Bigger isn’t always better—especially if it puts your health at risk. Although butt augmentation offers significant benefits, it is important to note that some butt enhancement techniques are among the riskiest.
Some women seek butt enhancements through unsafe and uncertified means, such as loose silicone injections and other unknown substances from black market injectors.
These injections are extremely hazardous and pose serious health risks that are causing women who have received them to get silicone removal procedures as soon as possible.
What Are the Risks of Getting a Black Market Butt Lift?
Many so-called medical professionals offer butt enhancement through the use of silicone injections at a cheaper cost than butt implants or Brazilian Butt Lift surgery. And many women have been swindled into considering this technique due to the price and the misunderstanding that silicone injections and silicone implants are not the same.
The silicone used in many of these injections is not medical-grade silicone since it is very difficult to get your hands on. Therefore, the actual substance being in your body is actually the same type of silicone used for common household repairs (think caulking and other such materials).
Black market butt injections can lead to numerous complications with a woman’s health, including:
Infection
Sepsis (blood infection)
Chronic pain
Inflammation
Cosmetic deformities
Change of sensation in the arms or legs
Tissue degeneration
Necrosis ( death of tissue)
While it might seem easy to brush off black market injections as a “young and dumb” decision with minimal physical complications, many patients are now coming forward with testimonies of horrifying results and life-threatening conditions. Loose injections have been known to harden in the body like cement or migrate to harmful areas in a goo-like substance.
If you receive silicone injections from an unlicensed provider and experience skin peeling, hardening, discoloration, a change in skin color, or itching, you must seek a well-trained health professional immediately.
How Can I Get My Silicone Injection Removed?
The best way to get illegal butt injections removed is by receiving the care and guidance of a board-certified plastic surgeon. A specialist in cosmetic butt enhancements is also ideal, as they will have mastered the buttocks’ anatomy.
Your surgeon will formulate your treatment plan based on the circumstances of your illegal injection, the injection content, and the symptoms you are experiencing.
After a proper assessment, incisions are created near your problem areas so that silicone can be removed. It is common for patients to undergo more than one silicone removal session to achieve optimal results.
What Are the Benefits of Getting Butt Enhancement From a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon?
One of the main benefits of getting a butt enhancement from a board-certified plastic surgeon is the ability to achieve satisfying results while ensuring your health. Unlike black market injections that you have no control over, medical-grade injections for butt augmentation with Sculptra® Aesthetic or your natural fat come with little risk when applied correctly.
Butt implants are also a safe method for butt augmentation, as they can be easily removed if complications arise. Additionally, butt implants are known to provide attractive curves for an extended period.
Want to Know More About Butt Enhancements in Miami, FL?
Patients who are considering butt augmentation with a Brazilian Butt Lift usually wonder how much downtime is required after surgery, especially those who wish to participate in outdoor activities during the warm summer months. Dr. Constantino Mendieta performs butt enhancement surgery using his signature “Highlight Liposculpting and Lipo Fat Transfer” 3D approach (also known as the Mendieta Technique) to provide results that look and feel natural. Prospective patients will be happy to know that they can enjoy the outdoors and be active shortly after their surgery, as long as precautions are taken to avoid injuring the newly transplanted fat cells.
Brazilian Butt Lift Recovery
During the initial consultation, Dr. Mendieta provides all patients with BBL recovery aftercare instructions that detail what they should do for optimal results and a smooth recovery. These directions will provide more specific time periods for when you can resume daily activities, work, and exercises based on your individual circumstances and the details of your procedure.
Some of the general guidelines for patients to follow after their Brazilian Butt Lift procedure include:
Wear the recommended compression garments daily (except when showering)
Avoid aerobic exercises and weight training activities that affect the buttock region
Refrain from sitting directly on the buttocks until cleared by Dr. Mendieta
Activity Timeline After a Brazilian Butt Lift
Weeks One and Two
For the first two weeks of recovery, Brazilian Butt Lift patients should refrain from putting pressure on the buttocks for longer than a few minutes at a time. During this time, you may sit only when absolutely necessary, using a very soft cushion or donut-shaped pillow to avoid sitting directly on the buttocks. Position yourself on your stomach or side when resting to prevent straining your posterior. Patients should take light walks as soon as possible after surgery to reduce the risk of developing blood clots. However, patients should not engage in strenuous cardio activities during the first few weeks.
