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Is It Easy for a Butt Implant to Rupture?

asked 6 months ago by cape cod in cape cod, ma
Latest answer by Ghada Afifi, MD
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Tags: probability, rupture, sitting

if you fall down, have sex a certain way, etc, can a butt implant rupture easily? also, is it easy for things to go wrong with such an implant where you are sitting on it frequently unlike a breast implant?

2 answers to Is It Easy for a Butt Implant to Rupture?

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Can Buttock Implants Rupture

Because buttock implants are made of a very soft and compressible semi-solid silicone rubber, they cannot "rupture" like breast implants. As far as the implant is concerned, there are round and oval shaped implants. Even though an oval implant may fit the shape of your buttock cheek better, there is an approximate 10 - 15 % chance it could rotate/spin sideways or upside down creating a overall change in appearance of your buttock. This can happen spontaneously or... more
Ryan Stanton, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drryanstanton.com

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Is it easy for a Butt Implant to rupture

Buttock implants are made differently form breast implants that are know to have the possibility of rupturing. Breast implants should feel like breasts so they are made softer and more compressible. However buttock or gluteal implants are made from thicker, but still "safe" solid silicone so that they are designed to be firmer (like buttocks!), and are able to withstand repetitive sitting and movement. Most implants are placed within the gluteal muscle and... more
Ghada Afifi, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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