Response to "comments on 'abdominoplasty-derived dermal-fat graft augmentation gluteoplasty'".

We thank Raposo do Amaral and his colleagues for their insightful critique1 of our article2 that detailed the use of our modified dermal-fat graft augmentation gluteoplasty operation. We read with equal interest the article by Raposo do Amaral et al3 that first described this type of operation and gave us the basis from which we developed our version. Our technique uses 2 intergluteal incisions, long-tipped electrocautery, and lighted retractors. We chose these …