Do Buttock Suction Cups Actually Work?

If you spend any amount of time on social media, you've probably seen those oversized buttock suction cups attached to someone in a spa setting. It's a sight that stops your thumb mid-scroll—partly because it looks like a sci-fi experiment and partly because the results look almost too good to be true. We've all been there, looking for a way to get that lifted, toned look without having to spend three hours a day doing Bulgarian split squats. But before you rush out to buy a kit or book an appointment at the local body contouring studio, it's worth digging into what these things actually do. ...

February 18, 2026 · 7 min · Pare Villalobos