How Will My Butt Look After Implants Removal?

Wilberto Cortes Plastic Surgeon | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Houston, Texas

Dr. Wilberto Cortes is a plastic surgeon who practices in Houston, Texas. He received numerous awards and distinctions during college and graduated Magna Cum Laude. As he pursued his dream of becoming a plastic surgeon, he was accepted at Ponce School of Medicine, a U.S. accredited medical school located in Ponce, Puerto... more

Buttock implants surgery is a trendy procedure to enhance the size and shape of your buttock. Previously, only celebrities used to make their butt bigger with implants; however, now thousands of everyday women undergo the surgery each year. The procedure delivers effective and long-lasting results.

Butt implants surgery involves the use of highly durable, solid silicone implants. Unlike breast implants, buttock implants are permanent and don't require removal as long as complications like implant dislocation, infection, or capsular contracture don't occur.

If these complications do occur, the patient may be required to have the implants removed. There is also a possibility that the patient may not like the aesthetic results after the surgery and decide to go for implants removal. Many patients ask how their butt will appear after the removal of the implants. In this article, we will discuss how implants removal will affect the look of your butt.

The Appearance of the Butt After Implants Removal

After removal of the buttock implants, you will lose the aesthetic outcome achieved with the implants. If your butt was bigger as a result of the implants, they would become flatter and smaller after the removal of the implants. In other words, implant removal will reverse the results of the butt implants surgery. Unfortunately, you may also experience other aesthetic problems after the removal of implants.

Depressions and indentations are common side effects of buttock implants removal. Furthermore, if you are removing your butt implants after a long time, you can expect the skin in your buttocks to become saggy and hanging. Your buttock contour will also be negatively affected after implants removal. The firmness of your butt will be lost, and they will appear aesthetically less pleasant.

There are many patients who assume that the removal of the buttock implants will not affect the results. This is absolutely wrong. The improvements in the size and shape of your butt will stay with you as long as the implants are left in. Removal of the implants will make your butt smaller, flatter, and saggier. You may also get dimples and cellulite on your buttocks after the butt implants removal surgery. There is also a risk that your butt will become asymmetrical after the removal of the implants.

Many patients ask whether their butt will become saggy after the removal of the butt implants. It depends on a number of factors. As stated earlier, the period the implant has remained in your body is a strong determining factor here. Additionally, it depends on the size of the butt implants. If the implants are smaller, your butt may not become very saggy; however, if the implants are large, your butt will become saggy after the removal of implants. Your skin quality and elasticity will also play a role here. If your skin has good elasticity, your butt may not become saggy after the removal of the butt implants.

Given the negative effects of butt implants removal on the size, shape, and contour of the butt and on your overall body outline, patients should make a judicious decision. You should keep these facts in mind before undergoing the butt implants surgery.

How is the Implant Removal Carried Out?

In most cases, the original incisions placed at the time of the buttock augmentation surgery will be used to remove the implants.

After the incision is reopened, the plastic surgeon will locate and access the implant with special surgical tools. The implant will then be removed, and the incision will be sutured. You may be required to spend a night in the hospital after the surgery so your health could be monitored.

The surgery to remove the implants is a major operation, just as the buttock augmentation. You will not be allowed to sit or sleep on your butt for a few weeks, and you’ll go through a complete recovery process. The surgery also entails a number of risks. The recovery can take between one to two weeks.

At this point, it is important to be emotionally and psychologically prepared to witness your new butt that has changed in shape. Some patients might experience lower self-esteem afterward. If you observe that your butt has become aesthetically unwelcoming after the surgery, you may choose to get them treated through fat transfer.

Improving Your Buttock after Implant Removal

Given the negative effects of butt implant removal, many patients want to treat the resulting aesthetic flaws in other ways. A popular procedure to enhance your buttocks after the butt implant removal surgery is the fat transfer procedure. This procedure can help restore much of the aesthetic qualities of your buttocks lost due to the removal of the implants.

The fat transfer surgery involves injecting your own body fat into your butt. If you have excess fat on your body, it will be removed via liposuction and then transferred to your butt via special needles. Incisions will not be placed on the butt because needles are used for transferring the fat to the target areas. The surgeon will contour your butt during the fat transfer. After the procedure, your butt will appear bigger, toned, shapelier, and aesthetically appealing.

Conclusion

Even though most patients do not need buttock removal, some do need it for different reasons. Removing the buttock implants will affect the size and shape of the butt in many ways. After the procedure, your butt will appear aesthetically unwelcoming. The size of the butt will decrease, and its shape will change.

The butt may also become saggy after the implants removal surgery. Also, dimples, cellulite, and depression may emerge on the buttocks. Fortunately, you can use the fat transfer procedure to restore the appearance of your butt after the removal of the butt implants. However, you must have excess fat on your body to qualify for the fat transfer surgery. 

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