I had liposuction of the thighs and buttock done to help my lower body fit my upper body. The doctor took off way to much and tried to "improve my gluteal crease." It resulted in loose skin and ptosis as well as indentations near my hip bones. Is there a way to fix that with fat grafting? Is there a way to get my money back if it resulted in a deformity?
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July 18, 2011
Answer: Drooped buttocks and fat injections
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Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
On can often experience significant asymmetry after fat transfer especially if you started off asymmetrically and the doctor made amends for that by injecting more fat on one side than the other to compensate for such. basically the state to my patients that fat and swelling continue to...
In general the amount of fat harvested to do fat transfer to the face is much less than for liposuction/liposculpture for body contouring purposes. Because of this, the physiologic challenge to the body is significantly less and therefore generally "safer" with all other factors...
Many patients are severely stressed when their recovery is "timed" and calendar limited by deadlines. The closer you get to the event, the higher the stress. You are wise to ask what to expect, but understand that each patient heals at different rates based on your...
