There has been a lot of deaths overseas and in Florida with BBL patients. My question is...what causes them to die? Is it the lipo or injection part? Is Liposculpture alone safer. I want another BBL round but all these deaths have me confused and scared. I want to be totally informed of all complications that can cause death. I need to be thoroughly educated on the real risks I'm putting my body through.
November 15, 2018
Answer: Deaths from Brazilian Butt Lifts Thanks for this super important question! To my knowledge, almost all of the deaths from BBLs are due to clumps of fat getting into the veins deep in the buttock during the buttock augmentation portion of the procedure. What happens is that these clumps of fat travel in the veins from the buttock up into the heart, then the heart pumps them into the lungs which is what causes the patient to die. There is a recent study seeing if there was a correlation between the volume of fat used and deaths. The researchers found that patients have died even with small amounts of fat. This occurs when the fat is injected deep in the buttock where there is a conglomeration of very large veins. The authors recommend using larger cannulas to inject the fat and to only inject the fat superficially, away from these veins. The plastic surgery community is very concerned because of these deaths and is conducting more and more research to figure out to make this operation as safe as possible! Patient safety is our number one goal when it comes to any surgery we perform!~Dr. Sieber
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November 15, 2018
Answer: Deaths from Brazilian Butt Lifts Thanks for this super important question! To my knowledge, almost all of the deaths from BBLs are due to clumps of fat getting into the veins deep in the buttock during the buttock augmentation portion of the procedure. What happens is that these clumps of fat travel in the veins from the buttock up into the heart, then the heart pumps them into the lungs which is what causes the patient to die. There is a recent study seeing if there was a correlation between the volume of fat used and deaths. The researchers found that patients have died even with small amounts of fat. This occurs when the fat is injected deep in the buttock where there is a conglomeration of very large veins. The authors recommend using larger cannulas to inject the fat and to only inject the fat superficially, away from these veins. The plastic surgery community is very concerned because of these deaths and is conducting more and more research to figure out to make this operation as safe as possible! Patient safety is our number one goal when it comes to any surgery we perform!~Dr. Sieber
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