Sagging Buttocks
Everyone wants a firmed, plumped, and rounded buttocks with gluteal folds that looks like a smiley face.
However, Asian women are often bothered by pear-shaped body with wide pelvis, that is lack of feminine contour.
Skin loosening, sitting for long periods of time, and lack of exercise are the major causes of saggy buttocks. Butt contour are often used to evaluate the degree of sagging because an elongated butt contour is the first sign of the saggy buttocks.
A well-shaped buttocks is defined as the follows：
Distance of the “smile line” (gluteal folds) does not exceed 1/2-2/3 of the thigh-width when standing straight and the gluteal folds move along with then thighs when walking
Causes for Sagging Buttocks
｜Excessive fat deposits in the buttocks
｜Sagging skin due to dieting, excessive liposuction, and collagen loss
｜Weak gluteal muscle（muscle weakness can be caused by slow metabolism, aging, and lack of exercise）
Solutions to Sagging Buttocks
｜Vaser liposuction
｜Fat grafting surgery
Patients with excess fat deposits can first utilized Vaser liposuction to contour the buttocks and outer thigh area. The donor fat is then purified and re-injected to the sunken upper buttocks for a natural lifted buttocks.
｜Buttock Lift
Enlarged or asymmetrical buttocks can be improved by buttock lift surgery to raise and tighten the skin over the buttocks.
｜Thermage
Thermage can be used as alternative treatment to lift the sagging buttocks caused by loosening of the skin.
