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palpated and marked. The superior incision is marked on the axillary line, 2cm above the level of the undergarment, since it will shift downward with the traction of closure. This mark lies generally 7–9cm below the level of the iliac crest. The inferior incision is marked using the pinch test. In certain cases there will be more tissue excess on one side than the other and resection needs to be adjusted. It is important to mention that with the patient standing, we can appreciate a distinct boundary in the buttocks between smooth skin above and wrinkled skin below. The smooth skin above is the lower back and the inferior wrinkled skin is the true but­tock that needs to be placed in its proper position. The inferior incision line needs to be marked at least at this boundary to have and adequate lifting effect.
Finally the top of the intergluteal crease is marked along the posterior midline.
We estimate the tissue to be resected with a pinch test with the patient standing and in a bent over posture, simulating the Semi Fowler postoperative position. This helps us simulate the tension placed on the incision after closure and adjust resec­tion width to avoid wound dehiscence.
Once the markings are done in the standing position, the patient is placed prone.
Using the previously marked superior limit of the intergluteal crease as a refer­ence, the amount of tissue resection in the posterior midline is double checked.
Performing both superior and inferior traction, the amount of skin to be removed is estimated and marked. The amount of skin resected in the midline goes a couple of cm into the actual intergluteal crease. This helps avoid lengthening of the crease and it’s negative aesthetic result. It is worth mentioning that lengthening of the inter­gluteal crease is not always due to a high resection. In a lower body lift, we are trying to match the lower and usually longer gluteal incision with the superior and generally shorter lower back incision. The length discrepancy of these two incisions requires the lower ap to be compensated toward the midline, to match the superior ap. This mismatch and compensation causes the lower back skin to get bunched up in the posterior midline, even when the resection area is placed low and includes part of the crease.
Afterward, the superior and inferior lateral marks are joined with the correspond­ing ones in the posterior midline to dene the transverse section to be resected.
We try to place the inferior gluteal incision line 16–18cm above the infragluteal fold. While mobilizing the skin in a cephalic direction, a straight line is drawn from the lateral inferior mark to the inferior midline mark. When traction is released, the result is a curved line with a superior concavity. The superior incision is marked while pulling the skin in a caudal direction. This results in a slightly curved line with a superior convexity, since the lower back skin is not as mobile. Ideally the resulting scar will lie at the junction between the lower back and buttocks, where it is most aesthetically pleasing. This is checked by pulling down and observing where the proposed upper incision line lies, since this incision determines scar position [11].
The posterior midline markings are adjusted drawing superior and inferior inverted triangles, to dene de sacral region as described by Centeno [3, 12].
With cephalic traction on the buttocks we visualize the estimated point of maxi­mum gluteal projection at the level of the mons pubis and make a mark. The lipo­lled autoaugmentation ap must go beyond that mark to deliver adequate contour.
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The area of resection has to be placed low so enough tissue is removed to correct gluteal ptosis and the aps can reach the inferior pole of the buttocks.
In the medial buttock area care must be taken not to remove too much skin to avoid intergluteal spreading and exposing the anus and posterior perineum. At the level of the external buttocks and trochanteric region, resection width can be more liberal [11].
A simple maneuver that we nd very useful when tissues are thick and a pinch test is not possible, is to traction the ap inferiorly and have an assistant hold a pen at the level of the marked incision and keep it in that position while the skin is pulled in the opposite direction. We can then observe if our inferior marking reaches the point where the pen is being held and adjust the drawing accordingly.
The buttock augmentation ap is designed 2–4cm laterally from the posterior midline and its lateral edge reaches the third vertical line that was drawn in the standing position (16–18cm from the midline). The distance of this line from the midline will increase with the patient lying prone. The height of the ap can include the complete resection area since its base lies caudal to the iliac crest, centered on the gluteus maximus muscle with a rich blood supply. Doppler ultrasound can be used to identify the superior gluteal artery perforators [13]. The two major perfora­tors are always within the demarcated ap. I strongly recommend that the novel surgeon starting with these operations identify the perforators beforehand. It will keep you safe and do a lot for your peace of mind.
