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Because the patient is face down on their tummy and because the implant is placed under the very large and strong gluteus maximus muscle, this procedure is by far more effectively and safely performed with the patient completely relaxed and asleep under general anesthesia. I currently perform 6 - 8 buttock implants per week and over 1500 total in my career. I have never had a patient get seriously ill or negativley effected by the general anesthesia for buttock implants. Glad to help.
Buttock implants can only be placed under general anesthesia. Local anesthesia is not an option for this kind of body contouring surgery.
Dear Gilzaa, Butt implants flipping or rotation are very rare when the right measures are taken. Besides, fat injection is a waste of time and money, because the fat disappears completely or almost completely after few months or even sooner, as I have witnessed with many patients who came to ...
It depends upon how recent was your surgery. This could be normal if you had buttock implants only a couple weeks ago. The buttock tends to be flat on the bottom until the implant drops down and pushes out as the tissue swelling goes away and the muscle relaxes. Hence, at 4 to 6 months after ...
Buttock implants are usually done under general anesthesia. I have made excellent experience with asking my team of anesthesists to add an epidural which can keep you pain free in the first 24 hours when pain can sometimes be intense. That is surgeon preference so not everybody will do that.
