*4.9.5 Thread lifting*

**Figure 5** shows the author's personal thread lifting procedure using a no. 1 polydioxanone (PDS) loop suture, which is used in patients with skin laxity who refuse surgical lifting as purse string suture with 2 passages.

**Figure 4.** *Ultrasound-assisted lipoinjection of buttocks.*

*Lipocontouring: Recipe for Esthetic Feminine Silhouette DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108936*

#### **Figure 5.** *Thread lifting of buttocks (author's personal technique).*

#### **5. Results**

#### **5.1 Patient presentation: Video 3, https://bit.ly/3QHTY6c**

**Figure 6** shows the results of VASER liposuction (1000 cc) and syringe lipoinjection (700 cc of purified fat re-injected) in a 40-year-old patient weighing 55 kilograms.

#### **5.2 Patient presentation**

**Figure 7** shows the results of VASER liposuction (4000 cc) and EVL lipofilling (2000 cc of purified fat re-injected) in a 40-year-old patient weighing 72 kilograms.

#### **5.3 Patient presentation**

**Figure 8** shows the results of tummy tuck, traditional liposuction (5000 cc), and syringe lipoinjection (1000 cc of purified fat re-injected) in a 42-year-old patient weighing 75 kilograms.

**Figure 6.** *Preoperative marking and postoperative photos of lipocontouring in a 40-year-old patient weighing 55 kilograms.*

*Lipocontouring: Recipe for Esthetic Feminine Silhouette DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108936*

**Figure 8.** *Preoperative marking and postoperative photos of lipocontouring in a 42-year-old patient weighing 75 kilograms.*
