I have tailbone pain do to large amount of weight loss. Can fat be injected into the buttocks to help with this?

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I have lost a large amount of weight and lost a large amount of fat in my buttocks.because of this i have constant tailbone pain. I had injections for the pain in my tailbone as well as therapy. Is it possible to have from other parts of my body injected into my buttocks to help with cushioning of my tailbone.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

One option for chronic tail bone pain (coccydynia), which presumably is do to a loss of soft tissue buffer between it and the skin, is to add fat. Fat injections are one method to do it but a more effective fat grafting option would be a dermal-fat graft. This is a more reliable method to have the fat survive. With your weight loss you have plenty of harvest site options.

Daniel Shapiro, MD · Answer

It is possible to have fat transferred from one area of your body to another, such as your buttocks. Consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon for a personal evaluation and a discussion of your best options.

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