Do I need clearance from my primary doctor if I get a BBL out of my state?

At my practice clearance is not always needed, but for patients that are over forty or have certain medical conditions clearance is required. For healthy patients under forty only routine blood tests are required. I only use Lovenox on patients at high risk of blood clots. I usually do not require patients to take Lovenox because if a patient is that much of a risk I’d rather not perform elective surgery on them at my practice. The use of Lovenox will vary between surgeons.


Jaime Perez, MD
Brazilian Butt Lift Specialist
Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa

Each patient is different and the pre-op testing will vary. About 50% of my BBL patients come from outside NY and for young healthy patients, I simply require routine bloodwork that canbe done at any walk-in lab in their home area. If they have medical problems or are older than 40 years old, I require formal medical clearnace from  primary doctor which can be sent ot my office.

If you are not overweight, have no medical problems, and are under the age of 40, you will likely not need medical clearance prior to surgery for a Brazilian Butt Lift.  The use of Lovenox, a blood thinner, is surgeon dependant.  I do not routinely use it but some surgeons do.