Exercise prior to BBL - Does building muscle in the buttocks add more risk?

No, I would say that the muscle gain for the buttocks would produce a very minimal change in most women. However, I think that this can only help your physical and mental health. For most patients, the improvement in physique that can be made in 2 hours in the operating room cannot be achieved with diet and exercise.

Thank you for your questions. Do exercises before the surgery won't affect the results nor bring any complications, what is not recommended is to do strict diets that can cause anemia before surgery.

Respectfully,
Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

Hi, thank you for sharing your question. Muscle bulk or exercising prior to BBL surgery will not affect the safety of the procedure. Your surgeon will still be able to inject it properly into the correct space. I hope this helps.

Hello @kkkk40, actually doing exercise to gain muscle mass in the buttocks before the procedure does not generate risk for the surgery, on the contrary, it is good for your health and the surgery. The gluteal fat transfer is performed with the excess of adipose tissue extracted from different areas (Liposculpture). Then this fat goes through a process and is injected into the buttocks, through a cannula and a small incision. Best Wishes!

Dear kkkk40,
absolutely! Building your gluts is a great way to enhance your buttock region and I recommend to all of my BBL patients. It not only ads volume to the buttocks but lifts the buttocks in a more anatomic position.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Working out is always good for your health and thus for reducing risks of surgery and anesthesia (of course aerobic is better than weights, but both are still beneficial).
Exercising to increase your glutes is good for volume, and adding fat during a BBL will further augment your shape and size.
The plastic surgeon should be adept at placing the BBL fat in a subcutaneous plane and not injecting it intramuscularly (which may lead to fat emboli and terrible sequelae). I do not see the building up of buttocks muscles as an increase in potential complications.
Best wishes.
Dr. Taranow

Stay fit and keep exercising. There are very few things that exercise kept in moderation there’s not in your favor for.

Choose your provider carefully after having multiple in person consultations.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD