Aim: The definition of beauty has changed in the last 10-
15 years where women seek more a highly defined curved
body regarding buttocks in relation to the waist and thighs.
The supragluteal area needs a long learning curve to have a
smooth transition between the back and gluteal region. In our
study we adopted a single port liposuction for this technically
difficult region using a curved liposuction cannula instead of
the usual three port site incisions and a straight cannula
adopted by many surgeons.
Method: From 2017-2020, 94 Female patients had gluteal
augmentation using fat grafting and liposuction of the lower
trunk, age ranging from 22-54 with a mean age of 32. Studying
the use of a single incision in the intergluteal crease for
liposuction of the supragluteal area using the curved shaft
liposuction cannula size 3mm and size 4mm to reach the
desired contour instead of adding another two paramedian
supragluteal incisions. The main goal is to reach the upper
lateral supragluteal region.
Results: The transition zone between the lower back and
buttocks was greatly achieved with a very high surgeon and
patient satisfaction in more than 85% of the cases. (80 cases),
There was no any major aesthetic complication in terms of
Step-off's, irregularities, over-resection or musculanization.
Conclusion: Curved liposuction cannulas can greatly
contribute to minimizing unnecessary extra incisions to reach
various areas in the body specially the technically challenging
upper outer supragluteal region as mentioned in our study.