Hello, this is Dr. Yoosuk Chung, Director at TheLINE Plastic Surgery, a clinic specializing in body contouring.
Women at a slim weight may look slender on the outside, yet often struggle because flesh concentrated in certain areas keeps their clothes from fitting well. The patient in this case also had a generally slim build at 162cm and 50kg, yet because of the flesh remaining on her lower abdomen and flanks her waistline looked unclear, and her pelvic volume was lacking enough to call for pelvic fat grafting, leaving a silhouette in which the upper and lower body appeared abruptly disconnected.
These are the patient's pre-operative photos. To overcome these limits of her build, we applied TheLINE's signature Waist to Saddlebags solution (thigh + pelvis + saddlebags), sculpting a new waistline through extensive abdominal liposuction and using the precious pure fat obtained there for pelvic fat grafting that smoothly fills everything from the hip dip to the outer pelvis, designing a complete hourglass line.
The first step of this surgery is building the 'body base' through three-dimensional abdominal liposuction. A build in the 50kg range does not have a very large volume of fat to remove, but because the smallest difference in the fat layer decides the quality of the result, the area from the lower ribs to the line above the pelvis must be trimmed very finely. Using our handmade technique we cleared the abdominal flesh and carved deeply to reveal the hidden waistline, which visually raised the center of gravity of the upper body. The pure fat carefully harvested from the abdomen through liposuction along with the thighs and saddlebags is then reborn as the key material for pelvic fat grafting after TheLINE's advanced purification process.
What we devoted the most care to in this case was the detail of the pelvic fat grafting. Rather than stopping at simply filling the sides of the pelvis, we grafted in three-dimensional layers at the starting point of the 'S-line' descending from the waist to the pelvis and at the hollow 'hip dip' area on the side of the buttocks. By expanding the horizontal width of the pelvis appropriately for her build, we maximized the effect of making the waist look even slimmer and the legs visually longer when seen from the front. The slimmer the build, the more the outline of the pelvic bone stands out and reads as straight, but through refined pelvic fat grafting we completed soft, full lower-body curves that look as though she was born with them.
These are the patient's post-operative photos.
What allowed this combination of abdominal liposuction and pelvic fat grafting to lead to the best result is SVF (stem cell) technology. TheLINE's Waist to Saddlebags surgery takes the approach of leaving the highly concentrated SVF energy obtained during the operation inside the body to maximize the tissue's own capacity for repair. Stem cell energy plays a decisive role in raising the graft survival rate, which matters most in pelvic fat grafting. It not only helps the grafted fat cells take root stably in their new location, but the abundant growth factors in SVF also promote microvascular regeneration so that the volume holds firm without deflating over time. The regenerative components of SVF also support the recovery of the wide area of tissue treated by abdominal liposuction as it happens, dramatically reducing the bruising and swelling that can follow surgery.
Above all, the SVF method promises a 'markedly faster recovery' of physical condition after surgery. Some worry that recovery will be slow because abdominal liposuction and lower-body line correction cover a wide area, but thanks to the anti-inflammatory and regenerative action of the stem cells left in the body, patients experience outstanding resilience and can return to daily life quickly. SVF energy also raises the skin density of the abdomen and thighs where fat was removed, helping the skin settle smoothly and keep its firmness without sagging after surgery. As a result, the slimness gained from abdominal liposuction and the volume completed by pelvic fat grafting create a powerful synergy, producing a proportion-correcting effect close to full-body contouring rather than simply the feeling of having lost weight.
Now, seven months after surgery, the patient has moved away from her former flat silhouette and shows off a perfect 'S-line' from any angle. "I used to be only thin, so trousers never really fit, but abdominal liposuction gave me a waist and pelvic fat grafting brought my pelvic line to life dramatically, so now I feel confident in anything I wear," she said, and she expressed deep trust in how short the recovery period was thanks to SVF and how naturally and softly the grafted areas settled, like her own tissue. Beyond simply adding and removing fat, we invite you to experience for yourself the beautiful body line that comes from TheLINE's signature Waist to Saddlebags surgery, which designs the finest feminine form achievable within your own skeletal structure.
