Is Smartlipo Effective on Gluteal Crease when the Skin is Loose?

asked 1 year ago by vasiliki1 in Greece
Latest answer by Edward Lack, MD
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4 answers to Is Smartlipo Effective on Gluteal Crease when the Skin is Loose?

The gluteal crease is not a site for smartlipo

A deepened gluteal crease or a hanging buttock may be improved with a Brazilian Butt Lift (fat transfer), a surgical butt lift, or fractional laser resurfacing. As liposuction further damages the ligament holding up the buttocks smartlipo may make the problem worse.

Edward Lack, MD
Chicago Dermatologist

Liposuction is sparingly done in the gluteal crease

Liposuction is done very sparingly in the gluteal crease so as not to remove the support from underneath. The buttock can sag if the crease or the upper thigh below the crease is thinned out too much.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

SmartLipo Shrinkage of Loose Buttock Crease Skin - Don't Bet you A** on It!

Regarding: "Is Smartlipo Effective on Gluteal Crease when the Skin is Loose?" WHY is the gluteal skin crease "loose"? Previous liposuction ? Buttock descent ? Other It has yet to be proven that SmartLipo is better than other liposuction modalities. Despite being on the market for several years and flooding the public with thousands of unsubstantiated claims of skin tightening and other superior attributes, we have as yet to see a single, controlled scientific... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon