Can you get a BBL if you had breast cancer?

Hi, thank you for sharing your question. If your breast surgeon and oncologist clear you for elective cosmetic surgery, you can proceed safely. If you are taking any immunosuppressive medications, this may negatively impact your healing and results.

Your plastic surgeon may require clearance from your medical oncologist before scheduling your BBL. If your cancer is in remission and you are in good health, you should be able to have the BBL.

Breast cancer history should present no conflict for a BBL. The important components for a BBL is having adequate fat stores in the circumferential waist area. Harvesting that fat produces significant changes in the buttock region however adding the fat into the buttocks then accentuates the changes and adds volume. Best Wishes!!

Hello mharbin77, as long as you are up to date with your follow-up surveillance protocol and remain in complete remission, at this point there is no reason you could not be considered a candidate for BBL. I would recommend consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon for further evaluation and discussion. Congratulations on your complete remission!! All the best, Brian Biggerstaff, MD

Dear mharbin77,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. Generally speaking, it is possible to get BBL after cancer. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you 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

There usually is not a contra indication to having lipo 360/BBL after treated breast cancer. But best to discuss with your chosen operative surgeon first..

Congratulations on your cure!
There are no contraindications to having a BBL procedure now. Good luck.
Best wishes
Dr. Taranow

Women who have had breast cancer need to think a few things through before contemplating having certain cosmetic surgical procedures.

The first thing to review is reconstruction options.

For women who want reconstruction tissues used in this treatment should not be altered for cosmetic surgery procedures. Women who’ve had implant reconstruction should make absolutely certain that this implant Rc Construction is going to hold up and not require converting to autologous Tissue Reconstruction with time.

For example, a woman who had mastectomy‘s and opted for implant reconstruction may develop recurrent capsular contracture‘s making implant reconstruction not a long-term viable option. If this is the case this patient needs to consider autologous tissue reconstruction as an alternative.

Often one of the best procedures for autologous tissue reconstruction is a TRAM flap. this is basically using the skin, fat and potentially part of the abdominal muscle to reconstruct a new breast.

If there’s any chance that this procedure is going to benefit the patient in the future then they should not have Liposuction or other procedures that will damage the tissue.

This may also include women who’ve had lumpectomies without reconstruction who developed enough asymmetry or disfigurement from the lumpectomy and radiation to not be satisfied with their breast shape and contour.

Make sure any breast reconstruction options have been well-chosen and there is very little chance that you will need lower abdominal tissue for further reconstructive needs before having this area treated with Liposuction.

Other than that I see no reason why you couldn’t have a BBL.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD