What are the odds of getting abscesses or fat necrosis on my butt after a BBL?
Answer: Abscesses or fat necrosis Dear Tfannin87,abscesses or fat necrosis are possible but rare complications after BBL surgery. 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
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Answer: Abscesses or fat necrosis Dear Tfannin87,abscesses or fat necrosis are possible but rare complications after BBL surgery. 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
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November 11, 2018
Answer: How common are abscess after a BBL? I think that fat necrosis and abscesses are certainly rare, but this will increase with the amount of fat transferred. The best thing to do is to select a surgeon who has an exceptionally low rate of these occurrences. Find a BBL expert who performs hundreds of BBLs each year and has great reviews and great before and after pictures.
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November 11, 2018
Answer: How common are abscess after a BBL? I think that fat necrosis and abscesses are certainly rare, but this will increase with the amount of fat transferred. The best thing to do is to select a surgeon who has an exceptionally low rate of these occurrences. Find a BBL expert who performs hundreds of BBLs each year and has great reviews and great before and after pictures.
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November 10, 2018
Answer: Fat necrosis after BBL fat necrosis is not that frequent complication of fat transfer. It may occur due too much fat grafts placed into certain area, sometimes as a result of particular injection technique. I would say less than 1% complication rate.
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November 10, 2018
Answer: Fat necrosis after BBL fat necrosis is not that frequent complication of fat transfer. It may occur due too much fat grafts placed into certain area, sometimes as a result of particular injection technique. I would say less than 1% complication rate.
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July 19, 2019
Answer: Complications after BBL BBL is an over-popularized procedure with more risks than are commonly discussed:Failure to augment - only 30-50% of the transferred fat survives, often irregularly;Fat embolism - every year there are patient deaths following this procedure due to poor technique;Fat necrosis - not all dead fat is absorbed, some becomes nodular with painful calcification;Abscess formation - dead fat can form a sterile abscess or an infected abscess.BBL is over-hyped and the risks are underappreciated. Be sure you get the opinion of a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (do not accept "cosmetic" surgeey boards....). This procedure IS risky and it is being offered by a lot of poorly trained and un-credentialed practitioners.
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July 19, 2019
Answer: Complications after BBL BBL is an over-popularized procedure with more risks than are commonly discussed:Failure to augment - only 30-50% of the transferred fat survives, often irregularly;Fat embolism - every year there are patient deaths following this procedure due to poor technique;Fat necrosis - not all dead fat is absorbed, some becomes nodular with painful calcification;Abscess formation - dead fat can form a sterile abscess or an infected abscess.BBL is over-hyped and the risks are underappreciated. Be sure you get the opinion of a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (do not accept "cosmetic" surgeey boards....). This procedure IS risky and it is being offered by a lot of poorly trained and un-credentialed practitioners.
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