Enhancing Butts
Reported October 20, 2009
MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Many of us would like to have a smaller backside, but a growing number of people are actually going under the knife for a bigger, rounder butt. In fact, while the number of breast implants, liposuction, tummy tucks and facelifts all decreased from 2007 to 2008, butt augmentation increased nearly 10-percent.
J-lo has it. So does Beyonce. Kim Kardashian is famous for it. We’re talking about a bigger, rounder butt!
“The idea of having a full, firm butt is something that’s gained popularity in recent years,” Adam J. Rubinstein, M.D., F.A.C.S., a plastic surgeon in Miami, Fla., told Ivanhoe.
From 2000 to 2008, butt lifts increased 162-percent. Dr. Rubinstein enhances butts with fat grafts. First, he does liposuction.
“And then you use that fat and re-inject it into the buttocks,” Dr. Rubinstein told Ivanhoe. “This is your stuff. We’re taking your tissue and using it in your body.”
Once transferred, the fat creates a rounder, fuller butt. Risks include bleeding and infection.
“The fat that we remove in liposuction and put into the buttocks with transfer should go on and live as long as the patient does,” Dr. Rubinstein told Ivanhoe.
Anna Pagani had gastric bypass and shed 140 pounds. She decided to have a second butt lift.
“Feeling better about how you look helps in every way,” Pagani told Ivanhoe. “It was very good. It gave it a very good shape, you know, made it more even, more rounded.”
At almost 50 years old, she says she just wants to be happy in her own skin.
“Losing the weight and then fixing all the problems that were left from the overweight, it just makes me feel better,” Pagani said. “It makes me feel more confident.”
Of course, that confidence comes at a price. Butt lifts range from $8,000-$18,000.
The fat that is transferred will grow and shrink as the patient either gains or loses weight. Implants are another option for butt augmentation, where doctors actually insert silicone gel implants under the skin. Dr. Rubinstein says implants carry more risks like shifting, nerve compression and more pain.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Adam J. Rubinstein, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Miami, FL
(305) 792-7575
[email protected]
