Laser Glute Liposuction

Often, prospective patients for liposuction cannot describe to the doctor exactly what bothers them and what they want to correct in that specific area. For this reason, a dialogue should precede so that the doctor and the patient jointly arrive at the strategy they should follow.

The result of bloodless liposuction with local anesthesia is immediate. Upon completing the entire process, the patient can perceive the immediate change in their silhouette. However, these results are not final. Because local anesthesia has been applied to the buttock area, it is reasonable for the area to exhibit mild swelling. Therefore, the initial results are evaluated after approximately one month, while improvement continues for a period of 6 months.
The final result, however, depends on the correct judgment and experience of the doctor to remove the right amount of fat accurately from the areas where the buttock, hip, and outer thigh connect.

Special attention should be given by the doctor to ensure that the cannula used for liposuction does not intersect with the inferior gluteal cleft, i.e., the area where the buttock connects to the thigh. If this happens due to the doctor’s carelessness, it can result in the drooping of the buttock on one side.
For even better results and maximum enhancement of the patient’s silhouette, at Derma Hair Clinic, Dr. Apostolos Karalexis prefers simultaneous correction of the buttocks, hips, and outer thigh area in one session.

 The anesthesia used is exclusively local and involves the injection of 0.1% lidocaine, which is administered from two points on the sides of the buttocks and causes no pain at all. The entry points of the local anesthetic are symmetric on both sides of the buttocks and are very small in size so that no scars are left on the skin. General anesthesia or sedation is never used. With local anesthesia, maximum safety is achieved, and there is complete painlessness in the area. Another significant advantage is the ability for the doctor to intermittently raise the patient from lying to standing position to check the symmetry of the result from both sides of the buttocks.

The purpose of liposuction on the buttocks is to achieve correction in the specific area so that harmony with the patient’s shape and silhouette is achieved. For this reason, treatment on the buttocks is often combined with simultaneous treatment-correction on the hips and the outer thigh area.

 Initially, we mark the points where the removal of local fat will take place with the patient standing upright. Then, the patient lies on their side, and the local anesthesia is injected. After a few minutes and with the help of very thin cannulas with a diameter of 2-3 mm such as the Keel Cobra or Klein cannula, liposuction begins at the marked points. Liposuction is completely bloodless and is performed using a specialized suction machine imported from the USA and a special laser where necessary. The doctor must pay particular attention not to overdo the fat removal, as this could result in flattening of the buttocks. When liposuction is done correctly, no “dimples” or “irregularities” appear in the area, and the result is remarkable.