Buttock Augmentation Surgery

Newport Beach - Orange County - California

For women who are unsatisfied with the size or shape of their buttocks, Dr. Hendricks provides them with the option of gaining the body contour they have always wanted through buttock augmentation surgery.

In his Newport Beach, California plastic surgery center, Dr. Hendricks helps women who are unable to develop their gluteal muscles, lack buttock fat, or simply want a better-contoured upper or mid-buttock area. The buttocks can be augmented either with your own fat or using an implant custom-designed specifically for your body shape.

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The Initial Consultation

If you are considering buttock augmentation in Newport Beach, or anywhere else in California, schedule an initial consultation with Dr. Hendricks. During your initial consultation, Dr. Hendricks will discuss with you what is unsatisfactory about the contour of your buttocks and what results you would like to achieve.

Dr. Hendricks will also inform you about the buttock augmentation procedure, what risks are associated with the procedure, what recovery will be like, and what results you can expect to see. You will also be able to view examples of different buttock implants and decide which type you would like to have.

Buttock implants are created out of a silicone elastomer that is a light, soft-solid. Silicone elastomer is the same material that facial implants, leg implants, and torso implants are made out of, and it is designed to resist wear and tear better than the saline filled implants that are used in breast augmentation.

After evaluating your body and determining if you are a good candidate for buttock augmentation surgery, Dr. Hendricks will schedule you for your buttock augmentation procedure.

The Procedure

During the buttock augmentation, you will be placed under general anesthesia. Depending on where you and Dr. Hendricks have decided, he will either make small incisions underneath each buttock, or in the natural crease where the buttocks comes together, near the anus.

After making the incisions, Dr. Hendricks will create the buttock implant pockets in either buttock. Once the implant pockets have been created, he will insert the buttock implants and position them so that they are symmetrical. He will then close the incision(s) and you will be able to begin recovery.

If you have augmentation with fat, the fat will be harvested from your abdomen or other areas and injected in the buttock region.

For more information, see Buttock Augmentation Risks and Complications.

Recovery

While recovering, you will need to wear a special undergarment to help support the position of the buttock implants and to reduce swelling. Since the buttock implants will be placed directly in the sitting area, you will be unable to sit or lie on your back for about two weeks. When using the bathroom, you will be encouraged to place as little pressure on the area as possible.

As you recover, it may look like the buttock implant appears too high on the buttock. This is natural and is a result of swelling occurring after the procedure. For some patients, it can take as long as a few months for swelling to completely dissipate and for the buttock implant to gain it's ultimate position.

If you had buttock augmentation using your own fat, recovery is very rapid and there are few post-operative restrictions.

Although you will be able and are encouraged, to stand and walk one or two days following the buttock augmentation, you should not return to work for at least two weeks. You will be able to return to more strenuous activities and exercise after about a month.

For more information, see Buttock Augmentation Questions.

If you are interested in improving the contour of your buttock through buttock augmentation surgery, contact Dr. Hendricks in Newport Beach, California to schedule your initial butt augmentation consultation today.