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Internal suture technique for improving projection and stability in secondary gluteoplasty
Carlos Alberto Jaimovich1, Marcelo Wilson Rocha Almeida, Leonardo Fernandes de Souza Aguiar
1Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Medical School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Abstract:
The most common indication for primary gluteoplasty is the aesthetic correction of gluteal hypoplasia; secondary gluteoplasty is directed toward asymmetry from misplaced implants, trauma or infection of the implant, and treatment of congenital and acquired deformities. In this study, the authors describe a new suture maneuver designed to improve the result in secondary gluteoplasties. To reduce the empty pocket spaces and guarantee the stability of the new (smaller) implants, anchoring circular interlocking sutures are placed into the two sheets of the fibrotic capsule, which makes it possible to place the implant in a more favorable position.