Butt Implants
How many of you had butt implants with your LBL? Is it necessary to get these to get a natural look? Do some plastic surgeons automatically put these in? I'm having a LBL, flankplasty, arm lift and upper eye lids done soon by Dr. Capella and wondering if I should ask him for butt implants as well. Thanks!!
I had a remote consultation with Dr. Capella and specifically asked him about butt augmentation and he said it varies among surgeons but that he didn't do them. The surgeon I went with (in the DC area) does do them and I am THRILLED with my results. Try pulling all of your loose skin up and imagine it being gone, and see how flat your butt looks. My surgeon took my tissue and made me what he calls a "small badonkadonk" lol. I love it love it love it. I will try to get a pic and post it - I can't seem to take pics of my behind but I can ask a friend. Perhaps see what he says if you ask him. I have seen Nikke's pics from the work he did on her and she looks fabulous so he obviously does do great work :)
I loooooved my doctor! He is Dr. Joseph Michaels and he has an office in Rockville and in Northern Virginia. Here is his website. http://www.josephmichaelsmd.com
I could NOT be more thrilled with my breast lift, lower body lift, and the butt augmentation using my own tissue. Today I am 3 weeks post op and swelling is minimal, I am 100% mobile and back to work and walking and living my regular life :)
Chris
HW/225 - 5'1" ~ SW/205/after surgery 215 ~ CW/145~ BMI-25.8~Normal BMI 132 ~DS Dr Rabkin 4/17/08
Plastics in Monterrey - See Group on OH Dr Sauceda Jan 13, 2011
LBL, BL, small thigh lift, arms & a full facelift on 1/17/11 UBL 1/21/13
Love my Body by Sauceda
Im glad to hear of at least one patient having had success with buttock implants. They generally have a high complication rate in the best of hands, and you are going to find a large number of surgeons simply opting not to perform them. My preference is to use the patient's own tissue as a "flap", which has a very low complication rate.
Plastic Surgery
Houston, Texas
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I can say that my autoaugmentation of my rear end is one of the very best things about my body sculpting. Not painful to me and great results!
HW 420 SW 369 Pre-Op -51 lbs; M1-19;M2-15;M3-14;M4 -14;M5-13; M6- 14;M7-14;M8-10;M9-11;M10-11;M11-9;M12-7;M13-7;M14-5; M15-7; M16-8. M17-3. M18-6; M19-5. Goal of 200 (220 Lost) Reached Month 15. Goal of 180 (240 lost) reached at 18 months 10 days on 4/.20/13. 57% body weight lost@180. Now on maintenance. Low weight 169.
Beyond Goal
The flaps can prevent too much flattening of the buttocks after the lift corrects the loose skin, and also provide additional padding tot he tailbone area, which can be very uncomfortable for some people.
Plastic Surgery
Houston, Texas
www.DrLoMonaco.com
www.BodyLiftHouston.com