Lower Body Lift with Incision Under Buttocks?

This is the classic Pitanguy operation.  It has largely been replaced by more modern procedures, as it had several problems.  It tended to flatten the curve of the buttock, and the scar tended to drift out of the buttock crease, onto the back of the thigh, where they could be quite visible.  Painful scars could make sitting difficult.

Modern lower body lifts do a better job of lifting the buttock, and placing the scar where it will be concealed by underwear or swimsuits.

That being said, sometimes, even after a well-performed LBL, a few patients will have some skin redundancy in the buttock crease area, and may benefit from a skin excision there.

I am affraid that there are many surgeons who are calling a circunferentiaol tummy tuck, a lower body lift.  These use the smae incision but are not the same.  A lower body lift in my practice has the following componenets:  circumferential tummy tuck, buttock lift, formal outer thigh lift, thigh lift in front, and correction of pubic laxity.  Most patients will also want a buttock augmentation at the same time.  Like many patients who I have seen recently, you will need a lower body lift revision.  See my gallery for more information.