Hyaluronic Acid Fillers for Safe Buttock Injections?

Question

I been looking buttock injections up online, but all I get is PMMA, Hydrogel, etc. I read they're dangerous, but I heard about a girl who went to south america and got some kind of hyaluronic acid filler for this procedure, which I know is safe. So, I want to know, is this possible, and are there any doctors that do this in New York city?

Johnny Franco, MD, FACS · Answer

Fat injections are the only substance that I would currently
have injected into your buttock for enhancement.  Unfortunately here in Miami I have seen
patients who were injected with silicone or other random substance and some of them
end up with lifelong problems.

Brazilian butt lift (fat transfer to the buttock) is so
popular because it enables your plastic surgeon to transform your entire
shape.  Liposuction is performed over
several areas depending on the individual patient needs, but typically of the
flanks, abdomen, back and thighs.

The process of the Brazilian Butt lift is not only to add
volume to the buttock but to transform the entire shape of the patient from a
square appearance to more of an hour glass shape.  It is about giving a patient a figure that
she will look great in close or a bikini (for the patients here in Miami).  The goal is not to just try and make the
biggest butt possible.  It is giving the
patient a shape they will love for years to come!

I would NOT have silicone injection or any other substances
injected into your buttock that is not fat. 
That is a set-up for life long problems. 
Some people have these injections and are fine, but the people that have
problems have them for life.

When considering this procedure it is very important that
you have your procedure performed by a board certified plastic surgeon.

I hope this helps.

Armando Soto, MD, FACS · Answer

Hi there-
Buttock augmentation is more popular all the time, as our techniques have improved and the outcomes become recognized for the natural augmentation achievable.
There is as of yet, not an affordable and safe, non-surgical injectable I could responsibly recommend for buttock augmentation. In the past, women have tried liquid silicone, "hydrogel" and other substances in order to achieve the volume and shape they wanted, with poor success (the materials often caused inflammation and lumps to form) and even significant health risks- within the past year two women in Florida were hospitalized for kidney failure as a result of injections for buttock augmentation.
Hyaluronic acid fillers are safe for augmentation of the soft tissues when used in small quantities in the face... there is no safety data available when they are used in the very large volumes that would be necessary to achieve a reasonable buttock augmentation (when doing a Brazilian Butt Lift, I routinely graft between 500 and 1000 cc per butt cheek). This is not to mention the cost involved- Restylane and Juvederm usually cost $500-750 PER SYRINGE (~1cc in a syringe), and the fact that you would need to repeat the treatment every 6-12 months!
Buttock augmentation through Brazilian Butt Lift or implants is much more likely to be a long term improvement that is safe for you and with which you are happy.

Dmitriy Schwarzburg, MD · Answer

If you ever wanted to redefine and improve the shape and appearance of your backside Sculptra butt injections are a simple and effective way to achieve that. Sculptra unlike other fillers increases volume as it induces collagen production. So the solution itself is not the one that produces the added volume. The process relies on the body's natural collagen production. It induces the body to produce collagen. You can use essentially any filler for a butt lift, but Sculptra has currently established itself as a go-to filler for butt enhancement as it creates the most volume of any fillers per area injected. It would take at least 3 times of other fillers to achieve volume comparable to Sculptra. Additionally, right now PDO threads are gaining popularity for butt lifts and may produce results similar to Sculptra. For any procedure please make sure you contact a board-certified physician or another qualified practitioner to get the best results.

Pat Pazmino, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for the question! This is a very common question that we receive here in South Florida. In Miami, there are many people that offer to do a butt augmentation through the injection of synthetic materials. Unfortunately, these materials are not sterile and often very very dangerous. We have seen patients who have had significant disfiguring deformities and scarring in the butt after the injection of these materials. It is also possible to develop a very serious infection as these materials were never intended to be injected into a person and are often done without anesthesia and under nonsterile conditions.

	Unfortunately, several patients in Miami have died from the injection of these materials.

	The good news is that there are many safe and good options for butt augmentation and butt contouring surgery. Be sure you visit with a board-certified plastic surgeon who can review the options with you including a Brazilian Butt lift where we perform liposuction to different areas of the body and then clean and processed this fat and transplant it to the gluteal region. Solid silicone implants are also an option for some patients. For the sake of your health please stay away from synthetic injectables into the buttocks.

	Best-

	Pat Pazmino

Peter A. Aldea, MD · Answer

Hi Gucci,
The search for a safe, long-lasting, predictable and cheap filler is STILL going on. We do not have it yet - despite everything you hear to the contrary.
Hyaluronic Acid fillers (Juvederm / Restylane / Perlane etc) while having a great safety record and little tissue reaction are prohibitively expensive if we exceed more than a few cc's. Since buttck filling can require anywhere from 500 to over 1,000 cc PER CHEECK, very few people could afford such treatments.
In the meantime the best alternative remains fat transfer to the buttocks / Brazilian Butt Lift.

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