Brazilian Butt Lift Risks?

What are the risks of Brazilian butt lift? Are side effects common?

Tags:

buttocks risk side effects

Comment on this

6 Doctor Answers | Asked by anon

Doctor Answers (6)
Community Comments (0)

Risks of Brazilian Buttock Buttock Lift

Risks can occur regardless of surgeon or technique. These include but are not limited to: infection hematoma discomfort asymmetry undesirable effect on an associated muscles overcorrection under correction pain prolonged swelling dimpling fat necrosis fibrosis abscess formation adverse medication reaction allergic reaction need for additional "touch up" injections palpability visibility distortion with muscular contraction need for secondary revisions inability to guarantee a... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

33 reviews

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

What are the risks of a Brazilian butt lift surgery

Brazilian butt lift is a real surgery, and carries some inherent risks. The most common risks include bruising, swelling, pain. Other possible risks include contour irregularity, asymmetry, infection, loss of fat. More rare risks include blood clot, embolism, and death. It is important to make sure that you find a surgeon that is very experienced in this surgery.

Dennis Dass, MD

9 reviews

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.dassmd.com

Risks of Brazilian buttock augmentation

The risks of a Brazilian buttock lift are similar to the risks of liposuction. Patients can develop contour irregularities (lumpy bumpy areas) in the areas where they had liposuction (abdomen, lower back) and can also have an irregular contour in the actual buttock. There is a very small risk of bleeding and infection (the fat that gets transferred into the buttock can become infected). This is minimized by mixing antibiotics into the fat prior to injection. With... more

Risks of a Brazilian Butt Lift

Like all surgeries, a Brazilian Butt lift has risks and possible complications. These include swelling, pain, bruising, unevenness, asymmetry, and the possible need for a revision surgery. For the best results be sure to spend a great deal of time planning the surgery with your surgeon. In our practice, we find it very helpful to use digital software that'll help transform the patient photographs so that they can get an idea of what they may look like after surgery. This software is... more

Brazilian side effects

I am happy that you differentiated between risks and side effects. Risks are adverse events that may result from a procedure. Side effects are not necessarily adverse events, but may not always be optimal results. The optimal side effect is a symmetric, well shaped, smooth, enhanced buttocks. Other side effects that are less optimal include asymmetry in shape or size of the buttocks, lumps, bumps, depressions, scarring, loss of the injected fat and of course the discomfort of the... more

What are the risks of a Brazilian Butt Lift?

Hi there- For healthy patients, the Brazilian Butt Lift procedure is very low risk- meaning that the most common problems are very minor in nature and usually take care of themselves over time, like swelling and bruising. The vast majority of patients enjoy a very smooth and predictable recovery period. More significant complications would be quite rare. Having said that, the full list of complications would include (but not necessarily be limited to): bleeding, infection, unfavorable... more