I would like to know if cream and pills for Butt enhancement really enhance the butt, or would you have to get surgery?

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Ryan A. Stanton, MD · Answer

Like any booming fad or fashion, there are always scammers trying to get a peice of the pie. Buttock augmentation/enhancement has become another victim - companies and individuals promoting magical creams, potions, lotions and pills...NONE OF WHICH WORK. It is not yet possible to take a substance that only and exclusively make your derrière grow. Other than being genetically blessed in the buttock and/or rigorous dedicated exercise, there is no "natural" way to grow the buttock other than surgery. Please read on for more surgical details: Regarding buttock/hip augmentation, let me start off by saying that I currently see at least 2 - 3 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 and/or hip 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 liquid silicone, PMMA, and hyaluronic acids. Also fillers, when injected in large quantities, have a relatively high infection rate, guaranteed tendency to migrate away from the original area they were injected, and almost always stimulate a lot of inflammation with a subsequent and 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/hip 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. On the other hand, hip implants are placed under just the fascia because no significant muscle exists in this region. However, because they are much smaller and lighter, their likelihood of migration is relatively low. Because all of this, it is extremely important to seek consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon who specializes in this procedure so that the implant placement is precise for both locations. 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.

Kiran Polavarapu, MD · Answer

Unfortunately, pills and creams will not work to permanently enlarge or contour your buttocks. Find a board certified plastic surgeon in your area to find out what your options are.

Carlos Recio, MD · Answer

It is a pleasure to answer your question. There is no method to gain weight only in the butt. I do not recommend any creams, potions, lotions and pills that could end up being bad for your health. You have two options which are getting Brazilian Butt Lift or butt implants. In order to get BBL a board certified plastic surgeon first performs liposuction to remove fat from other areas of the body (stomach, back, thighs, flanks), then transfers that fat to the buttocks. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Steven M. Camp, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question!  Your best bet is to stay away from any types of creams or pills promising the miracle butt augmentation.  The only real answer is through surgery known as Butt Augmentation or Brazilian Butt Lift.  As this surgery has become very popular lately, there are persons performing this procedure that may not have the proper training or board certification.  So please do your homework. 1. Select a board certified plastic surgeon that you
can communicate with comfortably to establish your desired look.

2. Establish that your plastic surgeon has your
best interest in mind and make sure that they can explain your procedure to you
in a way that makes sense and makes you comfortable.  I want my patients to walk out of my consults
and feel like they “get it” with respect to their surgical plan.  I want to make sure that my patients can
understand what a specific implant may deliver in regard to their results.

3. Make sure that you understand what to expect in
terms of your recovery and postoperative instructions.  In my practice I give my patients additional
instructions and tools to help them recover. 
In addition, I follow all of my patients closely after surgery and visit
with them at 1 week and 3 weeks after surgery to make sure they are healing as
expected.

Cheers and Best Wishes!  Dr. Steven Camp  #HappyCamperMD

Hunter Moyer, MD · Answer

Hello blazewifey90,I can understand your desire for larger buttocks without surgery; however, there is no way to gain a  larger butt besides genetics, weight gain and pregnancy. Please be careful of pills, hormones or exercises as anyone that guarantees a larger butt without surgery is potentially putting your health at risk. If we had a non-surgical solution for butt enhancement, then you would know about it as it would be an international phenomenon. Hang in there!

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