Week Three
Most patients can return to work during the third week of their recovery, but they must use a soft cushion when sitting and continue to refrain from resting on their backside. Very light cardiovascular activities, such as walking and elliptical exercise, are allowed. However, patients are advised to focus more on weight training than aerobic activity so that the new fat cells in the buttocks will have a greater chance of stabilizing and surviving.
Weeks Four and Five
During the fourth and fifth weeks after surgery, patients should continue to use a cushion when sitting for prolonged periods. Slightly more intense activities can be performed, such as bicycling (with a soft seat) and faster-paced walking. During this period, patients can enjoy a day at the beach or pool; swimming can be resumed, and lying on the stomach when relaxing is recommended.
Weeks Six through Eight
Six to eight weeks after surgery, depending on how well your body responds to the procedure, more vigorous activities can be resumed. Once the fat cells have stabilized, you should be able to withstand the impact of exercises such as jogging or running. Patients can also enjoy playing outside sports, such as soccer and baseball.
Weight Fluctuations after Recovery
After the recovery period, the grafted fat will behave just like the fat cells in other areas of your body. Weight fluctuations will increase or decrease the volume of the buttocks in the same way the rest of your body will be affected. Your augmented butt will stay in proportion with your body as you gain or lose weight. Exercise will help maintain beautiful Brazilian Butt Lift results and enhance the muscular tone of your buttocks.
Please call 305.860.0717 or fill out our online consultation form to obtain more information about our butt enhancement procedures and schedule your initial consultation.
Los pacientes que están considerando el aumento de glúteos con el levantamiento de glúteos brasileño generalmente se preguntan cuánto tiempo deben permanecer en reposo después de la cirugía, especialmente aquellos que desean participar en actividades al aire libre durante los cálidos meses de verano. El Dr. Constantino Mendieta realiza una cirugía de aumento de glúteos utilizando su enfoque “Highlight Liposculpting and Lipo Fat Transfer” 3D, también conocido como la técnica de Mendieta, para proporcionar resultados que se ven y se sienten naturales. Los futuros pacientes se alegrarán de saber que pueden disfrutar del aire libre y estar activos poco después de este procedimiento, siempre y cuando se tomen precauciones para evitar dañar las células grasas recién trasplantadas.
Recuperación Después de un Levantamiento de Glúteos Brasileño
Durante la consulta inicial, el Dr. Mendieta proporciona a todos los pacientes instrucciones de postratamiento que detallan lo que deben hacer para obtener resultados óptimos y una recuperación sin problemas. Estas instrucciones incluirán períodos de tiempo más específicos para cuando pueda reanudar las actividades diarias, el trabajo y otros ejercicios según sus circunstancias individuales y los detalles de su procedimiento.
Algunas de las pautas generales que deben seguir los pacientes después de su procedimiento de levantamiento de glúteos brasileño incluyen:
Usar las prendas de compresión recomendadas diariamente (excepto al bañarse)
Evitar los ejercicios aeróbicos y las actividades de entrenamiento con pesas que afecten el área de los glúteos
Abstenerse de sentarse directamente sobre los glúteos hasta que el Dr. Mendieta lo autorice
Cronología de la Actividad Después de un Levantamiento de Glúteos Brasileño
Semanas Una y Dos
Durante las dos primeras semanas de recuperación, los pacientes de aumento de glúteos deben abstenerse de presionar los glúteos durante más de unos pocos minutos a la vez. Durante este tiempo, puede sentarse sólo cuando sea absolutamente necesario, utilizando un cojín muy suave o una almohada en forma de dona para evitar sentarse directamente sobre los glúteos. Colóquese sobre su estómago o costado cuando esté descansando para evitar forzar su parte posterior. Los pacientes deben realizar caminatas ligeras lo antes posible después de la cirugía para reducir el riesgo de desarrollar coágulos sanguíneos. Sin embargo, los pacientes no deben participar en actividades cardiovasculares extenuantes durante las primeras semanas.
Semana Tres
La mayoría de los pacientes pueden volver a trabajar durante la tercera semana de su recuperación, pero deben usar un cojín suave cuando estén sentados y abstenerse de descansar sobre su parte posterior. Se permiten actividades cardiovasculares muy ligeras, como caminar y ejercicios elípticos. Sin embargo, se recomienda a los pacientes que se centren más en el entrenamiento con pesas que en la actividad aeróbica para que las nuevas células de grasa en los glúteos tengan más posibilidades de estabilizarse y sobrevivir.
