How risky is it to get arm and inner lipo with a BBL?

Hello dear!!
Thanks for the question and provided information as well.
It is safe to combine these procedures, if your health and lab test results allow it. I suggest booking a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon, to discuss the best options for your goals.
Good luck :)

Liposuction of the extremities is very safe. It’s probably safer than having liposuction of your torso.

The biggest risk or fear patients seem to have in regards to the BBL procedure is the risk of a fat embolism which has nothing to do with harvesting the fat or Liposuction but is a complication that is believed to happen during the fat grafting aspect.

With more modern techniques the chance of this single complication is now much lower.

The most common approach for the BBL is liposuction of the torso because it is so complementary to gluteal fat transfer.

If someone has a fat distribution were fat can more easily or more favorably be harvested from the extremities than that is fine and I’m sure most surgeons who do this procedure regularly have done this combination.

This is especially true in patients who have a low BMI. I will often start with the torso then include arms or thighs as secondary or tertiary areas to harvest fat depending on how much fat I need for the fat transfer.

Overall I would say that arms give far higher patient satisfaction then inner thigh and Liposuction no more patients request inner thigh and Liposuction. it depends quite a bit on the individual patient. Areas with skin laxity do not do nearly as well as those areas or patients with tight skin.

I suggest having in person consultations to get an accurate assessment if you have enough at and how much fat can be harvested to make sure the procedure is justified.

Results of this procedure very greatly among different providers. I would encourage you to have multiple in person consultations.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD