Tumescent Lipo W/ Brazilian Butt Lift and High Blood Pressure, Does this Increase my Risk?

Hi there- Your situation is an excellent example of why it is so very important to make good decisions in pursuing any aesthetic plastic surgery. If you are healthy and everything goes smoothly, many surgeons, in most situations could complete your procedure. It is when you have a medical problem or things do not go exactly as planned that you will be glad you chose a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who only does surgery with a Board Certified Anesthesiologist in the room... more

Hypertension puts you at an increased risk of dying without any surgery at all. It needs to be under control both pre-op, during surgery and post-op. Your surgeon has to be on top of it during surgery and for the week post-op. You should be taking your own BP twice a day at home and recording the numbers for him to see.Control is easy if you will just take your own BP and notify your doctor about any 3 readings in a row over 150 systolic or 90- diastolic. Your numbers do not prohibit safe... more

Having liposuction, abdomen, flanks and fat transfer to the buttock is a major surgery. Having high blood pressure, though controled with 5 mg of norvasc, you are still at slightly higher risk. I would want an anesthesiologist to monitor you and the blood pressure during surgery. Complete clearance by your family physician, including a history and physical examination, full blood work and EKG (because of high blood pressure). reconsider the local anesthesia, it is a lot of... more