I have bad blood circulation on my left leg is it possible to perform a BBL? (Photo)

Dear mariavaca,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. Generally speaking, it is possible to get a BBL if you have bad circulation. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Hello, thank you for your question. Most patients with varicose veins have no problems with BBL. However, if the varicosities are of significant size and/or number, a vein specialist should evaluate your lower extremities to rule out the possibility of deep venous insufficiency which would increase risk for deep vein thrombosis. I recommend you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon to determine your candidacy for the procedure.

A varicose vein is part of your circulatory system but I would say having one or a few varicose veins does not classify as having bad circulation.

My best guess is that most plastic surgeons would not have an issue doing a BBL or thinking this will interfere significantly with the procedure.

To get the best results I suggest the following.


Avoid traveling long-distance is for elective surgical procedures.

Rely on in person consultations.

Schedule multiple consultations with surgeons in your area who have a good reputation for the procedure you’re interested in.

During the in person consultation to ask each surgeon to show all of their before and after pictures of the procedure you’re interested in. The goal is not to see the best results of their career but to see what average results look like and get confirmation of how many of these procedures that surgeon has performed. Ideally the surgeon should be able to find before and after pictures of patients who are very similar body shapes and contours to your own.

And experienced plastic surgeon should have an abundance of before and after pictures. A highly experienced plastic surgeon will have several hundred or even thousands of before and after pictures for each procedure.

Read all the reviews on various physician review websites avoiding providers with any significant number of justified negative reviews.

Organic unmanipulated reviews tend to follow fairly equally among different review websites. Those with an excessive number of positive reviews on a single website may be a telling sign of aggressive marketing.

The presence of justified negative reviews can be more important than an abundance of positive reviews.

Don’t schedule surgery during the consultation.

Give yourself time to think about important decisions like permanently and irreversibly changing your body.

When in doubt slow down and schedule more consultations.

The outcomes of this procedure are all over the place based exclusively on the skill and experience of the surgeon.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD