Buttocks Contouring - Indianapolis, IN
Dr. Barry L. Eppley

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD, has extensive experience helping Indianapolis plastic surgery patients who are dissatisfied with their gluteal (buttock) area. To learn more about this procedure, please read the respective information and visit the buttocks contouring results page.

Sagging or hanging down of the gluteal (buttock) area is one reason for unhappiness in the shape of this area. This occurs when skin or fullness in the buttocks hangs over the gluteal crease. (junction between the leg and buttock) This deformity is untreatable by any type of non-surgical means such as exercise or topical creams. This area can be surgically reduced by removing the excess tissue, creating a lifted and tightening effect. (buttock lift or gluteoplasty The resultant scar lies along the buttock crease in a naturally-occurring fold. While this operation is not for everyone, it is effective in the properly selected patient who prefers the trade-off of a scar as opposed to an overhang.

Lack of fullness of the buttocks, which often appears as a 'flat butt' without a rounder shape, is another reason for unhappiness with the shape of this area. This can occur due to a congenitally small buttock, after significant weight loss such as bariatric surgery, or simply those patients who desire a more rounder full buttock. This problem can be treated with either fat injections or a buttock (gluteal) implant, depending upon the size and area of the buttock deficiency. Unlike breast implants, buttock implants are solid soft silicone so there is no risk of implant rupture or silicone leak. They are available in different sizes and shapes to optimize how much and what part of the buttock is lifted and made larger. Fat injections require an adequate amount of donor tissue to be available, usually from the abdomen. For this reason, very thin woman do not usually have enough fat to harvest to adequately increase the size of the buttock. Also, buttock inplants are stable (do not decrease in size after surgery), the stability of fat after injection is unpredictable and some fat resorption can be expected.

Dr. Eppley takes pride in helping his Indiana patients achieve their desired figure. Besides offering buttock contouring, he performs a variety of other procedures, including those designed to help Indianapolis liposuction and tummy tuck patients.