Is it safe to not use drains after butt implants?

Most plastic surgeons in the United States do not offer gluteal implants.
There’s a good reason for this.
The procedure has high complication and high failure rates.
Anybody considering gluteal implants should be extremely selective and only choose providers who specialize exclusively on this procedure.
Maintaining low complication rates and high patient satisfaction seems to be correlated with intramuscular placement of implants. implants should be sized proportionately to what fits within the gluteus muscle.
Surgeon will have their own approach as to using drains or not.
I generally recommend people avoid gluteal implants and if they’re going to go with that procedure that they are extremely selective and choose only the most talented and experienced surgeons who have a proven track record with the operation.
Before committing to having surgery I recommend patients have multiple in person consultations with providers to vet each provider.
Ask providers to open up your portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures.
Ask them specifically to review each and every complication and what the percentage incidence is.
Discuss exactly what happens when each of the possible complications happens so you’ll be prepared.
You should have a clear understanding if the implants are going to be placed intramuscularly or not.
If you have any doubts slow down and schedule more consultations.
This procedure has a high complication rate and a substantial number of patients end up having their implants removed because of poor quality outcomes.
If you opt to have gluteal implants then make sure your provider uses current best technique and has sufficient experience to minimize complications and poor aesthetic outcomes.
The term for draining fluid with a syringe is called aspiration
Anybody considering this procedure should’ve had multiple in person consultations before scheduling surgery. During each consultation ask providers to show you enough before and after pictures to have a very good idea of what results will look like. For reference a highly experienced surgeon should be able to show you at least 50 sets of before and after pictures of previous patients who have similar body characteristics to your own.
You should have a very good understanding of the procedure including all complications and how they are managed before having surgery.
There’s a very good reason most plastic surgeons do not perform gluteal implants.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD