BBL 6 weeks ago, is this fat necrosis? (Photo)

it's hard to tell based on pictures alone if this would be fat necrosis versus and infection. It would be best if you follow up with your surgeon and that person places a needle in the area and see what comes out. This can be done very easily under local anesthesia in an office visit. If pus comes out then it's infection if it's clear fluid and it's possibly fat necrosis or a cyst that has developed. In either way it's best to follow up with your surgeon and if you do not like the answers he gives have a second opinion by a plastic surgeon who is board certified by the American Board of plastic surgery and has experience in this procedure. best of luckDr. Michael Gartner

Thank you for your question.It is hard to determine what is going, it does not look like fat necrosis. It may be an irritated pimple or cyst. I would recommend having someone evaluate it in person.

It definitely could be fat necrosis or a localized infection given that it's new onset inflammation. It'd reasonable to follow up with your surgeon to allow him or her to examine it thoroughly.Hope this helps! Sam Jejurikar, MD

Dear amberdavis1021,it is hard to tell without an examination as it could be infection, fat necrosis or something else. I would suggest you to consult your plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery  
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

Hello, thanks for your question, You don't seem to have fat necrosis because of the looking. Besides that I recommend you to have a consultation/appointment with your surgeon to check everything. 

Hi and thanks for the question and photo. This is not likely to be fat necrosis. It could be an early infection however. Please see your ps to have this examined. Best of Luck - Dr Hardy...

It looks to me like a "pimple" or abscess and not necessarily fat necrosis. You need to see your PS asap to get antibiotics to make sure that this resolves quickly and doesn't escalate to something worse. 

Hello dear!!Thanks for the question and provided information as well.I personally think the the first thing to do is to get in touch with your plastic surgeon for a good evaluation and to wait for his/her instructions.But based on your photo, it could be an infection (even you don't have fewer). And certainly you still can have complications 6 weeks after surgery; the risks are less as time passes, but still can happen.Hope this could help and everything is ok.