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 the replacement of the back buttock natural silhouette involving the gentle back curve of your back onto the buttocks with a more flattened silhouette. On the front view, the patient may notice a 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 undesirable changes and increases 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, to pursue buttock augmentation surgery.

To perform buttock augmentation surgery, parallel incisions are made along the intergluteal crease (otherwise known as buttocks crack), extending 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 create symmetric pockets within the muscle. A semi-solid silicone implant is then inserted into each pocket. The silicone implant is fit tightly 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. Before closure, a large drain is placed and secured to remove any postoperative fluid accumulation. Finally, an expanded buttocks tape is applied to the incision lines and maintained for two weeks 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 must optimize their health status before proceeding. Patients with difficulty breathing or underlying pulmonary conditions may not be found suitable for this surgery as it requires a prolonged duration of lying on your stomach. In addition, smokers will be asked to quit smoking for four weeks before and six 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 of days following surgery.

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 the aesthetically balanced lower back to buttocks silhouette. A thorough preoperative assessment, safe intraoperative 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 the fat off the muscles, which can be painful if awake. Patients are provided general anesthesia to alleviate pain in an accredited state-of-the-art surgical center.

Since your surgery will require general anesthesia, you must take several precautions before surgery. First, you must 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 require a ride to and from the surgery center. You should choose a conscientious caretaker 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.

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 buttock's skin overlying the implant that disappears over the first few days after surgery. Your surgeon will prescribe pain medication and antibiotics. Patients will wear a specialized tape and garment over their buttocks to secure the silicone implant placement 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 stomachs for the first two weeks following surgery. Patients are allowed full physical activity and wearing of routine undergarments four weeks following surgery.