To mark the implant pocket, the gluteal skin is held under superior traction and a line is drawn 5cm above the infragluteal fold to mark the caudal limit of the dissec­tion. This is very important to prevent denervation of the buttock [3, 5].
We call this 5cm wide strip between the infragluteal fold and the caudal limit of the implant pocket the “lower thirdgap.” After the superior and middle thirds of the buttocks are lled by the ap, the “lower third gap” can look empty and needs to be adequately fat grafted to restore volume and enhance the overall contour. This is especially important in patients with low BMI that will be the most deated. With the patient lying prone and with superior traction on the buttocks, we again estimate the point of maximus projection at the level of the mons pubis. Finally the lateral and medial limits of the pocket are marked matching the width of the ap.
26.4 Operative Technique
All patients receive preoperative prophylactic antibiotics. Compression stockings, pneumatic sequential compression devices, and Foley catheter are placed. The oper­ation is performed under epidural block and IV sedation unless epidural anesthesia is a contraindication. In such cases general anesthesia is used.
The operating room is warmed up and a heating blanket over the operating table helps prevent hypothermia.
We start the operation with the patient placed on the operating table in the prone position, unless fat needs to be harvested from the abdominoplasty ap. In that case
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the operation is started in the supine position, fat is harvested, and then the patient is placed prone. All pressure points, genitalia, and breasts are padded and protected.
The surgery starts with inltration of super-wetting solution in the predetermined areas (1cc of inltrate to 1cc of aspirate) using 2cc of 1:1000 epinephrine per liter of lactated Ringer’s [2]. No lidocaine is used in the inltration solution.
The fat is aspirated in the lateral anks, lower back, sacral region, and hips. Removing fat in the posterior lumbar and supragluteal area gives the impression of increased gluteal projection, prevents sacral fullness, and also denes the waist. Only deep plane liposuction is performed to preserve Scarpa’s fascia and to avoid compromising ap perfusion. In low BMI patients where subcutaneous tissue is in short demand, supercial liposuction above Scarpa’s fascia is performed in the areas within the planned resection lateral to the auto augmentation aps. This tissue would be otherwise discarded and the fat wasted. Harvested fat is kept in a sterile container and decanted.
Marked incisions are adjusted since ap mobility increases after tissue is released by liposuction. The incisions are inltrated with a solution made with 1cc of 1:1000 epinephrine diluted in 150cc of saline. Skin incisions are made along the demar­cated lines down to the subcutaneous plane. The gluteal aps are deepithelialized using electrocautery. Flaps have a robust blood supply from superior gluteal artery perforators, so dermis is preserved for xation purposes since it is not essential for the ap’s perfusion or survival [13]. Incisions are carried down to Scarpa’s fascia and the tissue surrounding the aps is removed. Subcutaneous tissue supercial to the muscle fascia is preserved in the ank and supra trochanteric area to prevent creating a depression on Mendieta’s point C [14].
Meticulous hemostasis is of paramount importance to avoid complications. Large bleeding vessels are identied and ligated with 3–0 Vicryl (Ethicon).
The dissection around the ap’s base is carried down to the deep muscle fascia. It should be perpendicular in the superior, lateral, and medial edges, but must be beveled in an oblique angle in the inferior border of the ap to obtain a wider base. This angled dissection not only helps us increase blood ow to the augmentation ap but also reduces the thickness of the inferior buttock ap. To even out this thick­ness discrepancy between the lower back ap and the buttock ap will help at the moment of closure [15].
The deep gluteal and sacral fascia are opened exposing the gluteus maximus muscle bers so the ap is released from these strong attachments.
Care must be taken to identify the posterosuperior iliac spine and the sacroil­iac joint.
The fascia release must be complete and go around those structures.
Once the deep fascia is released, the centrally based ap can be easily mobilized.
The ap pocket is dissected caudally in a plane above the gluteus maximus, leav­ing the muscle bers exposed and the fascia attached to the ap. The pocket dissec­tion stops 5cm above the gluteal crease to avoid hypoesthesia or dysesthesia of the overlying buttock skin [3, 5] (Fig.26.3).
