Will I have a complication if my round 3 BBL is under the muscle and my first 2 rounds were over muscle fat transfers? (Photos)

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I'm getting a round 3 with a different doctor who transfers fat under the muscle. Will I die from the different techniques?

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Hello, thank you for your question. Much of the fat is injected into the muscle, but some of the fat is injected to contour and improve texture. I perform about 500 Brazilian buttlifts each year, and this procedure is the most surgeon dependent plastic surgery procedure. Find a plastic surgeon with credentials who performs hundreds of Brazilian buttlifts each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear williamsdom,
the safest way to do fat transfer is to place it above the muscle. In case of transfer under the muscle, there is a significantly higher risk of complications. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to 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

Ryan A. Stanton, MD · Answer

Every plastic surgery society throughout the world recommends against transferring the fat into the gluteus muscles because of the known and proven high risk for embolism and death.  If you are looking for more buttock volume, and especially projection, another round of BBL is much less likely to produce this compared to buttock implants. Glad to be of help.

Miguel Mota, MD · Answer

It has been proven that the only way fat embolisms happen, is when injected fat travels from the muscle into the blood stream and then into the heart and lungs. By the way... this isn’t just a complication, a fat embolism is deadly.

It has been proven that the only way to avoid a fat embolism is to avoid injecting into the muscle at all times.

Injecting fat into the muscle is not recommended by any plastic surgery board that I know of.

If I was you I wouldn’t put my life at risk for an elective surgery. Please think this through.

Best of luck,

Dr. Miguel Mota

Douglas Taranow, DO, FACOS · Answer

I would not take a chance with fat transfer 'under' the muscle.  The BBL procedure is already the most dangerous cosmetic procedure performed in the US.  Placing fat under the muscle increases your risks tremendously.
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Will I have a complication if my round 3 BBL is under the muscle and my first 2 rounds were over muscle fat transfers? (Photos)

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