Is It Ok to Have a Brazilian Butt Lift, Tummy Tuck, Breast Lift W/ Augmentation Same Time?

Thank your for your question. A tummy tuck can address the skin and
muscle laxity of the abdominal region as well as reducing the excess
fatty tissue. A brazilian butt lift helps to shape the buttock by
borrowing fat from one part (or several) and transferring this fat to
another. They are both extremely rewarding procedures. The best
approach for a patient who wants to have both procedures is to stage
them and possibly start with the BBL. Here is why:1) A brazilian
butt lift is transferring fat from one area to the buttock. One common
donor area is the tummy. Once the fat is transferred, you need to keep
pressure off the buttock as this allows new blood supply to develop to
the newly grafted fat cells. Any stress such as pressure can reduce the
efficacy of this process and hence you may lose some fat. Hence, no
sitting or laying on your bottom for ~2 weeks.2) A tummy tuck is
removing excess skin and tightening the muscle as well as remove extra
fat. To make the skin removal efficient and protect the incision, you
surgeon will often remove skin while your hips are flexed. You will
need to maintain this position after surgery for about a week. This
will required you to sleep in a recliner position for a good week. In
addition, l often combine liposuction of the abdomen and flanks as part
of this procedure and once this fat is removed, it cannot be stored for
the brazilian buttock lift in the future.Since the recovery process
for these two popular procedures compete, I would recommend staging
them. If you are surgeon is needing as much donor areas to recruit as
much fat as possible, then I would start with the brazilian buttock lift
so you can use the abdominal and flank regions as donor areas.  In addition, I would combine the breast lift procedure with the tummy tuck as you will be on your back when sleeping for the tummy tuck procedure.

Yes, for sure! During the BBL, have surplus fat deposits that your surgeon can remove with liposuction, which can be used to purify and transfer fat. You will need to provide three to four times the amount of oil that you typically want to transfer, as the oil will need to be purified. If you do not have excess fat deposits, you may need to gain weight or consider an alternative before the procedure. Don’t hesitate to let your skin hang more. In this case, the process of lifting your hips with the BBL operation is completed successfully.

Thank you for your question.Yes, it is possible to have those procedure at the same time. But first, for safety reasons, to be a good candidate for the procedures you want at the same time, your labs and  cardiovascular preoperative evaluation must be optimal.
Kind Regards,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

#Combined operations are often performed with our #Gynecology colleagues. Tubal ligation is a common post pregnancy procedure which is done at the time of many of the surgeries included with a #MommyMakeover. If you require a gynecologic operation or study (laparoscopy) and are considering a plastic surgery procedure, discuss these issues with your physician and board-certified plastic surgeon. Also, combining these #procedures may decrease anesthetics, costs, and recovery time.

Many procedures can be combined. Cosmetic procedures such as Brazilian Butt Lift (#BBL), Thigh Lift (#TL) and Mommy Makeover (#MMO), which usually concentrates on the breast and abdomen areas, may be combined together. However, I look at the risk factors such as surgery time greater than 6 hours, or #anesthesia time, increased risks of DVT, prolonged  #healing, #positioning after surgery to name a few, which are a lot to consider. These factors are relative to performing any variety of combinations.  Your procedures should be performed by a #PlasticSurgeon who is board-certified and has a great deal of experience specializing in cosmetic #surgery. You will then greatly improve your chances of getting the result you desire, and, without the need for a revision surgery. It is suggested that you look at before and after photos of the surgeons actual patients, and read patient reviews. Gathering all of this information will help you make a well-informed decision.

In my practice it is common for me to perform all of the procedures you mentioned at the same time. However,  I use an assistant to save total operative time with the goal less than 6 hours of surgery (often far less than that) to minimize potential complications and for a speedier recovery. Sometimes there are even less scarring as for straight augmentations, I place the implants using the TT incision without the need for breast scars. My patients following a TT with or without a BBL stay in a reclining chair the first week. The benefit is only one surgery, only one recovery (you heal from all procedures simultaneously) and that you can use the fat that would normally be discarded from the tummy tuck. Pros and cons of this decision should be part of your in depth consultation with your plastic surgeon including the increased risk of complications with long surgeries and how to prevent them. Your plastic surgeon will guide you into making the best decision in your individual case. The most important decision is picking the best plastic surgeon experienced in this technique. See link regarding finding the best surgeon for combined surgeries.#BestSurgeonForMultipleProcedures

Thank you for your question. Having Brazilian Butt Lift, tummy tuck, and breast lift with implants all at once seems attractive, but you want great results, right? Lgistically, you will likely lose a lot of the fat from laying on the transfered fat.

As an alternative, consider Breast lift w/implants and some liposuction of the tummy transferred to the butt as the first surgery.

For the second surgery, you can have the tummy tuck and then be turned prone for the remaining liposuction of the flanks and a second session of fat transfer to the butt.

To be sure something like this is right for you, see at least two or more board-certified plastic surgeons in your area for a full and complete evaluation to make sure you are a good candidate and that it is safe for you to have surgery.  I hope this helps.

Hi there-

I am in complete agreement with Dr. Aldea.

Performing all of these procedures at once may seem to be to your benefit to you at first blush, and a surgeon who offers to do so may therefore be more attractive to you because of this willingness to do what you ask, but please consider this:


I hope it is safe to assume that your goals in pursuing this plastic surgery are to be safe and to achieve the most beautiful appearance for your breasts, your abdomen, AND your buttocks that is possible for you.

If this is the case, please know that there is NO way (I don't care who does it) that your outcome in the areas operated on will be as good if the procedures are combined as if they are staged.

Your risk of serious complications will dramatically increase by combining them.


So, in summary, combining the procedures undoubtedly LOWERS your chances of achieving your best outcome, and undoubtedly RAISES the risks of the surgery. Combining the procedures is therefore a great way to be sure that your goals (to be safe and as happy as possible) are never achieved.

Now that we understand that, what do you think about the surgeon who is offering to do them at the same time for you? Here's what I think- that this is the kind of surgeon willing to do whatever it takes to gain your business and your money- including putting you at unnecessary risk and lowering your chances of being happy with your outcomes.

Be careful what you ask for- you will find someone who will give it to you.

Your best bet is to have the Brazilian Butt Lift first, then at a second operation a safe tummy tuck and breast enhancement procedure.

It has been demonstrated that the combination of TT and liposuction can increase your risk of blood clot complications.  This is why we use Ted hose and sequential compression devices for patients in addition to early ambulation and sometimes even a shot of blood thinner.  For this reason, it is considered a relatively benign combination.  The combination of TT with ANY other operation has never been demonstrated.  There is no evidence of it.

If one doesn't select his patients carefully, then complications can be more present.  Overall, combination plastic surgery is safe, generally a benign thing to do but you must be evaluated by your plastic surgeon and your anesthesiologist. 

I prefer to stage these operations as it is quite a complex recovery with the limitations that each procedure implies.  It has nothing to do with the incidence of clot.  

Best wishes,

E

 

I often have combined the procedures routinely, and I do feel that lying on the grafts may hinder their growth.

I tell my patients a second round of fat grafting may be needed for the best results.  During tummy tuck a lot of good fat is produced, however, and I do not like "wasting" it.  So I will go ahead and get as much fat into the buttocks as I can at  the first surgery.

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In the past I used to not recommend Brazilian Butt lift with any other procedure because of the fair of traumatizing the fat while the patient was lying on his or her back. Now, 7 years later, I routinely combine Brazilian Butt Lift with Breast augmentation or Breast lift or Brazilian butt lift with Tummy Tuck. I do not combine more than two procedures at the same time on the same patient because I feel it may be too much surgery.

Jaime Perez M.D

Brazilian Butt Lift Specialist

Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa