Superficial Liposculpture

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Gluteal Fat Grafts

“…There are multiple choices, each one with its disadvantages such 9 100 103 102 10 93 99 95 11 100 104 102 12 91 94 91 13 100 102 100 14 98 101 100 15 93 96 94 16 86 88 86 17 99 103 100 18 85 86 85 19 92 93 92 20 105 107 106 21 88 89 88 Preop, preoperative as visible scars from cutaneous excision, high cost, and the need for a prosthesis implant [3,6,13,15,16,27,35,36]. The lack of buttock definition is a frequent issue for Latin women because of altered fat distribution in this region, with a periphery excess and a void in the superior area.…”

“…Next, 0.5-cm surgical incisions were made in the intergluteal crease, inferior gluteal crease, and midline of the thoracolumbar region. Liposuction was performed by the conventional tumescent technique using 3-and 4-mm blunt cannulas [13,37].…”

“…The development of liposuction by Illouz in 1977 [11,23] allowed plastic surgeons to improve body contours with minimal scars and provided the best way to obtain considerable amounts of fat grafts to accomplish this goal [19]. Fat obtained by lipoaspiration then was available to fill depressions and improve the gluteal shape [13,35,37]. Since the work of Guerrerosantos [16] in 1996 standardized a technique to prolong viability of injected fat in the buttock region, gluteal augmentation by fat grafting has become an increasingly common practice in many centers around the world [20,43].…”

Is There an Abdominal Lipoplasty for All Seasons?

“…Although extensive subdermal liposuction can cause skin necrosis, the procedure is safe when done over limited (1-2 cm) areas such as the TTIs. 27,28,[32][33][34][35][36] Vertical superficial/subdermal liposuction is then performed, enhancing the LA and LS, using an 6-to 8mm flat Becker cannula 37 from the lateral pubic area for the lower half and a 2.4-or 3-mm etching cannula through an access site at 6 o'clock of the nipple-areola complex. At the conclusion of the procedures the differential pinch tests are confirmed (8-10 mm over the rectus, 6-7 mm over the LS and LA, and 4-6 mm over the TTIs; Fig.…”

Superficial liposuction

“…Various taboos, such as not approaching the superficial layer at the risk of creating irregularities, had been established [2]. There was fear and doubt concerning the method, which nevertheless advanced in the world of plastic surgery and in the treatment of lipodystrophies [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10].…”