Can Clavicle Reduction and Hip Implants Be Done At The Same Time?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a trans woman who is interested in having surgery with you. Specifically clavicle shortening surgery and hip implants. I was wondering if I am a good candidate for them? If you can get them at the same time? And any other information you can provide me. Thank you!

A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. Your shoulder reductions are straightforward.  (see attached imaging)( For your hips I would not first jimp to implants. With your body type I would first do circumferential liposuction and take all that fat and invest it into the hips and see what you get. (see attached imaging) Hip implants are reserved for those patients who have either failed fat transfer or do not have enough fat to do a fat transfer procedure. Hip implants are far from a perfected procedure and they have their own unique risks of complications so you want to maximize any autologous surgery method before going to implants.

Regardless of the chosen hip augmentation procedure it can be done at the same time as clavicle shortening.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon