Hi ChrissySmith, Blood clots can include deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in the legs) and pulmonary embolus (blood clots in the lungs). For the overall population (based on data from ~129,000 patients in the CosmetAssure database), the 30 day risk for blood clots is 0.2%, or one patient in 500. The majority of blood clots are not fatal. The Caprini score is a patient-centric risk calculator that can help your surgeon to understand your personal risk for blood clots. The score includes 40 yes/no questions, and can help your surgeon to identify risk factors that you may have (common ones include increased age, body mass index over 25, need for an operation over 45 minutes, family history of blood clots, longer operative times, use of outside sources of estrogen, and multiple lost pregnancies). Some risk factors, like age and family history, are inherent to you and cannot be changed. But others, like use of oral contraceptives, can potentially be modified prior to surgery to further decrease your risk. Your surgeon can also help you to weigh the risks and benefits of single versus multiple procedures on the same day, as longer OR times (while being more convenient for a single recovery) carry increased blood clot risk. Please discuss your risk for blood clots, and how that risk can be minimized (but unfortunately never completely eliminated) with your surgeon at your initial appointment. You might choose to review the attached link, which is a review article on identifying and minimizing blood clot risk in plastic surgery patients, as well. Hope this helps. Best,Christopher Pannucci MDBoard Certified Plastic SurgeonPlastic Surgery NorthwestSpokane, Washington