I am in constant pain after having Lipo 360 and BBL back in Oct 2021... I can't sit in on position for too long otherwise I'll have pain in my rear, lower back pain and pain throughout my legs. The pain includes shooting pains, stabbing and stinging pains in legs, feet. Is this common and what is causing this?
June 6, 2022
Answer: Lower back and thigh pain after BBL What you describe is not common after BBL but are fairly common symptoms among many people. A lot of people have lower back pathology from conditions like bulged discs that put pressure on spinal cord and nerves as they exit. This gives symptoms in the nerve distribution often in the lower back buttocks and thighs. Sometimes the term sciatica is used for this type of pain. There probably isn’t much your plastic surgeon can do to either evaluate or treat your pain. Instead I suggest having a proper work up by a pain management specialist. this typically starts by having a consultation at which time you describe your symptoms, get examined often with a follow up MRI to see if there are nerves being pressured. If the provider can pinpoint locations of nerve entrapment then anti-inflammatory steroid injections can sometimes be helpful. You can start with your primary care doctor or simply find local pain specialists. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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June 6, 2022
Answer: Lower back and thigh pain after BBL What you describe is not common after BBL but are fairly common symptoms among many people. A lot of people have lower back pathology from conditions like bulged discs that put pressure on spinal cord and nerves as they exit. This gives symptoms in the nerve distribution often in the lower back buttocks and thighs. Sometimes the term sciatica is used for this type of pain. There probably isn’t much your plastic surgeon can do to either evaluate or treat your pain. Instead I suggest having a proper work up by a pain management specialist. this typically starts by having a consultation at which time you describe your symptoms, get examined often with a follow up MRI to see if there are nerves being pressured. If the provider can pinpoint locations of nerve entrapment then anti-inflammatory steroid injections can sometimes be helpful. You can start with your primary care doctor or simply find local pain specialists. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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