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Developed an Infected Pimple Right Above my Butt Crack Post-Op BBL, Why Would This Be? On Antibiotics.

asked 8 months ago by hktrli25 in Mission,TX
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 209 times
Tags: 2 months post-op, infection, oozing, pimples

I had a brazilian butt lift about two months ago and I started to get a pimple right above my butt crack and it got bigger until it bursted. I have a lot of fluid coming out and i have pain and sometimes fever. My surgeon keeps giving me antibiotics but it doesn't seem to get better. What could be the problem? What should I do?

4 answers to Developed an Infected Pimple Right Above my Butt Crack Post-Op BBL, Why Would This Be? On Antibiotics.

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Brazilian Butt Lift

It sounds like a localized infection that the right antibiotic should take care of. Have they cultured the drainage yet? Thank you for your question and good luck.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Brazilian butt lift and infection

Infection risk after cosmetic surgery is very low. I have done many fat transfers to the buttock without any infection. I always stress that fat needs to be handled with care and in a very sterile fashion. Fat behaves as graft (no blood supply) in the first couple of weeks, which decreases its ability to fight infection, if such an event occurs. If fat is not placed in small amounts and with multiple passes in the buttock, then, it can die and form a nidus for infection. It... more
Wilberto Cortes, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.rejuvenusaesthetics.com

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Brazilian Buttock lift

You have to work on the assumption that you have an infection involving the buttock fat transfer. MRI will help, then a more aggressive treatment to open the abscess open and drain every area of collection of fluid, , IV antibiotics.
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Brazilian butt lift and postop infection

Infection which is rare after liposuction alone can happen after fat injection. When you do a fat injection a certain percentage of the fat cells will die. And this dead fat is a good source for infection. Continue with your antibiotics is important, monitoring fever with the thermometer can be your gauge to tell you if the infection is improving are getting worse. If you continue to have fever you must follow up with your doctor right away. If this fever does not stop or gets worse... more
Wendell Perry, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.wperrymd.com

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