
buttock augmentation
Buttock augmentation is procedure to improve the contour and shape of the buttocks . augmentation can be achieved by:
- Fat aspirated from patient body and transferred to buttock
- Augmentation with implants (silicone implants)
- For better aesthetic appearance of buttocks
- Loose skin after weight loss
Usually performed under general anesthesia
Performed as inpatient procedure with one nigh hospital stay.
Recovery from buttock lift surgery usually takes few weeks. Dressings will be applied on the wound and will require regular change. In case of augmentation with fat you will be asked to avoid prolonged sitting because this can damage fat. Augmentation with implants needs special care with supportive garments. You may be asked to lie prone for few weeks and use soft cushions.
- Anesthesia complications
- Bleeding
- Fluid collection
- Wound breakdown
- Unfavourable scars
- Fat necrosis
- Implant rupture
- Implant malposition
- Implant displacement
- Implant visibility
- Capsular contracture around implant
Buttock augmentation with implants needs special care in immediate postoperative period especially with supportive garments. You will be asked to avoid constant pressure on buttock area, lie prone and use soft cushions.
Implants can displace from their position, can rupture and tight capsule can form around implant distorting the shape of buttocks. if such problems occur removal f implant can be considered by surgeon .implants also carry very small risk of anaplastic large cell lymphoma