Buttock Augmentation and Butt Lifts are body contouring procedures that are rising in popularity. Breast Augmentation using implants is the procedure women opt for when they want to change or enhance the size and shape of their breasts. Some women however want to emphasize or improve the bottom rather than top. To contour or improve their derriere, or to achieve a more curvaceous, rounded bottom women look towards full buttock plastic surgery such as Buttock Augmentation using Butt Implants (Gluteal Implants), the Brazilian Butt Lift, or Buttock Lift surgery (Butt Lifts) to lift a sagging buttocks and re-contour the hips, waist and upper thighs. Here's a quick summary of the most common Butt Enhancement procedures.
The ever popular Brazilian Butt Lift uses fat injections or fat transfer to re-shape the butt. A Plastic Surgeon liposuctions the hips, thighs, lower back or abdomen to gather and remove excess fat which is then purified and injected into the buttocks. Buttock plastic surgery using fat transfer or fat grafts such as the Brazilian Butt Lift can shape and contour the lower part of the buttocks.
Butt Implants or Gluteal Implants as they are called, are used in Butt Implant Surgery. Buttock Augmentation using butt implants is performed in a manner similar to a Breast Augmentation; a plastic surgeon makes an incision between the midline of the buttocks, creates a pocket between the gluteus muscles and fat and inserts the implant. The use of Buttock implants can offer a more permanent, symmetrical, yet natural look. The solid silicone implants used in a Buttock Augmentation can round out the upper and outer parts of the buttocks. Buttock Implant surgery is an outpatient procedure takes between two to three hours to perform.
And finally we have the Butt Lift. Not to be confused with the Brazilian Butt Lift, which is a fat graft or fat transfer procedure, Butt Lift surgery is a true plastic surgery lift procedure. Butt lifts are used to remedy sagging buttocks with excess skin and fat deposits and is often a part of a total body lift, lower body lift or post-bariatric plastic surgery following a major weight loss. In a manner similar to a Tummy Tuck, an incision is made across the lower back from hip to hip. The Plastic Surgeon then pulls the excess skin and tissue up over the incision to lift the buttocks and upper thighs. The excess skin is then removed and the incision closed. A Buttock Lift is a major procedure that takes two to three hours to perform. In addition to its brief hospital stay, longer recovery time and postoperative pain, a Butt Lift carries many of the common side effects and risks associated with any surgical procedure. Be sure to discuss the benefits and risks of Buttocks lift surgery with your Plastic Surgeon.
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