GlutealArmonic®
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It is recommended that gluteal implant surgery should not be performed in the following cases:
- Patients who have active infections anywhere in the body.
- Patients with uncontrolled diabetes due to a greater risk of infection and healing problems.
- Obese patients should not receive gluteal augmentation due to the higher-than-average risk of developing seromas that their weight may entail. Obesity increases the shear force (or positional stress) in the gluteal region, making the collection of fluids during recovery more likely.
- Patients who show tissue characteristics clinically incompatible with gluteoplasty, such as tissue damage resulting from radiation, inadequate tissue, compromised vascularity or ulceration.
- Patients with any condition – or treatment – determined by the surgeon to constitute an unjustifiable surgical risk (e.g., unstable cardiovascular disease, coagulopathies, chronic pulmonary problems, etc.)
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Because gluteal implant surgery is performed using general anesthesia, it is associated with the same risks as other invasive surgical procedures. After gluteal implant surgery, patients might experience the following over the first few weeks:
- Swelling
- Hardness
- Discomfort
- Itching
- Bruising
- Twinges
- Pain over the first few weeks
Potential adverse events that may occur with silicone gel-filled gluteal implant surgery include:
- Wound dehiscence
- Hematoma
- Seroma or edema in the implantation area
- Infection
- Loss of the implant as a result of muscle dehiscence and implant extrusion/exposure
- Ptosis
- Implant rupture
- Capsular contracture
- Sciatic paresthesias
Because gluteal implant surgery is performed using general anesthesia, it is associated with the same risks as other invasive surgical procedures.
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After gluteal implant surgery, patients might experience swelling, hardness, discomfort, itching, bruising, twinges and pain over the first few weeks.
Potential adverse events that may occur with silicone gel-filled gluteal implant surgery include: wound dehiscence, hematoma, seroma or edema in the implantation area, infection, loss of the implant as a result of muscle dehiscence and implant extrusion/exposure, ptosis, implant rupture, capsular contracture, sciatic paresthesias ) and others. Talk to your doctor about other complications. -
GlutealArmonic® implants are not lifetime devices. However, the life expectancy of a silicone gluteal implant cannot be precisely estimated, as there are many factors beyond the manufacturer´s control that can affect the longevity of a device. The time period varies from patient to patient. Some patients could need replacement surgery few years after the primary procedure while others can have their implants intact for 10 years or longer. Therefore, the life expectancy of the implant cannot be guaranteed. For safety, as well as the most beautiful and healthy outcome, it is important that the patient returns to their plastic surgeon's office for follow-up evaluation every month within six months after the surgical procedure and yearly for the first 10 years. During the 10-year follow-up visit the surgeon will assess whether or not it is advisable to remove and replace the implants.
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