Semanas Cuatro y Cinco
Durante la cuarta y quinta semanas después de la cirugía, los pacientes deben continuar usando un cojín cuando están sentados por períodos prolongados. Se pueden realizar actividades más intensas, como andar en bicicleta (con un asiento suave) y caminar a un ritmo más rápido. Durante este período, los pacientes pueden disfrutar de un día en la playa o en la piscina; Se puede reanudar la natación y se recomienda acostarse boca abajo cuando se relaja.
Semanas Seis a Ocho
De seis a ocho semanas después de la cirugía, dependiendo de cómo responda su cuerpo al procedimiento, se pueden reanudar las actividades más vigorosas. Una vez que las células de grasa se hayan estabilizado, debería poder soportar el impacto de los ejercicios para quemar grasa, como trotar o correr. Los pacientes también pueden disfrutar jugando deportes al aire libre, como el fútbol y el béisbol.
Fluctuaciones de Peso Después de la Recuperación
Después del período de recuperación, la grasa injertada se comportará como las células de grasa en otras áreas de su cuerpo. Las fluctuaciones de peso aumentarán o disminuirán el volumen de los glúteos la misma manera que el resto de su cuerpo se verá afectado. El glúteo aumentado permanecerá en proporción con el cuerpo a medida que aumenta o pierde peso. El ejercicio ayudará a mantener los bellos resultados del levantamiento de glúteos brasileño y realzará el tono muscular de sus glúteos.
Llame al 305.860.0717 o complete nuestro formulario de consulta para obtener más información sobre nuestros procedimientos de aumento de glúteos y programar su consulta inicial.
Maybe you have glanced back when getting dressed for work or walked by a mirror in a department store. Does your buttocks appear too small for your body frame? Is the shape of your buttocks flat or even square in appearance? Do you have a buttocks that is loose and/or sagging due to weight fluctuations or aging?
Or maybe you have done every squat, lunge, and yoga pose to target your glutes with little to no results. Well, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, if you are in good health and have a positive attitude, then you may be a good candidate for buttock augmentation.
Butt Augmentation with the Brazilian Butt Lift
Once you have decided to move forward with cosmetic surgery and have selected an experienced, board certified plastic surgeon, you can discuss your goals. The surgeon will then go over the options that can best help you obtain your desired results. There are two Common types of buttock augmentation procedures. The most common is the Brazilian Butt Lift (aka: BBL).
Dr. Mendieta has extensive experience with BBL surgery and has perfected his technique with this procedure to provide his patients with exemplary results. The Brazilian Butt Lift has become extremely popular because of the numerous benefits it offers.
Customized BBL Surgery Results
During the BBL procedure, fat cells are obtained from an area of the patient’s body using liposuction. The fat is then purified and transferred to their butt for enhancement and reshaping. BBL surgery can create highly customized results. This is because your own fat tissue can be put in specific areas to sculpt your desired butt shape. Dr. Mendieta carefully injects pearl-sized drops of fat in layers near a blood supply to increase their viability.
Minimal Scarring and Downtime
Another advantage of the Brazilian Butt Lift is less scarring. There is also a faster recovery time compared to butt implants (due to the procedure being less invasive). Scarring is very minimal, and patients can return to work within approximately 10 to 14 days. However, patients must be careful not to disrupt the newly transferred fat. Exercise can be resumed after 6 weeks; and patients should use a pillow when sitting during the first 8 weeks.
Most liposuction incision scars are so small that they become barely visible over time. And because the fat is injected using fine needles, there is no scarring on the buttocks. Additionally, since your own fat tissue is used, there is no risk of an allergic reaction to the injected material.
Fat Reduction in Trouble Areas
The main benefit most patients love about the bbl surgery procedure is the minimization of stubborn fat in other areas of the body. The fat cells are commonly taken from the abdomen and sides of the waist, (aka: “love handles”) to enhance the buttocks. Therefore, the person will get a flatter abdomen, and more shapely waistline, with the enhancement of their buttocks.
Whether you want a butt that looks more round and toned; or just to reduce the appearance of drooping or sagging, the Brazilian Butt Lift can be a great option. Call Dr. Mendieta today at 305-860-0717 to learn more and see if you’re a candidate. .
Many of us did not enlist in the Battle of the Bulge. Yet, eliminating our bulges has become a constant struggle. Excess fat on the abdomen, hips, and thighs is resilient; and until recently, nothing positive has ever come from it.
What Does a Brazilian Butt Lift Do?
