Buttock augmentation 2359530 225348610 2008-07-13T05:53:26Z AliceJMarkham 2570285 cleanup, remove what appears to be a copyvio from a brochure or similar {{Expand|date=December 2007}} {| border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right" | [[Image:Back without padding.JPG|frame|<div style='text-align: center;'>'''before<br/><br/>'''</div>]] || [[Image:Back with padding.JPG|frame|<div style='text-align: center;'>'''simulated after (using [[hip and buttock padding]])'''</div>]] |} There are two types of '''buttock augmentation''': * The lifting of the buttocks. * The [[surgery|surgical]] enlargement of the [[buttocks]] through the insertion of a moulded synthetic implant or through the use of substances such as [[elastomer]]. == Brazilian butt lift == The most common type of shape-modifying injections to the bottom is the "Brazilian butt lift", although the procedure is also called fat injections, [[fat transfer]], or fat grafting. It usually consists of a combination of [[liposuction]] around the buttocks and many injections of fat into the buttocks. The fat is harvested by liposuction from the patient's buttocks, abdomen or elsewhere. The fat is processed and purified before it is reinjected. Depending on the amount of augmentation needed, the patient may need to undergo a significant number of injections, which are made at various sites and depths in the buttocks. ==Implants== Buttock implants are "stronger than [[breast implant]]s" and made of an [[elastomer]] that cannot leak. Implants are placed using a small incision atop of the muscles above the sitting area and below the surrounding [[fascia]] to secure them. A previous technique of intermuscular augmentation only augmented the upper third of the buttocks whereas implants can address the entire area. The incision [[scar]] will normally heal such that it is barely visible by approximately one year after surgery. In some countries, it is permissible for buttock augmentation to be done using beads of [[acrylic glass]] that are injected in much the same way as fat obtained by liposuction. == Transgender == Surgical buttock augmentation is sometimes performed on [[Transsexualism|transsexual]] and [[transgender]] women who wish to have more feminine buttocks. Genetically women's bodies typically have a more pronounced curve of the hips than transgender women, so the goal is to create a more [[Femininity|feminine]] body shape. This type of surgery is sometimes also referred to as "hip augmentation"<ref>[http://www.citypaper.net/articles/041698/mi.gayclubs.shtml Outrageous<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> or ''hip enlargement''<ref>[http://www.genderandhealth.ca/en/modules/sexandsexuality/gss-transgendered-issues-03.jsp Male-to-Female Transsexuals<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. This surgery may take the place of the usage of [[hip and buttock padding]]. == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.mybodypart.com/genital-surgery-butt-surgery.html Genitalia and Butt Surgery - MyBodyPart] {{Transgender footer}} [[Category:Plastic surgery]] [[Category:Implants]] [[Category:Transgender people and behavior]] [[Category:Prosthetics]]