Male Buttocks Implants

Male Buttocks augmentation can reshape, increase the volume, and lift the gluteus.

This is a relatively new field in aesthetic surgery; however, in recent years, this type of operation has become popular, particularly in big cities like Rio de Janeiro, Sydney and Los Angeles.

Plan your treatment

The consultation

There are two options:

1. Enlargement with fat transfer (your own fat)
2. Use a variety of different sizes and shapes of buttock implants from which to choose.

The decision is made based on each person’s individual wishes and general body build. Normally, anyone in average physical condition or good health can be a candidate for buttock augmentation surgery.

The surgery

Fat transfer: This is a minimally invasive procedure that comprises fat suctioning from another part of your body, purifying it and transplanting it into the buttock area to look as natural as possible. It is generally performed under general anaesthetic or local anaesthetics with twilight sedation as a day case, you will return home the same day, have a quicker recovery time and is less painful than buttock implants.

Male Buttocks Implants: This is a more extensive operation, but it gives permanent results. It involves making a 5-7cm single incision over the tailbone in the midline. Through this incision, the buttock muscle (gluteus maximus) is identified and dissected to create a large enough pocket for the implant.

The patient will need to stay in the Hospital overnight. Pain medications are typically prescribed to help with the discomfort. Some patients will need drains overnight.

There is typically minor swelling and bruising after buttock augmentation, and the results will be noticeable immediately after surgery. The procedure is done under general anaesthesia or/and epidural anaesthetics.

After Surgery

Fat transfer: Quicker recovery, pain usually tolerated with simple analgesia.

Male Buttocks implants: The patient may be very uncomfortable for the first few days. It is difficult to turn in any position to get comfortable. It is advisable that someone be with the patient for the next several days just to help get out of bed, prepare meals, and so forth. It will take a few days before the patient finds it more comfortable to walk about and get back to everyday activities.

The dressing should remain dry and intact for a few days. Seven days after surgery, the patient will be reviewed at the clinic for a wound and implant check.

What are the risks associated with this procedure?

Plastic surgery, like any surgical procedure, carries inherent risks and potential complications.

Please read our Risks and Complications of Plastic Surgery page.

Getting you back to work and daily activities

Fat transfer: Return to light work in 2 days’ time, daily activities in 7-10 days.

Buttock implants: Full activities, including gym, work, bicycling, and running, can generally be resumed around four weeks following surgery.

Buttocks Reduction and Recontouring

Aesthetic surgery of the buttocks encompasses many methods. Patients may seek to enhance buttock shape with liposuction, buttock lift, buttock implants or fat transfer procedures. Patients with traumatic buttock injuries and contour deformities from injections also require correctional procedure, often with fat injections, and autologous tissue flaps. The dramatic increase in body contouring after massive loss associated with bariatric surgical treatments for obesity has also extended to buttock contouring. Weight loss giving flat buttock deformities are often severe in nature and pushing the need for buttock enhancement surgery.

It is also imperative to recognise the buttock reshaping surgery should address the whole back, flanks, hip and thigh as one unit, it is a rather back, buttock and thigh remodelling procedure.

Recent studies in evolutionary biology have suggested a strong correlation between the “hour-glass” figure and general physical and psychological health. This correlation is best summarized by an ideal waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 that transcends cultures, is temporally stable, and is cross-generational.

The function of the buttock musculature instability and gait is a key consideration and usually has an influence on the procedure chosen.

Dr Barnouti feels that no procedure should be carried out on the buttock area or the posterior contour without a full assessment and comprehensive understanding of the complexity of it. Patients looking for treatment should be made aware about the potential risk factors related with any surgical procedure.

Plan Your Surgery

The consultation

It is essential to recognise the differences between the female and male buttocks. A woman’s buttock is characterised by curvy lines, round volumes and prominent projection, while straight lines, square volumes and side depressions characterise a man’s buttock. A full assessment and knowledge of all the above is critical and should be brought to the attention of the patient before surgery.

