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Hydogel Injections Vs. Fat Transfer for Butt Enhancement?

asked 2 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Question viewed 1,835 times
Tags: buttocks, comparison, hydrogel

Which is better - hydrogel butt injections or body fat transfer? which one lasts longer with better results?

6 answers to Hydogel Injections Vs. Fat Transfer for Butt Enhancement?

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Fat Transfer to the Buttocks is the ONLY safe injection technique for improvement in Buttock Appearance

Hi there- Fat grafting to the buttocks, in the Brazilian Butt Lifting technique, is the ONLY safe method of augmenting or re-shaping the buttocks (other than implants). There are now MANY women who have had scary and life-threatening experiences after having "hydrogel", silicone, and other substances injected into their bottoms. Just last week in New Jersey, 6 women were rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery after having bathroom caulk placed into their butts.... more
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Hydrogel injections are illegal.

Hydrogel injections are out of the question.  They are not FDA approved and dangerous.  Injectors are usually not doctors.  There are several complications that may happen with hydrogel injections.   Fat grafting utilizes your own fat cells. This procedure is called the Brazilian butt lift, or autologous buttock augmentation. Using fat grafting has several benefits over implants. These include: Avoiding use of implants or foreign material. Treatment of... more
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Please be careful- avoid artificial injections to the butt!

Here in South Florida, we enforce only seeing many patients who have received injections to the butt of artificial materials. We have seen patients who have received industrial grade silicone that mechanics use, wax, and even bathroom caulk. Unfortunately these patients develop severe reactions which include disfiguring scars, abscesses, and infections. In fact several patients have died from these injections. This is incredibly unfortunate especially when you consider that there are... more
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Don't let yourself get conned into doing something unsafe!

Plastic Surgeons want to provide you with safe, beautiful and natural results. Plastic Surgeons could also do hydrogel and silicone injections like all of these other doctors (and non doctors) who cannot do surgery. We could make a lot more money doing hydrogel or silicone injections, but we know that they are not safe and choose not to. Be Smart. Be Safe. Stick with your own fat. It's all you and all natural.
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Butt Enlargement with Hydogel injections vs. fat transfer

Fat grafting to the buttocks is the ONLY safe procedure for "filling" the buttocks. Hydrogel / "Silicone" / "Collagen" and other injections are extremely unsafe and not FDA approved. Be aware that under our laws any American doctor injecting the buttocks with any unapproved filler is breaking the law and risking your well-being.
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Buttock enhancement via fat transfer

FAT INJECTIONS is the only safe form of injections to the Buttocks. There are other safe methods for BUTT ENHANCEMENT. Hydrogel is a very UNSAFE, ILLEGAL method.

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