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Since the area of skin resection and the ap are positioned low in the buttocks, the centrally based ap can be easily mobilized to reach the caudal edge of the sub­fascial pocket in a patient with square buttocks.
In a tall patient with rectangular or long buttocks, the ap might not be mobile enough to reach the caudal edge of the pocket without tension. In these cases, the ap can be easily converted to a split muscle turnover ap as described by Sozer [16]. To achieve this, dissection is carried into the thickness of the gluteus maximus to a depth of 1–1.5cm and then the muscle bers are followed in a caudal direction. The muscle is thus split for 5 or 6cm until it can be turned over itself 180° (Fig.26.4).
Once we are satised with ap mobilization and the way it ts into the pocket, we can proceed with lipoaugmentation.
The ap is lipolled in the supercial and deep subcutaneous planes, above and below Scarpa’s fascia to increase its volume. Even though greater volumes can be grafted into large aps, an average of 150cc of clean decanted fat is injected with a 3mm blunt tip cannula with one orice. This is done under direct vision of the tis­sue planes, so we are absolutely sure the fat lling is being performed exclusively in the subcutaneous plane [17]. Care is taken with the volume of fat injected, in
Fig. 26.3 Pocket dissection
Fig. 26.4 Gluteus maximus muscle split
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order not to compromise circulation or create too much pressure that could nega­tively affect the fat graft’s take. Active bleeding of the deepithelialized surface and dermal edges is evaluated as well as ap turgidity (Fig.26.5).
The BALF is then translated or turned over into the pocket and anchored to the edge of the gluteal fascia using four stitches of 2–0 Vicryl, Ethicon.
The skin and subcutaneous tissue of the inferior buttocks are advanced superi­orly over the aps and the wound edges are approximated with staples to check for tension. If loose tissue remains, the resection is adjusted at this time. The inferior buttock ap is of greater thickness than the superior ap, which is the thinner lower back skin. Since the inferior border of the ap was beveled, it usually takes care of that mismatch. If a thickness difference remains, some fat deep to Scarpa’s fascia on the inferior ap can be carefully trimmed. It is worth mentioning that in order to compensate for the difference in length between the inferior and superior incisions, the caudal ap needs to be pulled toward the midline. In cases where a large discrep­ancy is encountered, this maneuver causes bunching of the lower back skin that forms fold in the sacral area above the scar that gives the appearance of a lengthened intergluteal crease.
With the incision approximated, the overall contour of the gluteal region is evaluated.
Lipolling of the 5cm wide gap between the implant pocket and the infragluteal fold helps us prevent an empty lower pole. A stab incision is made in the lateral aspect of the fold and clean decanted fat is injected exclusively in the subcutaneous plane using a 4mm blunt single orice cannula. This is done by orienting the can­nula upward and always palpating the tip with the nondominant hand [17]. The volume of fat injected in the gap varies from case to case, with 150cc being average (Fig.26.6).
The need for additional fat grafting of the thighs is evaluated and performed depending on patient’s requirements and personal or ethnic preferences. Once we are pleased with the overall contour and shape of the gluteal region the incision is closed.
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One 10mm Blake drain is placed across the wound and exits through the incision in the lateral midline on the left side. The abdominoplasty drain will exit the wound on the opposite side. I used to exteriorize drains through separate incisions, but now choose not to give the patient another scar.
Scarpa’s fascia is closed with a spiral running suture using 0V-Loc (Covidien), the deep dermis is closed with a 2–0V-Loc (Covidien) spiral running suture and the supercial dermis is closed with a horizontal running Monocryl 3–0 (Ethicon) suture. No knots are used in the closure. Dermabond skinadhesive (Ethicon) is applied over the closed incision. The patient is then transferred to the supine posi­tion for anterior liposuction and abdominoplasty. A light elastic bandage with cot­ton dressing is used to drape the patient after surgery. Average operative time is 6h (Fig.26.7).
