Hello
I'm Lim Jongmin, Plastic surgeon at SOON Plastic Surgery
Today, I'm going to talk about buttock enhancement
(Reasons behind why buttock sags)
As many people think, the elasticity of the skin decreases
which could also result in sagging of the buttock
That may be the case in general, but it is not always
Gaining a lot of weight at the buttock
can cause sagginess And even if you lose a lot of weight
can also cause sagginess at the buttock
Actually, you need to have some fat
around the bottom to give you that plump buttock
But too much or too little of that is one of the cause
(Types of buttock enhancement)
It's kind of vague to say that it's a type of butt enhancement
In the past, it was used with things like thread
to lift the skin
Because the buttock is a part where all the weight is put on
And because it kept moving, it was less effective
After that, a lot implants were used
This procedure was to fill the volume at the top of the buttock
to give an overall voluminous look to it
But when it came to implants it caused a lot of problems
such as discharge inside the skin and continuous pains
And the third method I'm going to explain is using the elasticum thread
Elasticum has been applied relatively recently
It's an elastic band made in Italy that doesn't melt
It covers all the outer part of the buttock
and by bringing everything to the middle, implants are not needed
With just the inner tissues, it can result in a firm buttock
It's a procedure that's designed
so that you don't feel weird in terms of pain or durability
(What method does SOON perform for buttock enhancement?)
Yes, firstly we perform buttock enhancement using elasticum
If there's enough fat tissue in the buttock
using elesticum would be enough
as it gathers it all together resulting in a firm lifted buttock
There are times when the tissues are a little insufficient
where it lacks overall volume and causing the top part of the buttock to sink
In that case, by using the elasticum for the lift
and fat transplants are also performed at the same time
(Who do you recommend buttock enhancement?)
Such a case is ambiguous
Actually, it is for those who are not confident with their buttock
Most patients that visit me would be people that went through some sort of diets
As I said before, if you lose weight drastically
One would experience sagginess from lack of the volume in their buttock
There are times when there is some fat left on the sides
Then, we proceed liposuction and use the fat that we pulled out
by performing a fat transplant where it is lacking. And for the sagging part
We would perform a lift using the elasticum
But depending on the patients condition
we make a lot of different combinations
So it's hard to say that we only use one type of method
(What are the recovery period?)
After the elasticum lift
At first, there's a feeling of tightening around the hips a little bit
It feels like as if someone is pinching
But by one or two weeks, you'll get use to it and it'll be okay
But when you had a fat transplant with lifting
Just getting the procedure done by the elasticum
It may hurt a little, but there's no problem sitting and lying down
But with the fat transplant, we recommend the patients to avoid any pressures
If there's too much pressure
There's a tendency for the fat to drop slightly
So there's more cautious when it comes with fat transplants
(What are the precautions before and after the procedures?)
Preoperative precautions are similar to general surgical precautions
Like anticoagulants or some things that can make the blood thin
or medication that interferes with the hemostasis
Or other medicines, herbal medicines. Find out what you take
and discontinue under consultation. There's also a must-have medicine
Like thyroid medicine or high blood pressure medicine
And people who have diabetes
needs blood sugar control. You need to discuss it beforehand
After the surgery, until the stitches are removed
Try to avoid getting wet
And If there's too much pressure
In case of fat transplantation, the rate of fat adherence may decrease
There's nothing to be particularly careful about, except what I told you
Things that patients say it's uncomfortable are
using the bathroom after the procedure
sitting and getting up from the bathroom could be uncomfortable
As there is a chance that it could get infected, so if you were to pay a little attention to that
there's nothing special to be careful of
(After the procedure, are there no pain when sitting down?)
No particularly
It might have this tightening sensation
like as if someone is pinching
But with that, after a week or two
you'll get use to it and it'll get better
(Does the buttock enhancement method change depending on different races?)
In general, Westerners have a wider pelvis
they also have more fat and muscle mass
So, just with elasticum lifting
it is enough for most Westerners
instead, the shapes that don't look pretty such as areas connecting to the thigh
or if there is excessive fat, liposuction is performed at the same time
But for Asians, especially young women
are almost short of fat than having excessive amount
So, even if was to lifted
It doesn't fill up the parts that are lacking or sagging
That's why you have to collect fat from here and there, and put it in
If you are too thin, there is no place to collect such fat
Actually, there are cases where it can't be proceed
(Last words)
Today we learned about buttock enhancement
Next time, I'll be back with more interesting and useful information
Thank you