Are cosmetic hip implants safe? Is it a common practice? If not, would butt implants help give me more of an hourglass shape?

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I recently bumped into a doctor who does hip implants which are designed to give a woman a more feminine hourglass figure. He places an implant under the hip bone and lies under the fascia. Is this safe? Is this a common practice? Why can't I find anything on cosmetic hip implants on this site? How helpful is this surgery and is it safe?

Ryan A. Stanton, MD · Answer

Indeed hip implants are a relatively safe and effective surgery. As well, buttock implants, especially round shaped, will yield some hip augmentation and thus a more hour glass figure. Most patients are satisfied with their new "figure" after just buttock implants but some indeed desire and benefit more from the addition of hip implants.  Glad to help.

Douglas M. Senderoff, MD, FACS · Answer

Hip implants almost never look natural.  Most surgeons, myself included, use fat transfers to the hips and that gives a beautiful result!  I love performing this surgery because it really makes for a dramatic change and most patients are extremely happy with their results.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

Hip implants are an infrequently performed procedure as injectable fat grafting today as eliminated their need for many patients. They are only used today for very thin patients that have little fat to transfer. Unlike all other body implants they are not placed under the fascia but in the subcutaneous plane and their location exposes them to more motion and flexion that most other body implants. That does not make them unsafe just that they can have a higher complication rate.

Luis E. Redondo, MD · Answer

This was a really common procedure, but as all other subfacial buttocks implants, the high rate of complication make us stop using this technique. Also as we are grafting more fat every day, there is almost never an indication to use them any more for cosmetic purpuses. Find a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and discuss what will be the
proper treatment to achieve the result you desires.

Regards,

Dr. Luis Redondo

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