If my lab work comes back and my hemoglobin and TSH are still high will I still be able to get a Brazilian Butt Lift? (photos)

Hello @2bhn40, thank you for your question. If TSH and hemoglobin are regulated by summer of 2023, you can have your surgery. Also, you need clearance from a hematologist and endocrinologist before surgery, and discuss this with your Plastic Surgeon. Low hemoglobin is a risk, and the requirements for each specific surgery are different. For more information and recommendations, it is advisable to consult with one or several board certified plastic surgeons. Best wishes! Alan Gonzalez MD, FACS.

Dearm 2bhn40,
every plastic surgeon has his own preoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Hi, 2bhn40! Thank you for your question and photos.
If your Thyroid problems are solved (probably will be) by medications, yoy can have your BBL by next summer.
About the Hb level, in liposuction operations, sometimes blood levels may decrease and blood transfusion may be necessary (especially if your entrance Hb is already low.) So your Hb does not look like an obstacle for BBL. Other reasons of anemia like sickle cell or beta thalasemmia can be a contraindication for lipo and bbl.

You should consider iron infusions to get your Hb up. From your photos you might need a tummy tuck in the front which can be done safely to mininiize blood loss by doing it as an ex-vivo fat harvest. Please consider a virtual consultation with a high definition BBL specialist prior to proceeding.

Review your lab values with your primary care doctor and have that doctor evaluate June accordingly. TSH alone means nothing. It should be part of a thyroid panel of tests.
If you have abnormal chronic lap values then you should discuss that with your plastic surgeon during an in person consultation.
I’m not the one doing the surgery so I’m not the one who gets to decide what lab values are acceptable or not.Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

Hi and welcome to our forum!From your photos, I note a degree of fullness of abdomen and flanks as well as relatively small buttocks. If your anemia is due to iron deficiency, administration of oral iron supplementation should increase your hemoglobin to acceptable levels within several months. Your hypothyroidism should be controlled in plenty of time for next summer's surgery.If your thyroid function and hemoglobin level can be brought under control, there should be no increased risk with the operative procedure.Best wishes...