Will I develop an infection if I get implants after Brazilian Butt Lift?

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A: Will I develop an infection if I get implants after Brazilian Butt Lift?

By Peter A. Aldea, MD - Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Buttock implants have a much higher infection rate than fat grafting to the buttocks (Brazilian Butt Lift). If you have an ongoing smoldering infection (even without clear symptoms), it is likely that placing implants through such tissue would infect them. But - if you do not have an infection going on, the... more

A: Buttock infection after getting implants and Brazilian Butt Lift

By Daniel P. Markmann, MD - Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

There is always a risk of getting an infection with buttocks implants. They do have a fairly high infection rate, but if you healed well from your Brazilian Butt Lift, you should have no increased risk over someone who has never had the Brazilian performed. However, if you had something called fat necrosis,... more

A: Infection after brazilian butt lift

By Steven H. Williams, MD - Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

Thanks for the question - There is no increase in infection rate after a healed brazilian butt lift (that is 6 months or more after a brazilian butt lift). However, buttock implants carry an increased rate of complication including infection as _compared_ to a brazilian butt lift. You may wish to consider... more

A: Butt implants and infection

By Kenneth R. Francis, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Love, If you are considering having buttock implants you can go ahead with them, or you could consider redoing your Brazilian lift. The risk of infection with implants, although present, should be the same as it would have been before your Brazilian. If you liked the results of your first... more

A: The butt lift makes no difference in infection rate

By David Shafer, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Whether or not you have had a previous buttocks procedure should not make a difference in your infection rate for future procedures. Unless, of course, you have an ongoing infection for some reason. I hope this is helpful. David Shafer, MD Shafer Plastic Surgery New York

A: Risk is the same

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

The risk of having an infection after having buttock augmentation with implants either before or after a brazilian butt lift is probbaly about the same.