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How Long Do Butt Implants Last? When to Replace

Asked 33 months ago by emer.s1285 in hayward, ca
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Buttock Implants Longevity

Unlike breast implants, buttock implants are made to be permanent because they are made of semi-solid soft silicone rubber not silicone gel...RAS
Ryan Stanton, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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How Long Do Butt Implants Last or When to Replace?

The advantage of buttock implants over breast implants is that most patients don't ever need to worry about replacement - butt implants are made of more solid silicone (though some new ones still maintain a nice squishy feel like a firm but still natural buttock!), so there aren't the same issues as for breasts - Placed correctly and after healing, they should last a lifetime. Breast implants are designed differently so there are chances of rupture, which increases with time,... more
Ghada Afifi, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Replacing buttock implants

Buttock implants are made of solid silicone which do not need to be replaced.  it's just important for them to placed in the correct position.
Josh Korman, MD
Monterey Plastic Surgeon
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Longevity of butt implants

Butt implants are not like breast implants. Butt implants are actually solid pieces of silicone plastic. They cannot leak or rupture. If placed properly, your body will tolerate the implant well and you will not have problems with excess scarring or displacement of the implants. If done appropriately, your implants should not need to be replaced  
B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Duration of Butt Implants

Butt Implants sold in the US are made of a soft SOLID silicone polymer. As such they do not leak and therefore do not need to be removed unless they become severely scarred, rotated or infected.
Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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When to change Butt Implants

There is no set time to give you as to when to change the implants. If you have problems, then you need to address that problem, if you have no problems then leave them alone. if no problem and you are still happy with the results then you do not need to change your implants
Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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How often should buttock implants be replaced?

Although buttocks implants have been on the market for over 25 years, I am not aware of any study that addressed the issue of replacement rates. For some reason, buttock implants have never caught on, even though techniques had been perfected way before fat grafting to the buttocks was refined. Most surgeons who focus on buttocks reshaping are choosing fat grafting by a large margin. I do many butt lifts a year, and I haven't done a butt implant in over 2 years. It's just that when I sit... more
Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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