Until recent years, the aesthetic treatments undertaken to fight against the signs of aging focused mainly on the face. Today, aesthetic medicine makes it possible to apply these techniques to the whole body. With the obesity epidemic, body contouring came, most often, to correct the unsightly effects of weight loss surgery. Currently, many women, but also more and more men want to sublimate or rejuvenate their silhouette by reshaping their body. It is therefore not always a question of eliminating excess tissue but sometimes of filling in order to restore “shapes”. The remodeling of the buttocks is thus one of the most popular aesthetic procedures (1) and has experienced, over the past year, a 10% increase in the number of interventions.
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Indeed, improving one's silhouette in a search for well-being and self-esteem naturally calls for more "gentle" and less invasive procedures, without implants or prostheses, or even without autografting of body fat (lipo-filling), short without major surgery. Among the alternatives to surgery, filler procedures using “fillers” that can be administered by injection are experiencing unprecedented success. And for good reason. This technique of buttock augmentation without surgery and without scars makes it possible to avoid general anesthesia and prolonged cessation of professional or sports activities. In addition, the results are natural and long-lasting: up to 24 months depending on the number of injections.
HYAcorp™, the latest remodeling agent: HYAcorp™ is a transparent gel based on hyaluronic acid -a molecule naturally present in our body and linked to wound healing and skin regeneration-, 100% resorbable , free of substances of animal origin and today very widely used in aesthetic medicine. This injectable gel ideal for remodeling the buttocks provides the tissues with a supple, natural and persistent effect. HYAcorp™ MLF2 has been developed as a thicker gel specifically designed for buttock (and breast) body contouring. Finally, HYAcorp™ is a medical device that has CE marking (Class 3) in the EU.
Adverse effects? Although injectable fillers based on hyaluronic acid are considered safe, some studies have however documented, but rather in the filling of wrinkles (Dermal fillers), rare and generally transient side effects, such as inflammatory reactions of late onset, pain at the injection site or transient edema (2-3-4). However, the latest data confirms injectables based on hyaluronic acid as conducive to soft tissue remodeling, provided that the practitioner has a good knowledge of the “tissue-device interface”. We will therefore have to wait for new research on these new body fillers.
Choosing the right practitioner: Although the treatment is minimally invasive and carried out in a doctor's office, the technique is not indicated for all patients and there are medical contraindications. The practitioner's quality of listening is essential because he must be able to respond to the patient's wishes while ensuring the general harmony of his body. Finally, he must know his device and the technique perfectly, in order to be able to adapt his administration to the patient's objective. It is therefore essential for patients to go to an exclusive specialist in aesthetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery and medicine. Among the recognized practitioners, Dr. Vincent Nguyen, trained in the most modern techniques at the Plastic Surgery Department of the Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris, regularly practices body contouring using HYAcorp™ hyaluronic acid. This medical specialist has even developed his own adaptation of the injection method, to further optimize the results.
