Is PMMA safe for Butt augmentation?

5 answers to “Is PMMA safe for Butt augmentation?”

A: Artefill is not Cement

By Kenneth R. Francis, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Lyari, I will assume that you are referring to a product known as Artefill, which is a combination of PMMA microspheres and bovine collagen, not the PMMA that plastic surgeons have had experience with in the skull and facial bone reconstruction arena. Artefill is approved in the US by the FDA for soft... more

A: Cement in the butt

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Does injecting cement into the butt sound like a good idea to you?? If it does, I wonder why. I would turn and run from anybody proposing that to you for all the reasons stated by the other doctors.

A: Don't even think about it!

By William B. Rosenblatt, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Butt augmentation is not a good procedure, especially putting foreign bodies there. You will have nothing but problems. Even fat injections can be dangerous. Bad idea.

A: No and it is dangerous too

By Kamran Khoobehi, MD - New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Injection of any material that is not biodegradable is not a good idea. PMMA has been used for the reconstruction of the skull with mixed results, but when injected into soft tissue ,it will cause reaction. I have seen patients traveling to Europe for these injections and having very bad result. The sad... more

A: PMMA and Buttock Augmentation

By Peter A. Aldea, MD - Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Dear Lyari, Let's use the Socratic method. Does Polymethyl Methacrylate really BELONG in the buttocks? If so, why didn't God or Evolution (you choose...) put it there? For those of you who do not know, PMMA (Polymethyl Methacrylate) is an epoxy-like cement widely used to fix and secure orthopedic (knee, hip,... more