Memphis Plastic Surgeons

Is It Good to Gain Weight Before a BBL?

I am 5'4 about and weight 150 pounds should i gain or lose weight? Should i stop working out? My bbl is in March 26

When we transfer fat from one area to another (with aBrazilian Butt Lift - to the buttocks), we are moving fat CELLS, the containers of the fat. The fat cells go up and down in size as the fat inside them goes up and down in size. As you gain weight, the amount of fat in your cells goes up. When you lose weight, the fat volume will go down.This applies to ALL the fat cells in your body.

If you wish to gain weight before your BBL, you should consider remaining at this weight after the surgery. If you lose weight after surgery, ALL the fat cells will go down in volume including those in the buttocks. So how could a deflated butt caused by weight loss advance your goals?

It is best to be and remain at your desired weight.

Good Luck.

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Do I Have to Have Blood Work Done to Get Brazilian Butt Lift?

Do I Have to Have Blood Work Done to Get Brazilian Butt Lift?

Every surgical facility has its own rules on what tests, if any, a person should have before undergoing an operation under general or intravenous sedation anesthesia. Frequently, it is as simple as a urine pregnancy test in younf women but in those over 35 it may be an EKG, blood count and a blood chemistry. Surgeon go along with the anesthesiologists' preferences because no one ever wants to be in a complication which could have been potentially prevented with a simple test.

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Can I Elevate my Tip to Disguise my Hump Without Dorsal Rasping? (photo)

I am ok with my small hump, width of nose bridge from frontal view, nostirls & alar base.I want to change my droopy tip. It points downwards, nearly touching my upper lip when I smile.I will stay with my hump cause a rasping plus an osteotomy will cause me too much down time, cost is fine.Will a tip rotation disguise a dorsal hump to be lower? Can suture technique alone elevate my tip without cutting of cartilage and implant? What do you suggest for me? My surgeon will rasp hump & suture my tip.

You can have the nose you want as long as you and your surgeon agree to it. In my opinion, your drooping nasal tip can and should raised, creating the supratip break, the clear border between the dorsum of the nose and the tip. But doing so will not make the hump go away. Although it could be masked nicely with a filler for a time ("Nonsurgical Nose job"), as long as you are improving your nose why not address all its deformities? Again, it's up to you.

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon