Improving supragluteal contouring using curved liposuction cannulas introduced through a single midline port | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 January 2021 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejprs.2021.52748.1037 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Ashraf* 1; Ayman Noaman2; Ahmed Elnaggar3 | ||
| 1General surgery department, division of plastic surgery, Cairo University | ||
| 2Cairo university, faculty of medicine, plastic surgery department, Egypt | ||
| 3Plastic surgery, general surgery department, faculty of medicine, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: The definition of beauty has changed in the last 10-15 years where women seek more a highly defined curved body regarding buttocks in relation to the waist and thighs. The supragluteal area needs a long learning curve to have a smooth transition between the back and gluteal region. In our study we adopted a single port liposuction for this technically difficult region using a curved liposuction cannula instead of the usual three port site incisions and a straight cannula adopted by many surgeons. Method: From 2017-2020, 94 Female patients had gluteal augmentation using fat grafting and liposuction of the lower trunk, age ranging from 22 - 54 with a mean age of 32.Studying the use of a single incision in the intergluteal crease for liposuction of the supragluteal area using the curved shaft liposuction cannula size 3 mm and size 4 mm to reach the desired contour instead of adding another two paramedian supragluteal incisions. The main goal is to reach the upper lateral supragluteal region. Results: The transition zone between the lower back and buttocks was greatly achieved with a very high surgeon and patient satisfaction in more than 85% of the cases. (80 cases), There was no any major aesthetic complication in terms of Step-off’s , irregularities, over-resection or musculanization. Conclusion: Curved liposuction cannulas can greatly contribute to minimizing unnecessary extra incisions to reach various areas in the body specially the technically challenging upper outer supragluteal region as mentioned in our study. Level of Evidence: Therapeutic, V. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Liposuction; Buttocks augmentation; Fat grafting | ||
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