Bad Butt Implant for Male

Unlike most for most other procedure I do in Plastic Surgery, lean and muscular patients pose the biggest problem for buttocks augmentation.
The first reason is that if I use an implant, the implant will be less disguised by the overlying tissue.
The second reason is that if I want to use fat, the fact that the patient is lean means that there is little fat donor tissue available.
In your particular case, the implant placement appears to be either sub fascial or subcutaneous instead of submuscular.
You should ask your surgeon whether the implant placement was submuscular or not.

My guess without meeting you is your implants are on top of your muscle. In thin patients such as yourself that can be problematic. You would benefit from a revision and placement of those implants within the muscle layer if my assumption is correct.Best

It is very difficult to determine the exact size and shape implant you will require to best match your ideal butt image without an examination by a board certified plastic surgeon. Not just any board certified plastic surgeon, but one with many years of frequently performing breast augmentation surgery including different approaches, techniques and implant choices. This is because several measurements not to mention your breast characteristics are needed to determine the optimal implant size to obtain your goals. Without knowing these dimensions it would be difficult to make this determination. For example, the existing base width of your buttock will determine, in many cases, the maximal volume per implant profile that you can accommodate. Liposuction of your lower back and fat transfer is also helpful as an adjunct to implants. Using “want to be” photos however are useful if simply provided to the surgeon.

Hello, it appears your implants are quite superficial meaning closer to the skin surface. There are different levels of depth the implants can be placed. The amount of soft tissue coverage over the implant will affect how they are seen or felt. Thanks. 

Butt implants are a great way to enhance the back side especially if you
don't have enough fat for fat transfer to the buttock a.k.a Brazilian
buttock lift. The main reason you are seeing the outline of this butt implant is because it was placed just on top of the muscle or under the skin. All of our butt implant are placed under the muscle and they look really natural. Its much easier and quicker to place implant on top of the muscle. Most of the time you pay less for this kind of work. The good news is that this can be fixed by placing the implant in the correct space. I have done this many times for patients.  Make sure you discuss this with your Plastic Surgeon (If he / she is a real Plastic Surgeon). Otherwise, look for a Plastic Surgeon with butt implant experience.

Please see your surgeon to express your dissatisfaction. It appears that your implants were not placed properly or have rotated somehow. Best of luck.

Dear WRREMY,

  Thanks for submitting your picture. I am sorry to say , but your surgery has multiple errors : 1. The implant is placed very superficial, under the skin, that's why it is visible and palpable. It should have been placed under the muscle fascia . 2. Round implants. The buttock shape is more oval than round. 3. Implants are placed too  High. The implants location should be from the Iliac bone spine to above the crease. The good news for you is that it can be corrected. Consult with a board certifid plastic surgeon that you trust,  who performed lots of buttock implants and you like his or hers results.

                    Best of uck,

                                             Dr Widder

Being thin is a difficult problem when deciding to use buttocks implants.  The implants need to be broader with less projection and they need to be placed into an intra-muscular position.  I agree that your implants are either subcutaneous or subfascial.  Ask your surgeon which plane was used.  Because you are only five weeks post surgery the implants are going to be firm for a while longer.  You will only know the full extent of the outcome when you reach six months post surgery.  Problems than can occur with any implant are implant malposition and implant capsular contracture.  These phenomena result in hard, misshapened implants and are most evident in thin patients like yourself.  Go back to your surgeon and have an honest conversation about your concerns so that you know that you have been heard.  If you don't feel like your surgeon can be of help, then it is your right to get a second opinion.

Good luck,

Dr. Shah

This seems like it might be capsular contracture of the buttock implant and can be fixed.  To ensure the success of your procedure, Be sure to choose a board certified plastic surgeon with extensive experience and high success rates with buttock implants.

There may be several reasons why you are seeing this symptom. When receiving a butt implants, patients should keep in mind that there is a significant recovery process after this surgery. Patients will experience swelling and discomfort and should not lie on their butt or be in a seated position for at least two weeks after their surgery. One risk of butt implant surgery is displacement of the implant and malposition. It looks like one of two things may have happened here. It is possible that your implant has slipped out of the pocket where it is supposed to live. Or the implant was placed too superficially and your body has reacted by creating a great deal of scar tissue around it. Either way, it appears that you  will require a surgical procedure to re-create the pocket and replace the implant where it belongs. Be sure that you work with a board certified plastic surgeon with a great deal of experience in butt augmentation and butt implants for this tricky revision.