title: Buttocks lifting: how and when to use medial, lateral, lower, and upper lifting techniques.
abstract: New buttocks-lifting techniques are evolving rapidly, with some so recent that very few surgeons have performed them. However, a few new principles may be drawn from the various techniques in an attempt to produce better results and minimize scars. The indications for use of a medial, lateral, lower, or upper buttocks lift are presented in this article. There is no technique for all seasons and a surgeon who intends to perform a buttocks lift must evaluate the four techniques and the indications for each. An intramuscular implant helps to improve results even further and should be used when appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Raul Gonzalez, Rua Amadeu Amaral 661, 14020-050 Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil. rg@raulgonzalez.com.br
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*