Can You Feel Butt Implants when You Sit Down?

Although you may be able to "feel" buttock implants when sitting for a time after the surgery, the implants usually become incorporated into your body self image, and after awhile, are perceived to be just part of the buttocks. In other words, your brain believes them to be a part of your body (mind over matter). The same is true for breast implants, which merely become "part" of the body after a few months post insertion. Buttock implants are slightly more firm than... more

In the majority you will feel the implant, both when you sit and when you try to feel the buttock, you may be able to feel the upper or the lower edge of the implant. This happens inspite of the fact that we use the softest silicone implats. Maybe in the near future when we get the new generation of memory gel we will be able to use them as buttock implants and not be felt.

Thanks for the question - You will be able to feel the buttock implants. They can be quite noticeable when you sit. It is similar to what a patient may feel if they have breast implants of significant size and lay on their stomach. In our San Francisco office we prefer to use autologous fat transfer (the Brazilian Butt Lift) because of its natural feel (its your own fat) and a significantly smaller number of long term complications that can be associated with placing buttock implants. ... more

Most of my buttock augmentation patients feel they are part of them. As with breast implants, patients tend to feel that implants are incorporated into their body and self image and do not think about them. Some of the buttock implants used now are softer than previously used. It also helps if you have a decent amount of padding or fatty tissue to cover the implants.

I agree with the surgeons who say you should not feel the implants. They should be placed in the muscle or at least under the muscle fascia. They should feel like firm muscle. You do not sit on them, they are placed above where you sit. Best wishes

You will always feel your implants even if over time you get used to them. This is one of the reasons we reserve butt implants for only thethinnest patients. For all other patients we recommend fat transfer ( Brazilian butt lift)

Buttock implants are placed in the upper half of the buttock area, not in the lower half near the ischium. (which is what you sit on) Therefore, you will not actually be sitting on them nor should you feel them when sitting.

If done appropriately, you should not feel of your butt implants when sitting. In fact, if you notice, you actually don't sit on the area of your butt when implant will be placed. You sit on the lower portion of your butt also known as the ischial region. Butt implants are placed in a position higher than this. It is also important to remember that Butt implants come in many different shapes and sizes to accommodate the many different shapes that patients come in. To get a great... more

I have put in many But implants and have seen many of these patients years after their surgery. The all have told me that they still feel the implants when they sit, more so in some positions than others but they all say they still feel them. Although you will get used to them, you will also learn to work around them. I have also taken out a few for this reason.

You can usually feel the buttock implants, but it should not be easy. Most of my patients say that it doesn't bother them when they lay on their backs. You will not feel the implant when you are sitting. When we sit up we actually rest on our ischial tuberosities, or the sit bones, which are below the implants. When the implants are placed within the muscle the buttock should feel like a firm muscle. The edges of the implant should not be noticeable or palpable. Ideally, a butt... more