Does being lifted during anesthesia bring additional risk?

Changing position after anesthesia is common in body contouring surgery, including BBL cases. It does add some logistical risk, but in an accredited operating room it is managed by the anesthesia and surgical team with a coordinated turn, padding, and careful protection of the airway, IV lines, pressure points, eyes, and joints.

The patient is not simply "lifted" casually. The anesthesiologist controls the breathing tube and monitors, while the team turns the patient in a planned way and then checks that positioning is safe before surgery continues.

For a BBL, the larger safety issues are usually the surgeon's fat-injection technique, avoiding injection into or below the gluteal muscle, anesthesia monitoring, blood clot prevention, and overall surgical time. Ask your surgeon and anesthesiologist how they position patients and what safety protocols they use.

Hi, Repositioning the patient does not increase the risk of surgery. Many of us who perform the procedure routinely work with the same team in the operating room which increases efficiency and safety. Good luck.

Hi! Instead of the classical bbl method, we can eliminate all risks with the ultrasonic safe and natural bbl method. Ultrasound imaging technology should be used to make the procedure safer. Ultrasound creates images where we can see the gluteal anatomy and make sure we're placing the fat in the most appropriate safe places, avoiding blood vessels or other important structures. Thus, it minimizes all risks, including anesthesia, and enables us to perform it in the safest way. Best regards.

Of course, any adjustment of the patient under anesthesia increases risk of injury, but that risk is absolutely minimal when proper techniques are adhered too. We roll patients and gently 'flip' them during all BBL procedures several times a day/week. Supporting all of the the body parts is essential in avoiding injuries.

Call patients who have general anesthesia need to be positioned while they are under anesthesia.
Patients usually position themselves onto the operating table and are then put to sleep. for some procedures patients need to be repositioned in order for the surgeon to get appropriate access.
Moving the patient under general anesthesia is tricky and has done very carefully. it typically requires six people and operating room staff are usually well equipped and experienced in doing this.
It often makes anesthesiologists a bit nervous but it is part of doing surgery.
At the end of the procedure patients are still under anesthesia and generally unconscious and need to be moved onto a gurney to go to the recovery room. this is done routinely and is considered safe.
The most common injury related to positioning during anesthesia is an Ulnar nerve injury which is usually temporary.
Of all the things that can go wrong during surgery being injured due to positioning or being lifted it’s probably not all that high on the list.
It is however a very important thing to discuss if you’re considering cosmetic surgical procedures that are circumferential in nature. For example if you’re having liposuction of your torso which includes the front and back side then you should have a very clear understanding with your surgeon exactly how they’re going to do that procedure and in what positions you’ll be placed during surgery.
The same is true for operations like a tummy tuck or body lift.
Likewise liposuction for lower extremities is best done in certain anatomic positions generally not with people laying on their back.
If you have upcoming surgery and have questions or concerns about any aspect of it then you should talk to your surgeon before the date of surgery.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD