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Buttock augmentation by Dr. Humberto Palladino. Natural-looking fullness, proportioned to your body.
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About the procedure
Beautifully rounded, naturally yours
Subtle fullness or a dramatic change: Dr. Palladino, a member of the World Association of Gluteal Surgeons (WAGS), sculpts results that look and feel authentically you.
Many women want a fuller, more shapely buttocks. If yours is naturally flat, or you have noticed gradual sagging and laxity, surgical buttock augmentation may be worth a conversation. Performed by a surgeon with an artist's eye, it can significantly enhance the curves and contours of your body.
Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Humberto Palladino offers butt augmentation with implants and fat grafting at his practice. Your own tissues can also be rearranged to add fullness; he can borrow tissue from your lower back, accentuating the natural curves of your body.
All surgery carries risks and every patient is different. Candidacy, technique selection, and your personalised plan are determined during your one-on-one consultation with Dr. Palladino.
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Candidacy
Is butt augmentation right for you?
Good candidates are in good overall health and approach surgery with realistic expectations. Dr. Palladino will walk you through every detail during a personal consultation.
If you are in good health and have reasonable expectations of buttock augmentation surgery, you will probably make a good candidate for surgery. Dr. Palladino will meet with you to describe the surgery, its benefits, risks, and your options. He will outline the surgical techniques that he will use to add volume and healthy projection to your buttocks.
Those who experience the best results with buttock augmentation are in good health, do not smoke, and have realistic expectations. You will receive a full set of instructions for preparing for surgery, and Dr. Palladino will answer any questions that you have.
You may be a strong candidate if you:
- Have a naturally flat or poorly projected buttocks
- Have noticed gradual sagging or loss of fullness over time
- Are in good overall health and do not smoke
- Have realistic expectations for the outcome
- Desire more accentuated, feminine curves
- Want a slimmer profile in another body area (if considering fat grafting)
Surgical techniques
Three paths to transformation
Dr. Palladino offers three safe and effective approaches to buttock augmentation. Together, you will choose the technique best suited to your body and your goals.
Fat Grafting (Brazilian Butt Lift / BBL)
- Either general anesthesia or intravenous sedation is administered for your comfort.
- Liposuction is performed to extract fat from your abdomen, lower back, or another area with excess fat.
- The extracted fat is purified in preparation for reinjection into the buttocks.
- The extracted fat is artistically injected into the buttocks.
- The injected fat enhances the shape, fullness, and projection of the buttocks.
- An added benefit: the donor site (abdomen, flanks, or lower back) appears slimmer.
Best for patients with adequate donor fat who prefer a natural result and slimming in another area. Some transferred fat will be reabsorbed; final results are visible six to eight weeks after the procedure.
Silicone Implants
- Either general anesthesia or intravenous sedation is administered for your comfort.
- Incisions are placed at the top of both cheeks, in the gluteal creases, or in the crease between both cheeks; alternatively, one incision may be made down the centre of the sacrum.
- Silicone butt implants are inserted in or above each gluteal muscle, and the incisions are closed.
- The implants permanently enhance the shape, appearance, and projection of the buttocks.
Best for patients with little to no excess body fat. Results are immediate and permanent. Small, inconspicuous scars that can be hidden by clothing.
Muscle Flap Repositioning
- Either general anesthesia or intravenous sedation is administered for your comfort.
- Tissue from the lower back is repositioned as muscle flaps to create more buttocks volume.
- The tissues of the buttocks will be lifted to improve ptosis (sagging) and create a more rounded and shapely appearance.
- The muscle flap creates implant-like volume to improve the shape, appearance, and projection of the buttocks without inserting an actual implant.
An excellent option for patients whose buttocks appear droopy, as it also provides a butt lift. Scarring is slightly more noticeable than with fat grafting but can be easily concealed by clothing.
Your care with Dr. Palladino
Preparing for your surgery
Those who experience the best results with buttock augmentation are in good health, do not smoke, and have reasonable expectations. Dr. Palladino will discuss your surgical options and goals with you in detail before determining which butt augmentation technique should be used.
To prepare for your surgery, plan to fast for at least eight hours before the procedure and follow the other recommendations given to you by Dr. Palladino. On the day of your surgery, you will come to the pre-operative suite and be guided from that point onward.
Bring a family member or friend with you so that they can receive updates on your progress and be prepared to drive you home afterward. Dr. Palladino performs buttock augmentation on an outpatient basis: you will spend several hours at the surgery center before returning home to your own bed.
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It is impossible to say that one of these options is best for all individuals. For individuals with little to no excess fat, fat transfer will not be possible. For those with excess fat in other areas of the body, fat transfer may be best as it can enhance their buttocks and eliminate fat from unwanted areas. For those whose buttocks appear droopy, butt augmentation with muscle flap is an excellent option as it also provides a butt lift. For those interested in more subtle results, fat transfer may be a good option as some of the fat will be reabsorbed by the body. Dr. Palladino will help you determine which procedure is best for you.
While most candidates for butt augmentation are women, men can also undergo this procedure. Each of these options is an acceptable technique for male butt augmentation.
Recovery varies from patient to patient, but you should plan to avoid sitting as much as possible for two weeks. Plan to sleep on your stomach for several nights to allow your buttocks to heal and adjust. Some mild side effects such as swelling and bruising may last for several weeks. Dr. Palladino will provide you with more specific personal guidelines and instructions, such as when it is appropriate for you to return to normal activities.
Patients who receive butt implants can expect some scarring where the incisions are placed. These scars will be inconspicuous, can be hidden by clothing, and will fade over time. Those who undergo butt augmentation with the muscle flap technique will have slightly more noticeable scarring, but the scars can easily be hidden by clothing. Patients who receive fat grafting will have only minimal, inconspicuous scarring from the minor incisions used for liposuction.
Buttock augmentation varies depending on the technique and type of anesthesia used. Typically, it will cost between $5,500 – $13,000. Your personalised estimate will be provided after your one-on-one consultation with Dr. Palladino.
With each technique, results will be immediately noticeable but will be somewhat disguised by swelling. As swelling subsides, your buttocks will look naturally fuller and rounder, giving you more accentuated curves than you had before surgery. Both butt implants and butt augmentation with muscle flaps produce results that are immediately noticeable. If you receive fat grafting, you will not see the final results until six to eight weeks after the procedure, as some of the transferred fat will be reabsorbed by the body. Butt implants produce permanent results. Results are long lasting to permanent for butt augmentation with fat grafting and with muscle flaps. Individual results may vary.
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