Our own site lists the buttocks for SculpSure, and in our practice that means the fold of fat under the crease, the banana roll, and the fullness at the top of the outer buttock. An applicator is fitted over each side in one 25-minute cycle, on the fold or the outer fullness rather than the curve of the buttock itself. The buttocks are not among the areas SculpSure is cleared for in the US and no published trial has treated them, and we say so plainly. Every SculpSure treatment is led by Dr Marie Duggan, GMC 7488383, at Sculpsure Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, London, W1G 6HP, with the price in writing at a free consultation.
What it does on the buttocks
The laser heats the fat layer in the fold to the temperature at which fat cells break down, with contact cooling on the skin. The body clears the cells over the following weeks, so in our experience the crease sits cleaner. It does not lift the buttock or tighten loose skin, and the clinician names the muscle or skin treatment at our sister clinics that does.
What the evidence covers
No clearance and no published trial names the buttocks, so we quote no figure for them; the thigh clearance data, a fat layer reduction of 7.2% on the outer thighs, stands for the mechanism beside it. The outer thighs page covers the saddlebags below.
The session and after
The applicator fitted over each fold, lying on your front, the cycle of 25 minutes, hot with cooling running throughout and the energy adjusted with you. Red and warm afterwards, then tenderness, swelling or a firm feeling for one to three weeks, sitting on a soft seat for the first days in our experience, with normal activities throughout. In our experience the result shows from about six weeks and is best at about twelve, when we photograph the area.
Who it suits
In our practice, an adult close to the weight they want with a stubborn fold under the buttocks, a BMI of 30 or less, and the patience for a result that shows over weeks. Your clinician checks your suitability at the consultation. The full guide covers the rest.
Not sure you are suitable? Ask the clinician, it is free
