Actually the recovery is very similar. Although every surgeon has his/her own post-op instructions, here are the basics:First 2 weeks is the most challenging with swelling, tightness, and discomfort. Also sitting is prohibited for these 2 weeks. Patients may return to work after 2 - 3 weeks as ...
In fact buttock implants are the only reliable dependable permanent way to surgically augment the buttock. Unlike breast implants, silicone gel buttock implants are not FDA approved and thus not legal for buttock implantation in the USA. I actually see about one patient a month that had gel...
Buttock implants should always be placed within the gluteus maximus muscle, never on top or “subfascial”. In the intramuscular position, the implant is much less palpable & visible (ie. it kind of looks and feels like an Olympic sprinter's butt), and does not sag or shift/migrate over time unlik...