With the Brazilian Butt Lift (aka: BBL Surgery), patients can put their stubborn, unwanted fat to use. First, fat is removed from trouble areas via liposuction, slimming those areas down. The harvested fat is then purified and injected into the buttocks to enhance volume; and to improve the overall shape.
As if those weren’t advantageous enough, below are 4 more major benefits of the Brazilian Butt Lift:
1. Minimally Invasive
The butt lift portion of the procedure requires no surgery; as your fat is injected into the buttocks for reshaping. However, a short recovery time of 7 to 10 days is needed after the fat is harvested from your hips, thighs, or abdomen with liposuction. Just a couple of tiny incisions are created to permanently remove the unwanted fat from your body. This results in firmer and more attractive contours.
There are some risks associated with liposuction, including an abnormal reaction to anesthesia and infection. But these cases are rare and can often be easily avoided.
3. Lasting Results
The fat cells that are harvested during liposuction are permanently removed from the donor site. Even if the patient gains a significant amount of weight in the future, the areas that have been contoured using liposuction are likely to maintain their improved shape. Additionally, once the injected fat has successfully grafted to the body, it is there for good. Weight fluctuations can alter the size, but your new butt retains its shape.
4. Effective
Since some of the fat injected into the buttocks gets metabolized by the body, it is common practice to inject more fat than is needed to produce long-lasting results. Typically, the body absorbs about 20 percent of the injected fat, and the remainder will provide long-term improved contour to the buttocks. Injecting extra fat ensures that what does graft successfully is desirable.
With great pride, I specialize in buttocks enhancement via fat transfer. Although I do offer butt augmentation with the use of silicone implants, there is nothing like using a person’s own fat to sculpt his or her butt into a more flattering shape and size.*
My travels throughout the world, most recently to Europe and Chicago, have allowed me to lecture on my “Highlight Liposculpting and Lipo Fat Transfer” 3-D approach.
It has taken me about five to seven years to fully develop my 3-D approach. Through my teaching and studies, I have come to define the three variables that allow me to produce beautiful results.
Dr. Mendieta: Butt Enhancement Plastic Surgeon
The doctor (variable #1) who performs butt enhancement surgery via fat transfer must have the skills to do so.* As I continue to take part in symposiums and answer the questions of renowned medical professionals everywhere, it is clear that having an open-mind and open eye are crucial traits that will allow the doctor to become comfortable with this procedure.* I believe that the minute a person closes him or herself off and is held captive to self-imposed limits, the less the doctor will accomplish for the patient.* This is also a relevant philosophy to all individuals – closing yourself off means the less you will accomplish in life.
The technique (variable #2) – Buttocks enhancement via fat transfer – begins with liposculpting a certain area, or multiple areas, of the body. By suctioning excess fat from places such as the thighs, arms, or stomach, I am able to then harvest the fat and prepare it for butt enhancement after reshaping the original liposculpting sites. I perform this fat grafting procedure with precision and an extreme attention-to-detail, producing natural-looking, enhanced results.*
Before a surgeon performs this technique, however, it is important that he or she understands that this method is no cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all approach. It should be based on the patient’s anatomy (variable #3). All surgeons typically know why it is important to understand the patient’s body. But I ask the question: Now what are the differences?
The Highlight Liposculpting and Lipo Fat Transfer Approach
Although two women may choose the same procedure, their bodies are definitely not the same – their shapes are distinctive, the fat is stored differently, and their goals are unique. The Highlight Liposculpting and Lipo Fat Transfer 3-D approach provides me the opportunity to fully sculpt the buttocks, and in many cases its surrounding areas, using the patient’s anatomy as my compass.*
There are always possibilities and ways to improve upon my technique. This is why it is important to always think “outside the box;” the minute you begin making judgment, the more likely you are to create a bad experience.
Patients expect beautiful results, and through conscientious effort and perseverance, that is what we must deliver.
Después del período de recuperación, la grasa injertada se comportará como las células de grasa en otras áreas de su cuerpo. Las fluctuaciones de peso aumentarán o disminuirán el volumen de los glúteos la misma manera que el resto de su cuerpo se verá afectado. El glúteo aumentado permanecerá en proporción con el cuerpo a medida que aumenta o pierde peso. El ejercicio ayudará a mantener los bellos resultados del levantamiento de glúteos brasileño y realzará el tono muscular de sus glúteos.
Many of us did not enlist in the Battle of the Bulge. Yet, eliminating our bulges has become a constant struggle. Excess fat on the abdomen, hips, and thighs is resilient; and until recently, nothing positive has ever come from it.