After bbl, I got rushed in the ER as I had multiple abscesses after 2 months post op of the procedure. They surgically removed the liquid that was coming out inside my buttocks and it is majorly disfigured now. I just want to ask if there’s still hope. I’m planning to get butt implants instead of .Brazilian butt lift as I am traumatised ’please help
Answer: Infection after BBL Two months is a long time to go before getting a postoperative infection treated. Were you following up with your plastic surgeon after surgery? Most surgical infections develop about a week after surgery and typically start getting worse after that. Infections after fat transfer or lead to loss of grafted fat and infections that have been persistent for a long time while also cause further tissue necrosis. At this point you need to get yourself healed up with proper wound care. Is your plastic surgeon managing your wounds? Use of a VAC or vacuum assisted closure device can greatly assist the time it takes to close large wounds. The infection will most likely lead to substantial scars and some deformities. Gluteal implants have a long list of serious complications that are far more frequent than complications from fed transfer. I would not recommend gluteal implants unless you have thought long and hard about what it really means to have that operation and secondly you have found surgeons who have a track record of doing the procedure well consistently. Most plastic surgeons do not offer gluteal implants for good reasons. The complication rate and dissatisfaction rate with the outcomes is simply too high for it to be a good procedure to perform. Your experience is unfortunate and I wish you the best in getting yourself healed up hopefully with not too bad of an outcome.What’s important now is getting yourself healed. When things go awry with cosmetic surgery sometimes slowing down the train is a good idea and giving yourself lots of time to heal and think about potential future procedures. Any future work will be very different because of your infection and previous procedure. Give yourself plenty of time and don’t rush into making decisions. I hope you won’t heal relatively soon. Hopefully you are getting optimal wound care at this point. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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Answer: Infection after BBL Two months is a long time to go before getting a postoperative infection treated. Were you following up with your plastic surgeon after surgery? Most surgical infections develop about a week after surgery and typically start getting worse after that. Infections after fat transfer or lead to loss of grafted fat and infections that have been persistent for a long time while also cause further tissue necrosis. At this point you need to get yourself healed up with proper wound care. Is your plastic surgeon managing your wounds? Use of a VAC or vacuum assisted closure device can greatly assist the time it takes to close large wounds. The infection will most likely lead to substantial scars and some deformities. Gluteal implants have a long list of serious complications that are far more frequent than complications from fed transfer. I would not recommend gluteal implants unless you have thought long and hard about what it really means to have that operation and secondly you have found surgeons who have a track record of doing the procedure well consistently. Most plastic surgeons do not offer gluteal implants for good reasons. The complication rate and dissatisfaction rate with the outcomes is simply too high for it to be a good procedure to perform. Your experience is unfortunate and I wish you the best in getting yourself healed up hopefully with not too bad of an outcome.What’s important now is getting yourself healed. When things go awry with cosmetic surgery sometimes slowing down the train is a good idea and giving yourself lots of time to heal and think about potential future procedures. Any future work will be very different because of your infection and previous procedure. Give yourself plenty of time and don’t rush into making decisions. I hope you won’t heal relatively soon. Hopefully you are getting optimal wound care at this point. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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