Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg.  2018 Feb;24(1):6-13. 10.14730/aaps.2018.24.1.6.

Classification of Hip Shape and Customized Hip Augmentation in Asian Women

• Heo W
• Park BG
• Youn S
• Ahn HC

• KMID: 2405738
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14730/aaps.2018.24.1.6

Abstract

BACKGROUND
We classified the hips of Korean women into 6 types based on shape and contour, and have performed gluteal augmentation using Elastomere implants with lipoplasty of the flank, gluteal fold, and saddle bags of the thigh according to the hip type.
METHODS
We analyzed the shapes and contour of the buttocks of 148 patients from September 2009 to September 2015. We performed buttock augmentation with implants using Gonzalez's XYZ method, as well as liposuction and fat injection lipoplasty of the surrounding areas in these 148 patients.
RESULTS
We defined the following 6 types: the oval type (30%), the straight type (17%), the peach type (9%), the trapezoid type (20%), the heart type (11%), and the W type (13%). Ninety-seven patients underwent hip augmentation with an implant only or combined with lipoplasty, and 51 patients underwent lipoplasty for buttock shape correction. Patients were followed up for at least 3 months, with the longest follow-up being 4 years. Implants were removed postoperatively in 8 of 97 cases.
CONCLUSIONS
The hip augmentation not only involves the simple insertion of implants, but also complex surgical procedures on the surrounding flank and thigh areas. Appropriate procedures should be utilized based on the 6 different hip types to ensure the best outcomes.

Keyword

Buttocks; Female; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Surgical flaps

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
Buttocks
Classification*
Elastomers
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart
Hip*
Humans
Lipectomy
Methods
Prunus persica
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgical Flaps
Thigh
Elastomers