The surgery

Diverse techniques suit different patients for buttock contouring surgery. They comprise minimally invasive procedures, liposuction, buttock lifting procedures, and buttock enhancement with lipofilling or implants procedures.

After Surgery

You will need a simple compression dressing in the back area for a week. During that period, you will also require painkillers and antibiotics. A follow-up appointment will be arranged for the removal of the dressing and a wound check. The sutures are dissolvable.

Back to work and normal activities

We encourage you to walk immediately after surgery, although you must take it lightly for the first 24-48 hours. You will be back to light duties in one week.

Back to normal activities in 2-4 weeks.

Buttocks Liposuction

Liposuction is the most commonly performed plastic surgery in Australia. This method reshapes the body by permanently removing localised fat deposits. Usually, the suctioning is performed in the lower back above the buttocks, the back of the thigh just below the buttock fold, or on the hip at the side of the buttock.

The Consultation

During the consultation, you’ll be able to talk to your Plastic Surgeon, Dr Barnouti, about the changes you would like to make in your appearance. Dr Barnouti will explain the different options available to you, the procedure itself, its risks and limitations.

He will start with a physical examination to assess your overall weight, skin and muscle tone, and fat deposits in various parts of your body. He will also document your complete medical history and any medications that you are currently taking.

Keep in mind that the bigger your goals, the more work you will have to do to achieve them. If you are just concerned about removing fat, liposuction alone will achieve that goal.

Be sure to ask all your questions about the procedure and see photos of the surgeon’s recent liposuction surgeries before and after treatment.

The Surgery

The surgeon will mark the specific areas of the body where the fat will be removed. An intravenous (IV) line will be inserted in a vein in your arm to make sure the fluid level in your body remains in balance. You or your surgeon may choose general anaesthesia, or you may choose local anaesthesia and a sedative for relaxation.

During the procedure, Dr Barnouti makes a tiny incision in the skin, typically in or near the buttock crease, and introduces a thin cannula into the fatty area. The cannula breaks up the fat deposits and sculpts the area to the desired proportions. The unwanted fat is suctioned out with a vacuum cannula.

In the super-wet technique, a saline solution containing a local anaesthetic and adrenaline is injected into the area to be treated, which makes the fat deposits easier to break up and extract. This additional fluid also minimises trauma to the surrounding tissue, reducing swelling and post-operative pain. The administration of adrenaline also decreases bleeding during surgery, further reducing risks.

The tumescent method, in which even larger amounts of liquid solution are injected, has similar benefits.

A fairly new technique, water jet soft liposuction, uses water jets to liquefy the fat and numb the area before fat suction. Like the super-wet and tumescent techniques, the water jet technique minimises trauma, bruising, and blood loss. It is predominantly useful for small and moderate amounts of fat.

Dr Barnouti will choose the best procedure for you. His choice will be determined by a combination of factors, including the precise area to be treated, the amount of fat to be removed and your preferences.

After The procedure

For a day or two, you should expect to feel tired, as though your body has been through a workout – and it has! Your hips and legs will be stiff and sore, and you could experience some pain, burning, swelling, bleeding or temporary numbness. You will be prescribed simple analgesic medication to relieve this initial discomfort.

Your doctor may prescribe an antibiotic ointment to stop infection at the incision sites. Your stitches will be removed in a week to 10 days unless they dissolve independently.

You will be fitted with a tight compression garment to be worn for up to six weeks after your surgery. This specially designed garment will help reduce pain and swelling and help your body settle into its new shape.

Getting you back to work and normal activities

Most of the bruising and swelling should subside within three weeks. You will be able to commence light activity as soon as possible. If your work is fairly sedentary, you can return to work within a few days.

You should avoid vigorous activities for 4 weeks as your body heals, but within 4-6 weeks, you should be able to resume all normal activities.