I've heard about patients developing infections months after surgery. What exactly causes mycrobacterium/fungal infections and abscesses?? Can this be prevented?
Answer: What causes Infection after a Brazilian Butt Lift??? Infection following a BBL is a very infrequent occurrence. Selecting a board certified plastic surgeon operating in a certified surgery center, following pre and post-operative procedures, and exercising good hygiene reduces these risks significantly. Perioperative antibiotics have become a standard. There is less agreement about antibiotics for a period of time after surgery, though I still provide them for about a week.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA
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Answer: What causes Infection after a Brazilian Butt Lift??? Infection following a BBL is a very infrequent occurrence. Selecting a board certified plastic surgeon operating in a certified surgery center, following pre and post-operative procedures, and exercising good hygiene reduces these risks significantly. Perioperative antibiotics have become a standard. There is less agreement about antibiotics for a period of time after surgery, though I still provide them for about a week.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA
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September 16, 2017
Answer: What causes Infection after a Brazilian Butt Lift??? Hello dear!!
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September 16, 2017
Answer: What causes Infection after a Brazilian Butt Lift??? Hello dear!!
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September 16, 2017
Answer: BBL and infection Infection can be due to improperly sterilized instruments, improperly reused equipment, or issues with surgical technique. Have surgery with an American Board of Plastic Surgery certified surgeon, in a certified facility. Make sure you are following all aftercare instructions. Typically antibiotics are given during and after surgery. Let your surgeon know if you have a history of infections. When all precautions are followed, infection rate is very very low with BBL.
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September 16, 2017
Answer: BBL and infection Infection can be due to improperly sterilized instruments, improperly reused equipment, or issues with surgical technique. Have surgery with an American Board of Plastic Surgery certified surgeon, in a certified facility. Make sure you are following all aftercare instructions. Typically antibiotics are given during and after surgery. Let your surgeon know if you have a history of infections. When all precautions are followed, infection rate is very very low with BBL.
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Answer: Infections months after BBLs Thank you for this very good question. Infections after any type of surgical procedure is a statistically known risk. When it is a delayed manifestations of inflammation and skin abcesses that appear months after a bbl. The picture is not as clear cut as a standard skin abcess. Some of the fat that does not take becomes an area of nonvital tissue that causes inflammation. That necrotic tissue might require drainage and antibiotics. I recommend that the post operative bbl patient keep their bbl surgeon aware of these changes early on so the proper steps can be taken. This phenomenon is sometimes just a potentially natural consequence of transfering fat. The majority of the fat integrates but some of it is not going to survive. The fat the does not make it, is usually metabolized by the patients body and immune system takes care of it, and the patient does not ever realize that happened. I hope that helps
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Answer: Infections months after BBLs Thank you for this very good question. Infections after any type of surgical procedure is a statistically known risk. When it is a delayed manifestations of inflammation and skin abcesses that appear months after a bbl. The picture is not as clear cut as a standard skin abcess. Some of the fat that does not take becomes an area of nonvital tissue that causes inflammation. That necrotic tissue might require drainage and antibiotics. I recommend that the post operative bbl patient keep their bbl surgeon aware of these changes early on so the proper steps can be taken. This phenomenon is sometimes just a potentially natural consequence of transfering fat. The majority of the fat integrates but some of it is not going to survive. The fat the does not make it, is usually metabolized by the patients body and immune system takes care of it, and the patient does not ever realize that happened. I hope that helps
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January 9, 2018
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January 9, 2018
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