Buttock injection: Shots that increase butt size?

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. Do not do
silicone injections to your buttock.



The only injection that you should use to enhance your
buttock is fat. Anything else would not
be recommended. Patients have had
tremendous results with the Brazilian Butt Lift (fat transfer to the
buttock). This procedure allows your
surgeon to shape your entire body.



With that said I would tell you that when it comes to your
body, I would not choose your surgeon by who is the cheapest or have something
injected just because it is easy. It is
important to have several consultations with board certified plastic
surgeons. Also make sure that your
surgery is being performed in an accredited surgery center or hospital.



I would advise you to see a board certified plastic surgeon
that performs a lot of fat transfer procedures.
In my practice the Brazilian Butt Lift is one of the procedures where
patient are extremely happy after surgery.




I hope this helps.

I would not recommend injections of any substance to your buttocks. The best way to enhance the buttocks is with a Brazilian butt augmentation procedure, which uses a person’s own fat to naturally augment and shape the buttocks. Liposuction is performed to remove fat from other areas of the body (often the stomach, hips, and thighs), then transfers that fat to the buttocks. Additional liposuction can be done around the butt to improve the appearance of lift and contour. Good luck!
Kamran Azad MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

The only procedure I offer patients for enhancing gluteal volume is Brazilian Buttock Lift (BBL). The BBL is a liposuction procedure to harvest fat from other areas of the body to be transferred to the buttocks.   I would not recommend any other product be injected as it is not approved by the FDA. 

There are no FDA approved injections to increase the size of your buttock, other than using your body's own fat in a fat transfer.Best wishes,Dr.Bruno

Hi and good afternoon,Truthfully, I wish there was a good less invasive filler/shot for butt augmentation; but there isn't.   Medical grade filler are on the lowest end ~ $500+ for 1cc...so if you were to want 400cc implants per side that would be extremely cost prohibitive.  This is an extremely "buyer-beware" area... there are countless stories of individuals getting silicone or other non-medical fillers injected into their butt.  These fillers then get infected and the only solution to remove the infection is to literally "cut out your butt".I think that a BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift) is the gold standard for butt augmentation; but (no pun intended) if you don't have enough fat...then, I think an implant with finesse liposuction and fat grafting to contour and soften the implant is the way to go.  I hope that helps.  Best of Luck!

Thank you for your question. There are two common ways to enhance a buttock, but each requires surgery. The most common method is through the use of fat-grafting, popularized as the "Brazilian Butt Lift", or BBL. This procedure involves performing liposuction of diet and exercise resistant areas of the body (typically the abdomen, waist, hips, and back), followed by processing and purifying the fat before injecting the fat back into the glutes. This fat can be used to recontour the buttock region, while adding volume and firmness. The second method of butt augmentation is through the use of buttock implants, a better option for those with otherwise little body fat. Injections of any other material is at best, unsafe, and at worst, can be dangerous to your health. Please do not entertain this option.Hope that this helps.

Your own fat should be the only material injected into the buttocks for enhancement and should only be performed by an experienced plastic surgeon.  Good luck and be safe.John T. Nguyen, MD, FACS, FICSDouble Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

"Butt shots" is a generic term for injecting a filler substance in the buttocks for augmentation. They are very common in South America. They are also common but illegal in the United States. The typical practitioner that injects this in the US is a South American doctor or nurse (from my experience). They typically do it in their homes so that they will not get caught. The substance injected can be silicone or some type of "polymer". I have even heard of a "protein mix" being injected. Several patients that I have seen, have had this done. The common theme is that they are not told and have no idea what is being injected. When my patients have called back to find out what was injected, their calls were not answered. With this lack of regulation, one does not even know if the substance is sterile (a process to purify the substance so that it is free of contaminants). There is medical grade silicone but liquid silicone can also be bought at a hardware store. And the patient does not know the difference. That being said, this is a very risky procedure and should be discouraged. There is a high infection rate with this procedure, and I have seen several buttocks deformed by these infections. Further, it can be very difficult to remove this infected substance since it may be spread out throughout the buttocks. Often large incisions need to be made and the butt is commonly deformed beyond repair after these "clean-up" surgeries. The patients who don't get infected, might look good for a few years but the product causes severe scarring within the tissues that, over time, deforms the buttocks. And this is very difficult to correct. The product can also migrate to the thighs or adjacent tissues. Therefore, since this is not a controlled practice, I HIGHLY discourage any patient from getting this done.

This should be differentiated from the use of hyaluronic acids (like Restylane or Juvederm) for buttock augmentation. This has been tried with some success in South America. To my knowledge, it has not been used in the US due to the cost of using this product in high volume. So please contact a board-certified plastic surgeon for a consultation.

The safest most effective way to enhance your butt with injections is the brazilian butt lift. This procedure requires liposuction from several area's of the body with that fat being transferred to you butt. It is highly effective and the results are more of a natural look versus an implant. I recommend you consult with a board certified plastic surgeon who is experienced in doing brazilian butt lift procedures. Best of luck.

Fillers for buttock augmentation pose two potential major problems: 1) cost prohibitive - if the surgeon is using an authentic medical grade filler than the cost for any significant result will be $150,000.00+ and 2) high rate of  complications - such as infection, movement/migration of the material, and/or hardening of the material.  Best to stick either two tried and true methods: 1) Fat Transfer, unfortunately only about 1 out of every 50 patients that I see have enough fat for this technique (because about 60+% melts away during the first year) or 2) Buttock Implants which can actually create a very predictable, permanent, safe, and satisfying results but only when done by a surgeon extremely experienced in the technique.  Make sure to see a board certified plastic surgeon whom does both procedures so that you receive a professional unbiased consultation.  Best of luck...RAS