Watch Your Back(side)
Fuller backside is back in business again
The definition of beauty changes all the time, from full-figured ladies in the renaissance period to rake-thin supermodels of the twentieth century. Stick-thin model-like figure is now ousted as it promotes anorexia and other eating disorders among women. Now the trend is opting for a healthier body image – toned and well-proportioned.
These days, full figured curvy ladies are certainly considered top beauties as opposed to skinny. Many superstars are famous for their round hips. Puerto Rican singer/actress Jennifer Lopez, along with many other famous Latino beauties, has sparked a new craze in cosmetic surgery — buttock enlargement or Gluteoplasty.
Those who desire a more beautiful, rounded, or firmly shaped backside can now realize their dreams by undergoing buttock enlargement surgery. This procedure, designed to enhance the size of the buttocks, can be done by using solid or cohesive silicone implants or the patient’s own body fat (fat transfer). The implant is placed between the thick, white connective tissue called the fascia and the muscle itself. The implants are placed above the sitting area so you never actually sit on them. Once the implants are placed, five- or six-centimeter vertical incisions will be made where the cheek meets the back of the thigh. Very little bleeding is expected. The procedure takes about two or three hours.
Following the surgery, patients must avoid sitting on the buttocks until healed. There will be pain, bruising and some discomfort during the recovery period. Buttock implant patients will not be able to lie on their backs for about two weeks. Wearing a compression garment is recommended to hold down swelling.
Initially, the implants are quite high on the buttock as the area is still swollen. Patients are encouraged to do stretching exercise immediately after surgery and perform the exercise five times a day with a repetition of five times to promote healing. It will take at least three months for all the swelling to subside and for the implants to settle into their normal position.
