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Question Regarding Sacral Fat Pad and Low Back Liposuction? (photo)

I am looking forward to an upcoming consultation in 3 weeks for abdominoplasty with liposuction of flanks, possibly low back. I carry extra skin on the front, but I have always noticed a sacral fat pad, regardless of weight, and with the flank and upper posterior hip fullness, it gives my bottocks a flatter appearance. Does the sacral fat pad respond well to lipo? Given its proximity to the bone and lack of underlying tissue are there any special considerations that I should ask my surgeon about?

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Sacral fat pad liposuction

The sacral fat pad is bothersome to some people and indeed it can be liposuctioned. I think it is a safe procedure and carries minimal risk to underlying bone and muscle as long as the surgeon has experience doing that area. Overall the liposuction has to be done conservatively over the sacral area.

Pre-Sacral Fat Pad Liposuction

The pre-sacral fat pad is very resistant to any form of diet and exercise and can quite nicely be reduced with small cannula liposuction. It is also an area that will hold a result very well and is unlikely to re-accumulate fat in the future.

Pre-sacral fat pad

The pre-sacral fat pad you describe is quite common. It tends to be quite resistant to exercise and diet. There is nothing particularly unique about it and so it responds well to liposuction. Not to worry about bone, etc., as an experienced surgeon should be able to knock this out safely, no prob. sek

Sacral fatty tissue What to do

The buttock profile is greatly enhanced by suctioning the area in the presacral region just above the buttock crease. I take it all. The skin is thick in this area. Interestingly, this fat is a bright yellow (with tucescent) as compared to love handle fat that is somewhat darker yellow in most cases. Not a biggie as far as the patient is concerned but when you do thousands of these, you notice this difference. Tell your plastic surgeon that... more

Sacral fat pad liposuction results are generally excellent

I always suction the sacral area thoroughly during flank and hip liposuction - a nice sacral contour creates the illusion of more buttock projection. Sacral liposuction is very effective.

Sacral Fat Pad responds well to liposuction

The area you illustrate does respond very well to liposuction. We have also used this fat to graft the buttock area and further improve the contour of the sacral/buttock area. The underlying skeleton does not pose a unique problem to an experienced surgeon.

Liposuction of the Back

Liposuction of the lower back responds beautifully. You may ask if the surgeon is particularly aggressive in this area does he/she use a small drain. Good luck. Dr. ES

Lower Back Liposuction

I routinely suction this area to improve contours and give the illusion of a more prominent buttock when performing the Brazilian buttlift. The area responds nicely to liposuction and should not have any contour irregularity afterwards.

Liposuction of the sacral fat pad yields predictably good results.

Excess fat over the sacrum is occasionally seen. Liposuction often yields an excellent result because the amount of surplus fat is modest and the skin is almost always in excellent condition.

Sacral Fat Pad Responds Well to Liposuction

The back and flanks aften respond extremely well to liposuction. As with other areas it may take three to six months to see the full result. but it is worth the wait.

Liposuction of sacral fat pad

Liposuction of the sacral fat pad works very well. A few things to know: • if it is done with your tummy tuck, you will be lying on the area and it will hurt. • the tummy tuck surgery will hurt a lot. • So to my patients, I recommend the tummy tuck first, • liposuction of the back and sacral fat pad - later. Hope this helps!