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Gluteal augmentation surgery: indications and surgical management.

Harrison D, Selvaggi G

Department of Plastic Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, The Wellington Hospital, St. John's Wood, London NW8, UK.

The most common surgical techniques performed for gluteal augmentation employ the use of implants and a combination of liposuction/lipo-injection procedures. We review the major literature concerning this subject with emphasis on gluteal implants, the various indications, surgical techniques and complications are discussed and we present some of our cases. Contour reconstruction, indications such as malformation, asymmetry, trauma and radiotherapy may require custom-made or regular implants, liposuction or lipo-injection procedures and sometimes free flaps. Gluteal implants for aesthetic purposes are widely used, particularly in South America, are easy to perform with a high success rate, whereas lipS200osuction and lipo-injection procedures require considerable experience in Coleman fat injection.

Published 9 July 2007 in J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 60(8): 922-8.
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