Buttock Contouring - Introduction

Stomach, legs, buttocks - it is not without reason than gymnastic schools and fitness centers spend significant amounts of time assisting members with exercises designed to tighten these areas. Nowadays, a firm figure with a well-formed butt are absolute beauty musts, but not everyone achieves their ideal figure. When sports and long-term changes in dietary habits cannot achieve real improvements, plastic surgery may be asked, where applicable, to help those affected with a corrective procedure to the posterior - most commonly with the aid of posterior reduction.

Unfortunately, a weight increase causes unaesthetically pleasing fat spots to appear not only on the stomach, but also on the buttocks in many cases. However, these shapes do not prevent one from having an attractive figure when wearing jeans. Likewise, the butt does not exactly look "firm" after serious weight loss. It can be frustrating when one's ideal weight is achieved as the result of a strict diet, but one's figure still does not match one's desires. For these reasons, a posterior tautening procedure ("butt lift") is often desired. The enhancement of the posterior is also possible in the case of a butt that is too small or too flat.

Which type of posterior correction is right for you naturally depends on your personal situation. In some cases the three possibilities, reduction, tautening (tightening), or enhancement, are combined. Posterior reduction is normally accomplished via liposuction and, if necessary, subsequent lifting of the skin. In this case, stable musculature in the posterior is an important precondition. For posterior enhancement, either implants or the transplantation of one's own body fat are employed in order to achieve the desired posterior form.

Prior to an operative posterior correction, your general health condition must first be determined. The form and composition of your posterior are documented precisely and the possible results are discussed. The type and scope of the operative procedure depends on the method of treatment: during liposuction, local anaesthesia is normally sufficient, while for larger-scale procedures, general anaesthesia is necessary. Normally, a clinic stay of one to two days is required so that, among other things, necessary aftercare measures can be carried out correctly. Pains and cases of swelling which arise as well as other complications can be effectively treated in the first days after the operation. In the following six weeks, special support hose must be worn in order to prevent the accumulation of tissue fluids. For posterior correction with the aid of implants, you are not allowed to sit down for a few days so that the shape of your butt is not negatively influenced. After about four weeks, you can usually once again resume normal daily life.

After six months at the latest, you can anticipate the final results: a markedly more aesthetically proportioned butt and typically substantially tighter skin. As with all procedures, an operative posterior correction carries the possibility of complications of a medical or aesthetic nature. Among these are wound healing disturbances or bleeding; it may also be the case that you are not completely satisfied with the results. Therefore, please discuss all possibilities and individual risks thoroughly with your doctor.