Gluteal Reshaping Using a Simple Device for Collecting Fat

Abstract

Liposuction was popularized in the 80s of the previous century. Later, fat graft was widely used to augment different parts of the body especially the gluteal area. Fat collection is a part of the process of fat injection. Different methods have been described for fat collection. The objective is to address the outcome results of collecting large amount of fat using a chest tube canister for gluteal augmentation. A total of 20 females were operated for gluteal reshaping. Our choice was fat grafting for augmentation and correction of any depressed scars. The fat was collected using a canister of chest tube. Patients were assessed by measurement of hip circumference and by the usage of Likert scale with some modifications. The mean amount of liposuction was about 4315 cm3 and the mean amount of fat injected was about 1250 cm3 per secession. After 6 months, hip circumference was increased by 4.045 cm. Actually, more than half of patients (65%) were strongly satisfied. One patient suffered from oily cyst that was excised surgically. The canister is safe, cheap, and effective method for collection and preparation of large volume of fat.