Am I A Good Candidate For Hip Implants?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Am I a good candidate for hip implants?

A:Thank you for sending your pictures. Hip implants compared to all other aesthetic body implants have the highest rate of complications. The key to lowering those risks is to keep the augmentation between the iliac crest and the greater trochanter of the femur as well as to not be too ambitious with the hip augmentation goals. Large hip implants that violate these anatomic guidelines and become too big in projection volume almost always leads to complications. In looking at your hips you seem to be an ideal candidate for safer hip implants as your hip dips are modest in depth and lie exactly between the described anatomic boundaries.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon