Is It a Difference Between Silicone and Hydrogel for the Butt Injections?

Hydrogel is a generic term but usually refers to a polymer of acrylamide sold as Aquamid.  Silicone is the name given to a polymer of silicon, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen. They are different materials. The volume of material needed for buttock augmentation is such that one would be injecting very large volumes of these compounds with the attendant risks of embolism due to entry into blood vessels, infection, immune reactions causing redness, pain and even drainage from the skin and all leading to possible permanent deformity. There are very few legitimate practitioners using these product for buttock augmentation and the manufacturing origin and actual make up of what is being injected is often unknown. Nevertheless the allure  of this procedure is the low cost, not need for anesthesia and instant gratification with minimal pain and downtime - if you are lucky. Right now until more is seen in the medical literature about hydrogel use in large volumes I would save my money for the best operation, which in my opinion is fat grafting. Stick with legitimate surgeons and more mainstream procedures. Nothing is risk free but injecting these artificial substances poses many potentially serious risks. Best of Luck Dr Harrell

Your question about the safety of hydrogel or silicone buttock injections is easy to answer - neither one is safe, neither one is approved for use by the FDA, therefore,  DO NOT DO IT.

 

there is a very safe procedure to enhance, not only your buttocks, but contour your entire body, and that is liposculpture combined with fat grafting, this is the procedure you should look into if you are interested in buttock enhancement.