Indents in Hips Due to Tight Jeans?

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I've been wearing tight jeans for years and because of that I now have indents in my hips. What are my options to "undent" my hips? I have very visible indents in my hips, I'm guessing from wearing pants that were way too tight when I was younger. I was thinking of getting fat injected into them. - Is that a good idea? - Will it cause dimpling? - Will I forever have to wear loose fitting pants so it doesn't push the fat away?

Young R. Cho, MD, PhD · Answer

I have been very pleased with Sculptra as a way to fill out buttock and hip indentations.  I find that the procedure requires little to no downtime and is office based.  I have done minor dimples, hip dimples, to full buttock augmentations, albeit the latter is for people who want a modest augmentation and with little fat to donate.  At times, if the indentation is associated with a scar, then subcision or a scar release may also be warranted.alternatively, fat grafting is a great option.  You have to budget the downtime and do require enough donor fat for the procedure.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

This is a common request.  I frequently transfer fat to the hip area at the time of the Brazilian buttlift. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs fat transfers hundreds of times per year.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Steven H. Williams, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question -

	 

	It is hard to know exactly what caused the contour deformity you report.  It is probably not your clothes.  

	 

	Fat transfer is an excellent method to permanently improve these area.  In our San Francisco area practice small amounts of fat transfer can be performed under local anesthesia in typically less than an hour with good result.

	 

	I hope this helps!

Steven Turkeltaub, MD · Answer

Without photos that may help illustrate your problem, it is difficult to accurately recommend what specifically would be the treatment of choice for you. However, the two most likely approaches would be either liposuction, fat injections or a combination.

	To best determine what may be right for you, I suggest that you contact a board certified plastic surgeon in your area.

Samir Shureih, MD · Answer

Indents in the hip area are best treated with fat transfer.

	Fat is taken from areas that are not desired and cleaned then transfered to the indented areas.

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