Can I get butt implants and hip implants with fat transfer to both at the same time?

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Also, how many inches can implants to the hips and butt add?

Ryan A. Stanton, MD · Answer

Regarding buttock augmentation, let me start off by saying that I currently see at least 1 - 2 patients per week that failed "brazilian buttock lift" (i.e. the fat melted away after 10 - 12 months) and are now seeking a more reliable and permanent option (i.e. buttock implants). Allow me to share with you some information that you may not hear elsewhere. There are only two proven safe and relatively effective methods for Buttock Augmentation and Hip Augmentation: 1) Autologous Fat Transfer (using your own fat, transferring from one area of the body to the other) and 2) Buttock/Hip Implants (semi-solid silicone rubber implants that cannot rupture &/or leak). Both are options but what it comes down to, like any surgery, is proper patient selection.Indeed because at least 50+ % of the fat transferred will melt away within a year, most patients are not good candidates because they lack an adequate amount of fat to harvest. Another tip is that if you purposely gain weight (i.e. fat) for the procedure, the fat you lose first as you get back to your baseline weight is that very same fat that was transferred into your buttock...so don't fall victim to this recommendation.  Although using your own fat is relatively safe, the one serious complication that can rarely (< 1%) happen is "fat embolism" in which some of the fat gets into the blood stream and travels up into the lungs, heart, and/or brain causing serious problems. This complication is more likely to happen with the larger amount of fat being transferred. This is even more likely to happen when using fillers like PMMA and hyaluronic acids. Also fillers, when injected in large quantities, have a relatively high tendency to migrate away from the original area they were placed and tend to stimulate a lot of inflammation and a subsequent disastrous amount of scar tissue/hardening.Thus buttock/hip implants become a very good, safe, and long term reliable option for most patients seeking buttock augmentation (at least in my practice). I prefer to insert the buttock implants through a 1 1/2 inch long incision along the inner curve of each upper buttock cheek at the level of the tailbone, similar to two opposing parentheses ")(" (concealed within the crevice between the buttock cheeks) and the hip implants through a ~ 1 inch incision just below the beltline above the hip region. The buttock implant should always be placed under or within the gluteus maximus muscle. In this position, the implant is less palpable, less visible, and does not sag or shift/migrate over time unlike implants placed on top of the muscle. Therefore it is extremely important to seek consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon who specializes in this procedure (in fact both implants and fat transfer so that s/he is not bias). And in this case too, at least in my surgical practice, the infection rate is minimized to <2% (much lower than and contrary to popular belief by many other surgeons not experienced in buttock implants).Depending upon the amount of your current fat reserves and their distribution, you may or may not be a reasonable candidate for fat transfer.  If you are wanting to utilize the fat to further augment your buttock in addition to implants, then I caution you against this.  The reason being that the fat needs to be placed into the buttock muscles for optimal survival, however, this is exactly where the implant needs to reside and thus risks infection and/or death of the fat.  Because of this risk, I frequently avoid fat grafting into a buttock that has an implant.  Bottom line, I recommend consulting with a board certified plastic surgeon specialist in buttock augmentation (BOTH implants and fat transfer) to determine what option is best for you.  Glad to help.

Luis Macias, MD, FACS · Answer

Without an examination it is difficult to know what would be best in your particular case. Using fat alone is preferable to adding an implant if it all possible. However some patients do not have enough fat stores in order to provide their desired results. In these patients the addition of a buttock implant can be very helpful. I utilize fat grafting in addition to buttock implants in order to add volume to the hips and lower buttocks. Seek a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon, by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, for an in person consultation and discussion regarding your desires and attainable results. I hope this helps and best wishes.

Frank Agullo, MD · Answer

Hi Ashley, thank you for your question. Most of your questions can only be answered after a consultation or at least by viewing some photos of your current contour and fat availability for transfer. Having said this, I always combine intramuscular buttock implants with fat injections to the buttock and hips. Hip implants are an option in some cases, and can be done at the same time.

Humberto Palladino, MD, FACS · Answer

The improvement of the contour of your buttock can be achieved with implants, this will alone improve some of his contour which can be further refined with fat grafting and all this can be done at the same time. A consultation will be necessary to make the best plan for you.

Enriquillo Clime Rivera, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

thank you for the question.to give you a straight answer. yes it is possible to have a fat transfer surgery and a implant. but if you send us a picture we can give you a better answer. because it may be possible to give you a great result with the fat transfer alone.

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