I did a BBL 13 days ago. Immediately after I noticed stretch marks and bruising on right hip where the doc injected fat. There was light bruising and the skin felt painful when it rubbed against my clothes so I was rubbing it with Vaseline. Since then the area has turned dark and is now painful to touch. The area feels hard but it isn't rock solid. Is this fat necrosis or is it normal?
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Dear Hazanidolltobe,every plastic surgeon has his own protocol. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery
Fat embolus is a very serious and known complication of fat transfer (which has been recently spotlighted in the media). While it is true, injection of donor fat into the infra-muscular plane (within the muscle) increases fat viability this does come with a significant increase in risk. There...
The buttocks will continue to decrease in size for the first few weeks. I have observed that between 4 and 6 weeks the buttocks tend to stabilize in volume. Usually by 3 months, the swelling is minimal and totally resolved by 6 months.
Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeo...
