Buttock lift and your body

As we age our buttock begins to droop and change shape, although in the past we were more focused on our face, the attention now seems to have shifted to the other end.

The tight fitting body hugging garments that are being worn is also making us more aware of our bodies imperfections. It is no wonder that the surgeons are learning newer body procedures, and as techniques have evolved we are finding newer ways to lift or augment certain body parts that in the past we would let age gracefully.

Buttock lift reduces the amount of loose skin and fat on your thighs and/or buttocks. When both thighs and buttocks are operated on, it is sometimes known as a lower body lift.

The Buttock Lift is a relatively new procedure. The buttocks lift can be performed as a solo procedure or as part of the total body lift. The procedure improves the contour of the buttock and makes it "perkier".

Obviously, the procedure of choice will depend on what your anatomy is and what your specific goals may be. One has to evaluate the size, shape, and the skin quality before making any determinations.

Removing excess skin and tightening the skin above the upper part of the buttocks will lift the buttocks. If the buttocks are very large, the patient may first benefit instead from liposuction to reduce the overall size of the buttock.

If your buttocks are sagging, but you do not want an augmentation, the butt is lifted by removing tissue and tightening skin. If the sag is minimal, a "butt wedge" excision might be indicated. The tissue is excised at the buttock crease. This leaves a relatively unnoticeable scar at the buttock crease.

The actual size of an attractive buttock is determined by the individuals preference, although cultural influences will play a major role in establishing the ideal gluteal size. The gluteal size can be improved in several ways.

Good skin is skin with no stretch marks, no droopy or excess skin, no cellulite, no skin irregularities, no looseness to the skin. If someone has a young buttock with excellent skin tone but poorly distributed fat, then liposuction alone may be the answer.

In patients that have average skin tone with very little skin looseness, you may have some stretch marks, mild irregularities, mild cellulite, our options will depend on what the goals may be. If you have fatty deposits in the wrong area, then liposuction alone can improve the appearance. Many times fat transfers or an implant will add to the final results. The appearance can be improved without having to do a buttock lift.

Poor skin quality with usually presence a stretch marks is a great deal of skin looseness. You literally can grab the skin and lift it up a great distance. There is usually a great deal of cellulite and skin irregularities.

If loose and excess skin is present then no matter how much liposuction is done or what size implants will be placed, it will always look like a sack of potatoes or dirty diapers. This type of skin has only one solution, and that is the buttock lift.

The area that has the overhang needs to be carefully evaluated since it can be in three different areas: lower buttock, the inner part of the buttock or on the sides of the buttock.

However sometimes if you have a localized area especially in the lower buttock area, then you can perform a limited excision of the skin in this area and these scars are placed in the buttock crease.

The Buttock Lift can be done under local anesthesia or general anesthesia but typically performed under general anesthesia. For Buttock Lift technique, an ellipse of skin and fat is cut out from the upper part of the buttock at the junction with the lower back. Our surgeouns is very careful to hide the scar so that it is hidden even with a bikini bathing suit. The Buttock Lift is easily tolerated as an outpatient procedure.