I want a natural Brazilian butt lift - are BBLs safer in 2022?

Hello, thank you for your question. Yes in short overall there are safer practices of BBLs performed in 2022 however it doesn't mean every surgical place is safer. The issue with traveling for BBL is you don't actually know if what you signed up for is legitimate until you get there officially. Even if the surgeon is truly a plastic surgeon and even if surgery goes well, you will still have worry about post operative complications. If in the event something happens you after post operative complication such as infection then it is difficult to go back and forth to return to that physician. Of course you can go to your local ED but if revisions need to be made another trip would take place. Essentially it more costly to you in the event you do have to travel back and forth.

Thanks for your question. To make your BBL experience as safe as possible, I recommended doing extensive research on the surgeons you are interested in. Make sure they're a board certified plastic surgeon, perform ultrasound guided fat transfer, have extensive experience with the BBL procedure, have many before and after photos of the procedure, and have clean credentials. I also suggest scheduling a consult to discuss any questions and concerns. Hope this helps. Take care, Moises Salama MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Hello @Nice4671, thank you for your question. BBLs are always in safe and experienced hands; if a good preoperative period has been completed starting with the consultation is better. Prepare your consultation by asking who is the specialist? What is her or his experience? What type of technique and technology does he or she employ? Where will the procedure take place? What tests must be performed before the procedure? Additionally, it is critical to ask whether the clinic has all the permits that are needed to be able to function. This is in addition to all the necessary arrangements in case of any emergency. It's important to not skip the steps to avoid complications. Best wishes! Alan Gonzalez MD, FACS.

Dear Nice4671,
BBL is a safe procedure. 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

BBL's remain the highest risk elective plastic surgical procedures performed. While they are much safer than years ago (with restrictions placed on both volume of fat removed and placement of fat above the muscle), they are still fraught with complications of infection, fat necrosis and even death (rare in recent years).
They remain my number one procedure performed as with many other board certified plastic surgeons.
I would not consider leaving the country for a discounted procedure as the rules and regulations are much more lax outside the United States. Follow ups for any complications would be exceedingly difficult as well.
Dr. Taranow

Please consider a virtual consultation from a high definition BBL specialist who can provide you details regarding how the Ultrasound visualization can help you minimize risks of fat emboli. This technique known as SCUBA (Safebrazilianbuttlift@IG) allows us to transfer fat under direct visualization.

We do not have current fatality rates for the BBL procedure after the instigation of safety recommendations by the American society of plastic surgeons.
There has been very little fatalities reported in the news and I have personally not heard of one for many years.
I recommend patients avoid traveling long-distances for elective surgery. I especially recommend patients avoid traveling to developing countries to get discount cosmetic surgery.
In my opinion the risk of death is not what patients should be concerned about but instead the risk of being left disfigured.
Delivering consistent quality liposuction and fat transfer results is far more difficult than people including plastic surgeons believe.
The learning curve for both Liposuction and fat transfer are steep and long.
The number of providers who actually come close to mastering these procedures are relatively few.
Finding the most talented and experience provider is the key both in regards to results and typically safety both.
The best way to do this in my opinion is to have multiple in person consultations. At the time of consultations ask each provider to show their entire collection of before and after pictures. Make sure that after pictures are always taken at least three months from the date of surgery. Early postoperative results can look very impressive but do not at all represent final results. Anyone showing you early postoperative results still taking in the in the operating room or with patients who still have surgical markings on should be immediately discounted and marked off the list as a potential provider.
And experience provider should have no difficulty showing you 50 quality before and after pictures of good BBL results. Highly experienced surgeons will have many more like hundreds or even thousands of before and after pictures for this procedure.
That’s the provider to show examples of excellent outcomes, average outcomes in less than outcomes. Asked provider specifically to show as many before and after pictures as possible of patients with similar body characteristics to your own.
That’s the provider to show examples of excellent outcomes, average outcomes in less than outcomes. Asked provider specifically to show as many before and after pictures as possible of patients with similar body characteristics to your own. View the results with pictures that show the entire body from the armpits to the knees. Make sure you see the results from all angles. Look for results that have a natural unbroken feminine S-curve that looks natural balanced and appropriate. there’s a trend to create maximum size barracks with liposuction of the thighs which I called the “lollipop look”. It is unfortunate, unnatural and unattractive.
Finally I recommend reading all reviews on various physician review websites avoiding providers so any significant number of justified negative reviews.
The absence of justified negative reviews is my important and more telling than having an abundance of positive reviews.
Continue having consultations until you feel quite certain you found the most talented and experienced provider in your community. people who live in rural areas may need to travel for surgery. When that’s the case I recommend staying as close as possible and generally close enough to be able to drive to your doctors appointment.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

Hi and welcome to our forum!The BBL procedure in the past had a relatively high complication rate from pulmonary embolism. If fat is injected deep into the gluteus musculature, emboli can develop. Recent advances have lowered the risk of complications as intraoperative sonography directly visualizes the membrane separating muscle from fat, ensuring no penetration into deeper structures.Best wishes...