Buttock Lift and Modeling

Buttock lift surgery removes excess skin and repositions the gluteal tissue for a higher, firmer profile — addressing the sagging that commonly follows significant weight loss, post-pregnancy changes, or natural ageing. At Art Ethic, incisions are placed above the buttocks or in the gluteal fold depending on the degree of sagging, and optional fat redistribution can add modest volume where the tissue is deflated. The procedure differs from fat grafting in that it corrects skin laxity rather than volume deficit — though both can be combined for patients with both concerns.

Buttock lift surgery — gluteoplasty or gluteal dermolipectomy — is a contouring procedure for patients whose primary concern is sagging or descent of the buttock mass, rather than insufficient volume. The most common candidates are patients who have undergone major weight loss (whether surgical or dietary), post-pregnancy patients with skin excess, or those in whom ageing has caused gluteal descent and skin laxity. At Art Ethic Beauty Clinic, doc. MUDr. Martin Molitor, Ph.D., MBA performs the procedure under general anaesthesia in two to three hours. The approach is selected based on the anatomical pattern of sagging: an incision placed above the upper border of the buttocks (in the lumbosacral crease) enables lifting and resuspension of the descended tissue with the scar concealed beneath waistbands; an incision placed in the infragluteal fold (beneath the buttock) targets lower-pole sagging and is concealed in the natural crease between buttock and thigh. During the operation, excess skin is excised and the remaining tissue is lifted and sutured to higher fixed points — the deep fascia — to provide durable support and prevent recurrence of sagging. Where the patient also has a volume deficit contributing to a flat or deflated appearance, the surgeon can redistribute existing fat during the same session by redraping it rather than grafting new material. Patients who want significant volume augmentation alongside a lift would discuss a combined lift-plus-fat-grafting approach at consultation. Hospital stay is two to three nights for comfort and monitoring. Recovery involves restricted activity for two to three weeks at home; light activity from three to four weeks; unrestricted activity from eight weeks. Sitting directly on the surgical area requires care during the initial healing phase, and most patients are advised to use a cushion when seated for the first weeks.