement

You may be a good candidate for buttock augmentation surgery if you have a flat bottom in jeans/clothes or if you have lost your back/buttocks or lateral buttock silhouette. When observed from the side, patients may notice replacement of the back buttock natural silhouette involving the gentle back curve of your back onto the buttocks with a more flattened silhouette. On front view, the patient may notice replacement of the lateral buttocks curve with a less desirable double hump appearance. Increasing flank and lateral thigh prominence following excess weight gain and concurrent loss of buttocks projection creates the undesirable changes and increasing buttocks droop. Individuals who have drooping of the buttocks region and flattening of the buttock cheeks due to aging can benefit from implant augmentation surgery Patients must be in good general health, both physically and emotionally, in order to pursue buttock augmentation surgery.

To perform buttock augmentation surgery, parallel incisions are made along the intergluteal crease (otherwise known as buttocks crack) and which extended superiorly and laterally following the natural curve of the buttocks mound. This incision is dissected down to the gluteus muscle, which is released over its superficial fibers to allow for creation of symmetric pockets within the muscle. A semi-solid silicone implant is then inserted into each pocket. The silicone implant is fit tightly in order to prevent implant migration. The dissected incision is then repaired in layers and includes the superficial fibers of muscle previously released as well as the soft tissue and the buttocks skin. Prior to closure, a large drain is placed and secured in order to remove any postoperative fluid accumulation. Finally, an expanded buttocks tape is applied to the incision lines and maintained for two weeks in order to minimize shear stresses on the implant and surgical incision lines.

On your initial visit, your surgeon will evaluate your health status by obtaining blood work and requesting a preoperative clearance from your primary care physician. Patients with underlying medical conditions will have to optimize their health status prior to proceeding. Patients with difficulty breathing or underlying pulmonary conditions, may not be found suitable for this surgery as it requires prolonged duration of lying on your stomach. In addition, smokers will be asked to quit smoking for 4 weeks prior and 6 weeks following surgery. Finally, you will need to arrange for a friend or a spouse to care for any small children who may need to be lifted since you will be sore for the first couple days following surgery.

Since your surgery will require general anesthesia, you must take several precautions prior to surgery. First, you will have to avoid eating and drinking after midnight on the day before surgery. This precaution ensures that your stomach is clear of digested foods that could potentially be aspirated into your lungs during induction of anesthesia. Since, you will have anesthetic medications administered throughout the case, you will remain groggy for several hours and will require a ride to and from the surgery center. You should choose a caretaker who is conscientious and who can spend the first night with you. As you will have to avoid sitting upright for the first two weeks, you should also ensure that your ride has a generous back seat that you can lay on your stomach for the ride home.

Buttocks augmentation surgery will lead to enhancement of the buttocks shape and improved projection of the buttocks contour. Patients are usually extremely satisfied with their immediate results and enjoy a lifetime of aesthetically balanced lower back to buttocks silhouette. A thorough preoperative assessment, safe intra operative course, and explicit postoperative instructions and monitoring with frequent visits ensure that patients experience a speedy recovery and a return to a more productive and rewarding life. Patients are extremely pleased with buttocks augmentation surgery and radiate increased physical and mental confidence.

Your HD liposuction will be performed at one of our accredited surgery centers. Since the fat is removed comprehensively it requires scraping of the fat off of the muscles which can be painful if awake. As such, patients are provided general anesthesia to alleviate any pain in an accredited state of the art surgical center.

Since your surgery will require intra-muscular dissection and placement on your stomach for a prolonged period, general anesthesia will be required.

Patients can usually resume light activity several days following surgery. Patients may experience numbness of the buttocks skin overlying the implant that disappears over the first few days after surgery. Pain medication and antibiotics will be prescribed by your surgeon. Patients will wear both a specialized tape and garment over their buttocks region to secure the placement of the silicone implant during the swelling phase immediately following surgery. Patients may find most constraining the inability to sit upright for the first two weeks following surgery. In addition, patients are encouraged to sleep on their stomach for the first two weeks following surgery. Patients are allowed full physical activity and wearing of routine undergarment four weeks following surgery.