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Buttocks Volume Augmentation with Submuscular Implants: 100 Cases Series
François Petit1, Mattia Colli1, Valerio Badiali1
1From Paris Plastic Surgery (private practice); Podgora 7 (private practice); and Istituto Estetico Italiano (private practice).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|February 23, 2022
Summary
Submuscular buttock implants offer a safe and reliable method for gluteal augmentation. This technique ensures implants are well-covered, protected, and virtually undetectable for natural-looking results.
Area of Science:
- Plastic Surgery
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Gluteal Augmentation
Background:
- Gluteal region aesthetic augmentation utilizes fat grafting and implants.
- Buttock implants have been used since the 1960s.
- Implant placement occurs in subcutaneous, subfascial, intramuscular, or submuscular planes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel submuscular gluteoplasty technique.
- To assess outcomes of primary gluteoplasty using submuscular implants.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 100 patients undergoing primary gluteoplasty.
- Utilized a new submuscular implant placement technique.
- Collected data on surgery time, implant volume, and complications.
Main Results:
- The most common complications were delayed wound healing and implant malposition (flipping).
- Submuscular placement allows for excellent implant coverage and concealment.
Conclusions:
- Submuscular implant positioning is a safe and reliable technique for buttock augmentation.
- This method provides optimal implant coverage, protection, and invisibility.
- Results suggest submuscular gluteal augmentation yields aesthetically pleasing and natural outcomes.
