Age-related ptosis of the buttock: an anthropometric gender-specific analysis.

UNLABELLED: Buttock reshaping has received a lot of attention, although to date there are no anthropometric gender-specific datasets to show the aging of the gluteal region from infancy to old age to guide surgical planning of gender-specific buttock reshaping. To make surgical planning easier, we analyzed the characteristics of the aging buttock in 280 volunteers ranging in age from 15 to 85 years and classified the age characteristics of the gluteal region into gender-specific categories to establish a classification system that could guide surgical techniques needed to reshape and rejuvenate the buttock. Based on our measurements it was evident that males showed fewer signs of atrophy and less ptosis of their buttock with less reduction of the gluteal volume as they aged than did females. Based on the results, it is concluded that gender-specific surgical rejuvenation of the buttock area should include shortening of the gluteal crease, lifting the gluteal mass, adding volume, and smoothening of curvature to the lateral sides of the gluteal region. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .