Can I Fix My Dropped Buttocks After A Failed Thigh Lift?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Interested in knee lift and lower buttock lift ( ptosis case II) I had failed thigh lift and my buttock dropped.

A: Thank you for sending your well illusrated buttock and knee pictures. Your buttock pictures show a low infragluteal crease with a resultant elongated buttock appearance. The type of buttock lifted is what I call a Style 2 version where an excision is done and the crease ie elevated shortening the vertical length of the buttocks.

Unlike the buttocks the knees are not as favorable for an excisional approach. I see no excessive suprapatellar skin folds or redundancy and, as a result, no favorable placement area for a scar line. Small cannula liposuction for selective reshaping of the knee would be a less risky treatment consideration.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon