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Will I Develop an Infection if I Get Implants After Brazilian Butt Lift?
I had a Brazilian Butt Lift about 3 years ago, but now I feel that by butt is going back to its previous size. I told my surgeon I wasn't satisfied and I'd like to undergo another surgery, like get implants. He said I can develop an infection if I get implants after the butt lift. Is this true? Should I go for butt implants?
Asked 39 months ago by
love26 in New York, NY
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Buttock Implants and Infection Risk
The complication rate for buttock implants is , in my opinion, unacceptably high. Furthermore, the more acceptable implant designs are not yet FDA approved for use in the United States. The horror stories from buttock implant complications are real. One of the biggest challenges is that once the implants require removal, then there is a space or pocket that is now empty in the buttocks and the buttock skin and tissue is now saggy and will never be the same again. ...
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Is the Risk of Infection with Butt implants higher if I've had a Brazilian Butt Lift?
Hi there-
Buttock implant surgery does have a higher infection rate than other plastic surgery procedures, because the implants are foreign bodies, and because the surgery is occurring in an area of the body where more bacteria are present.
This risk, however, should not be any higher because you've undergone a Brazilian Butt Lift in the past. As long as good technique is used, the procedure should have an acceptable risk for you (assuming you are otherwise healthy).
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The butt lift makes no difference in infection rate
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
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Brazilian butt lift results
A Brazilian butt lift should last forever and the size of your butt should not significantly decrease in size within the first three weeks. This might be a secondary effect due to a poorly executed procedure and/or that you did not have enough fat to accomplish your desired goals.
A butt implant is an underrated option that has a specific role in butt augmentation. There is certainly a higher degree of infection and implant exposure depending on the technique used to insert the...
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Butt implants
I am not an advocate of butt implants with or without a previous Brazilian butt lift. I'n not sure if you are more susceptible to an infection or not but I have not been impressed with the long term results of implants. Another fat transfer would be a better alternative in my opinion.
Best,
Tal Raine MD
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Implants and Brazilian butt lift
There is no evidence that having prior fat grafting to the buttocks predisposes you to higher incidence of infection after a buttock implants. On the other hand, the infection risk is higher with implants than with fat graft to the buttocks. May be your surgeon is not comfortable with performing butt implants. You should seek out a surgeon that has knowledge and experience with butt implants. He will appraise you of realistic risks and complications.
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Implants and Infection
It is my opinion that placing an implant after fat transfer does not increase the chance of infection. Implants carry the risk of infection in any situation. It has been three years after your surgery and if everything is well healed and you are just dissatisfied with your current contour then you can proceed on with implants.
Dr. ES
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Implants after Brazilian Butt Lift
I think there was a miscommunication between you and the surgeon. There is a very high incidence of infection in use of any buttock implant. Around 20% is the average. That is the reason very few boarded plastic surgeon do this operation. Whether you had fat transfer to your butt really does not increase the risk of post operative infection, it is high no matter what! Other choices are re do the fat grafts with Stem Cell activation, PMMA injections to name a few.
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Brazilian Butt Lift and Implants
A Brazilian Butt lift with implants does not increase the risk of infection and can lead to wonderful results. The fat injected with a butt lift sits in the tissues and will actually become part of the native fat in the area - it is common to lose about half of what is injected into the tissues. However, if you are seeing a decrease in the amount of buttock fullness, implants may be the right option for you.
There are risks to any implant related surgery, but if done...
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Buttock implants
Part of the problem with buttock implants in the US is that we don't have the right silicone implants available. They aren't FDA approved and you would have to get them through some off label indication. Most surgeons shy away from this operation because the complication rate for implants in the buttock is quite high.
There are many people in my practice that have come to me for this very reason but even those surgeons that try the implants typically shy...
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Brazilian Butt Lift will not increase risk of infection for subsequent implants
A Brazilian Butt lift will not increase the risk of you getting an infection of implants that are performed at a later date. In fact, if the gluteal implants are placed properly, they should not interfere with the Brazilian Butt lift and should be placed in a different portion of your buttocks entirely. If your surgeon told you this, they may not be interested in performing the implants for you. I would recommend getting a second consultation at this time. Keep in mind that the risk for...
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Brazilian butt lift does not increase infection
Since you had the procedure 3 years ago the fat that was transplanted there now acts as if it was always there so ther is no increase risk of getting an infection with implants
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Implants after Brazilian Butt Lift
I stopped doing implants years ago. Too many problems. I referred d patient of mine who wanted implants to a surgeon in Miami who is well known for specializing in Buttocks implants and they told her their complication rate for butt implants was running around 30%. And that's from someone who does them a lot!
Fat grafts to the buttocks are permanent when done well.
Check out the links below for the requirements to ensure success with fat grafting. Use that info when looking for a surgeon....
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Butt Implants after Brazilian Butt Lift no higher risk of infection in general
Buttock implants does have a higher risk of infection compared to fat grafting. Having a previous fat grafting does not increase the chance for infection if you are considering fat grafting. You might want to discuss theses options with your surgeon, including repeating the fat grafting.
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Infection is a risk for any surgery
Any surgery carries a certain amount of risk for infection. The fact that you had Brazilian Butt Lift does not expose you to higher tisks for infection.
Explore the possibility of Body Contouring such as lipo to the flanks, abdomen and posterior thigh to enhance the appearance of the buttocks.
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Butt implants have higher infection rate than Brazilian Butt Lift
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 fat is healed and you are doing well, otherwise the likelihood for infection with buttock implants should not be higher.
Dr. P. Aldea
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Buttock infection after getting implants and Brazilian Butt Lift
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, (which is extremely rare with the Brazilian Micro Fat Grafting technique) then there might be an increased risk of infection in your buttocks.
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Infection after brazilian butt lift
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 additional fat transfer as opposed to buttock implants. Be sure to discuss all the options with your plastic surgeon. It may also make sense to get additional opinions.
I hope this helps.
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Butt implants and infection
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 fat transfer lift, the procedure could be repeated. Consider this especially if you have gained any weight since your last procedure. Good luck!
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Risk is the same
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.
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