Why Do All the Doctors in the US Have Negative Opinion About Butt Injections Fillers and the Doctors in Latin America Do Not?

asked 8 months ago by Kayly999
Latest answer by Ryan Stanton, MD
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I respect and appreciate every answer from doctors on this website. I am taking everything into consideration. I just need to ask one more question I do not understand. I think its just strange that all the North America doctors are against, fillers/PMMA/etc butt injections, while Latin America doctors swear by them. When I say Latin America doctors, I mean the good ones, the medical board approved ones.This PMMA butt injection procedure must have been approved by some medical association right?

6 answers to Why Do All the Doctors in the US Have Negative Opinion About Butt Injections Fillers and the Doctors in Latin America Do Not?

Fillers for Buttock Augmention

Although I can never speak for other physicians, I do know a couple simple rules about "fillers" (other than your own fat) for buttock augmentation. 1) If using a real filler (product) other than cheap silicone, it is cost prohibitive in the order of $100,000.00 & 2) There is a high risk of infection when injecting such high volumes of fillers, again other than your own fat. Best of luck...RAS

Ryan Stanton, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drryanstanton.com

Silicone or PMMA injections for Buttock Enhancement are NOT a good idea

Hi there- The simple facts are that only in the United States for doctors work under the constant threat of being sued for doing their best for their patients. Regardless of your politics, this is one of the principal reasons that the cost of healthcare in the United States is as high as it is as well... Outside of the United States, and particularly in South America, because doctors do not fear the legal consequences of performing procedures with unproven safety records (or worse-... more

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

Why do All Americal plastic surgeons have a negative opinion of buttock injection and All Latin American plastic surgeons have a

In the United States a key factor in deciding on a particular therpay is patient safety. There are many treatments outside the U.S. which are being performed, including the use of various injections into the buttocks which can have serious health consequences. There are many instances, even in the U.S., where buttock injections using various materials have been performed illegally and which have resulted in deaths. The use of silicone and PMMA can have serious complications... more

George Lefkovits, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Why Do All the Doctors in the US Have Negative Opinion About Butt Injections Fillers and the Doctors in Latin America Do Not? -

Great question. First, there are no absolutes in Medicine - we should never use "ALL", always, never, etc - there are always exception. Second, I would venture to say that NOT "all" South American surgeon were polled, as you state, doing so would be a very expensive polling task, but the Internet has provided you with a collection of those who ACTIVELY MARKET such injections. Assuming that the level of training and experience between American Plastic surgeons and... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Simple, malpractice

In America, unless the FDA has approved something for human use, an ethical doctor can not inject it. If he does, and there is a problem, the patient can sur him and they will usually win. In other countries, no one sues, because the doctors do no carry malpractice insurance and the legal system is different. If you get injections in another country and have problems ten years later, you will never find the doctor, and good luck having your problems cared for. Ask all the people with rock... more

William B. Rosenblatt, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Buttock enhancement

The reason for not adopting a filler to the buttock in the US other than fat, dermis fat graft and buttock implant, is because of safety. there is no filler that is safe to inject in large quantities to the buttock with reasonable safety and price. The standards in latin America may be different

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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