Fig. 26.6 Fat grafting of the “Lower Third Gap”
Fig. 26.7 Tissue resected in circumferential lipectomy. Note that only the skin is removed in the buttock augmentation ap area
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26.5 Postoperative Management
The patient is transferred to the hospital bed in a Semi Fowler position with knees exed.
Enoxaparin 40mg is injected subcutaneously 8h after the end of the procedure and once every 24h for a total of 6days.
Oral intake of uids is started once the patient wakes up from sedation and if tolerated is followed by regular diet.
The epidural catheter is left in place for post op pain management and removed before the patient is discharged from the hospital. Foley catheter and pneumatic compression devices are kept for the rst night and removed once the patient mobi­lizes out of bed.
Patients are ambulated the next morning with the aid of a walker with knees and waist slightly exed. Patients are allowed to rest and sit in the position they nd most comfortable.
Compression stockings are used until the patient starts active ambulation after being discharged from the hospital.
Patients are kept hospitalized for 2 or 3 nights and discharged when they tolerate pain, regular diet, and are fully ambulatory.
The drains were removed when output was less than 30cc in 24h, generally by the seventh day after surgery. No compression garments were used until all drains were removed.
In 50 cases using the lipolled central pedicle or split muscle aps, we have had no fat of ap necrosis. Our complication rate has not been higher since we started the lipolling of the gluteal augmentation aps and additional fat grafting of the lower third gap.
Major complications like deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolus have been absent and no blood transfusions have been required.
We have experienced wound dehiscence in 10% of the cases. All of them were managed conservatively with dressing changes, healing by secondary intention. Patient satisfaction was high.
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Fig. 26.8 (af) Patient in Figs. 26.3, 26.4, 26.5, 26.6 and 26.7. Pre-op, markings and 6 months post-op
26.6 Discussion
We have all witnessed the dramatical increase in demand for aesthetic gluteal con­touring surgery. The post-bariatric patient population is no exception.
The gluteal area was frequently overlooked in massive weight loss body lift but has to be included as an important part of the operation. The anks, buttocks, and thighs must be seen in conjunction to obtain optimal results.
The techniques available to enhance buttock contour at the time of the Circumferential Lipectomy include autologous augmentation with aps, fat trans­fer, and gluteal implants.
Liposuction and fat transfer are adequate only in patients with mild ptosis that have enough subcutaneous tissue to work with and have not totally lost projection in the gluteal region (Fig. 26.8).
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Flaps based on superior gluteal artery perforators can be transferred safely dur­ing lower body lifts to add volume and projection to the buttocks, but while they have a reliable blood supply, they can’t be mobilized to reach the lower pole of the buttocks, so they tend to stay high and only ll the upper third. We are then faced with high gluteal projection and a lack of volume in the mid and lower thirds of the buttocks, causing a double bubble appearance [5]. Getting sufcient mobilization to allow ap descent is achieved by releasing the surrounding deep gluteal and sacral fascia or converting a centrally based ap to a turnover ap. This way we provide good projection in the mid portion of the buttocks where it is most aesthetically pleasing [16, 18].
Even in thin low BMI patients where subcutaneous tissue is in short demand, we can harvest fat from selected areas and rescue it from the sections that would be otherwise resected and wasted. Both the centrally based and the turnover aps have a robust blood supply and can be safely lipolled to increase their volume.
The dissection for the pocket where the ap will be inserted has to stop 5cm above the infragluteal fold to avoid injury of the medial cluneal and the cutaneous femoris posterior sensory nerve [3]. This 5cm gap between the caudal edge of the ap and the infragluteal fold can appear empty. Volume in this area is restored with careful fat grafting in the subcutaneous plane.
The Circumferential Lipectomy with a buttock augmentation ap is a difcult procedure because there is a delicate balance between the amount of skin resected to achieve adequate lift and the volume of the ap required to restore volume. This produces tension that can lead to wound dehiscence [5]. It is a sound practice to be conservative on the initial skin removal, since additional tissue can always be excised once the ap is inserted and the closure approximated with staples.
The Buttock Augmentation Lipolled Flap is a safe procedure that we rou- tinely perform in combination with the Circumferential Body Lift to rene our results in selected post-bariatric patients.
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