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Need To Take Flight After BBL, Should I Get Anticoagulants From My Doctor For The Flight?

asked 8 months ago by LondonChicka in United kingdom
Latest answer by Wilberto Cortes, MD
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Should I get anticoagulants from my doctor? I am having lipo, a bbl and then need to take a flight back home of 11 hours.

3 answers to Need To Take Flight After BBL, Should I Get Anticoagulants From My Doctor For The Flight?

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Brazilian butt lift and anticoagulation

I always recommend my patients to be active after a Brazilian butt lift. You should stay in the area where you had the procedure done for at least 7 days to make sure that everything is going well, your pain is well controlled, and that you are in good condition to be on a flight for a long period of time. Clots do not typically occur on healthy patients after surgery unless the patient was not active after the procedure. Immobility after surgery increases the risk of clots after surgery due... more
Wilberto Cortes, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.rejuvenusaesthetics.com

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Blood Clot and Brazilian Butt Lift Unlikely

Interesting question. If you are taking your long flight a week or so after your procedure then the answer is no. You should be moving about sufficiently to prevent any stagnation of blood in you legs. If you are flying several days after surgery then the answer in my mind should still be no. First you should not take trips in the early postoperative period. Your surgeon may be rendered helpless if you develop a complication and you are far away. Secondly,... more
Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Brazilian butt lift and anticoagulants

The question of anticoagulants after surgery is a controversial question. Anticoagulation with cosmetic surgery preoperatively and postoperatively is beginning to be considered by many doctors. A consensus answer for anticoagulation after surgery has probably not been made at this date. Clot formation with surgery is thought to began at induction of anesthesia so treatment with anticoagulation may be best to be given prior to surgery. The 2nd risk for clots formation is a patient who was... more
Wendell Perry, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.wperrymd.com

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