Frequently asked questions about buttock augmentation

The postoperative period of gluteal augmentation is uncomfortable and requires at least a week before you can perform a more or less normal life.

Buttock augmentation is an increasingly popular and demanded intervention in Spain. Women with voluptuous backs and curves star in the music videos of fashionable songs, while celebrities like Kim Kardashian and rapper Nicky Minaj have made their rearguard their hallmark. It is even said that the Brazilian model Gisele Bünchen has been the last to try the so-called "gluteoplasty increase" in their meats.
Thanks to this diffusion, it is not surprising that the demand for this type of surgery has increased up to 30 percent in the last two years. From the Spanish Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Spain ( Secpre ) remember that despite the popularity of this intervention, we can not forget the complexity involved.

What and who demand it?

The profile of the applicant for this surgery is mainly female. According to Jesús Benito, Vicepresident of Aesthetic Surgery of the Secpre, they are women who do not seek to get very large glutes, but a remodeling of the body contour, being advised by a plastic surgeon who respects the proportionality of the body.
"Men who undergo this type of surgery are a minimum percentage that seeks to gain muscle proportional to the rest of the body, who work in the gym," says Benito.
In both men and women, the plaintiff is usually around 30 years old. The expert does not recommend having surgery before the youth nor if there are concomitant diseases or have unrealistic expectations.

What does it consist of?

The implantation of prostheses and the infiltration of fat of the patient are the two surgical techniques most used in this type of intervention. The combination of both allows the projection and push that gives the implant with the volume and surface that provides the fat.
It is an intervention of about 90 minutes in which general or epidural anesthesia can be used and requires hospitalization for two days.

Implantation

From Secpre explain that, depending on the volume that is intended to be achieved, either the prosthesis will be chosen above the subcutaneous muscle, which allows to obtain more volume, or because of its placement underneath it.
Jesus Benito details: "The incision takes place in the intergluteal fold, just above the coccyx. A subcutaneous tunnel is made until the gluteus maximus muscle is seen and a pocket is made inside it. The prosthesis will go inside the muscle, completely covered. "

Infiltration of autologous fat

The autologous fat infiltration consists of first performing a liposuction to effect a transfer of the fat obtained with it to the subcutaneous gluteal tissue. The advantage of this technique is that the effect achieved with the infiltration of fat in the gluteus, added to that of the previous liposuction, enhances the desired shape of the buttock.

recommendations

The surgeon warns that the postoperative of gluteal augmentation is uncomfortable and requires at least a week before he can perform a more or less normal life. "You have to take into account that the muscle hurts and that the gluteus is used for practically everything (sitting, getting up, maintaining the upright position ...)," says Benito. The stitches are removed after ten days and it is recommended not to exercise for 6 weeks.
Although this type of surgery is no complications, Benito recognizes that there may be bleeding, infection or displacement of the implant (in this case, if the patient makes exercise during the first few weeks. However, the doctor says is a surgery " Extraordinarily safe with a very low rate of complications. "
In any case, from Secpre recommend to anyone interested in undergoing a glutoplasty, consult with a professional with an official title of Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic and Repair.
On the other hand, Benito warns of the "need to avoid at all costs any infiltration of liquid silicone in the buttocks, since it is a product not accepted by the medical community or any association of Plastic Surgery and its use may constitute a Serious risk to the patient's health. "
Regarding the implants, the expert explains that they do not require replacement, although it is recommended to monitor them by means of magnetic resonance from time to time.
If the patient wants to remove the implants, Benito says that it is simpler than implantation, since the muscle retracts and leaves no sequel.