I did sculptra in 12/21 and planning a bbl for 7/22 or 8/22. Is it safe to do the bbl? How do surgeons determine if i am at risk for infection or fat necrosis?
Answer: Previous Sculptra Having had a previous Sculptra injections should not put you at significant risk for having a BBL. Some plastic surgeons may be apprehensive but I would imagine the great majority are happy to do your procedure. That said delivering consistent quality Liposuction and fat transfer results is more difficult than most people believe. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of properly vetting providers and finding the most experienced and talented provider in your community. That said delivering consistent quality Liposuction and fat transfer results is more difficult than most people believe. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of properly vetting providers and finding the most experienced and talented provider in your community. Do that by having multiple in person consultations. During the consultation you can also discuss your history of using Sculptra and see how the surgeon feels about it. During in person consultations ask each provider to show their entire collection of before and after pictures for BBL results.Make absolutely sure that fat transfer after pictures were taken at least three months from the date of the procedure.Early pictures can look very impressive but do not represent final results. Look carefully at all liposuction results for any area of skin contour irregularities or imperfections. Ask the provider what areas were treated and what areas were not treated and look carefully at transition zones between treated and entreated areas. You should look very carefully for any evidence of contour irregularities. Quality providers should have none Simply seeing a handful of pre-selected pictures which most likely represent the best results of the providers career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what the average results look like in the hands of each provider. For that reason you should ask the provider to open up their portfolio and show you as many before and after pictures as possible.Ask specifically for them to show you as many before and after pictures of patients with similar body characteristics to your own. an experienced provider should have no difficulty showing you at least 50 sets of before and after pictures for a common procedure like this. Highly experienced providers will have hundreds or even thousands of before and after pictures. I also recommend reading all reviews on the various physician review websites avoiding providers for any significant number of justified negative reviews. The absence of justified negative reviews is more important and more telling than having an abundance of positive reviews. Providers very substantially in their view and philosophy on how this procedure should be performed. there is a tendency for some providers to create cartoonish character looking figures which large round buttocks purposely doing liposuction on the thighs to accentuate the butt. I called this the lollipop look and in my opinion it is highly undesirable, unnatural and is very difficult to correct. A good outcome should look like a smooth continuous sloping S curve from the shoulders to the knees. Continue having consultations until you feel very certain you found the most talented and experienced provider. Results from this procedure are permanent and irreversible. If done poorly patients are left just figured. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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Answer: Previous Sculptra Having had a previous Sculptra injections should not put you at significant risk for having a BBL. Some plastic surgeons may be apprehensive but I would imagine the great majority are happy to do your procedure. That said delivering consistent quality Liposuction and fat transfer results is more difficult than most people believe. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of properly vetting providers and finding the most experienced and talented provider in your community. That said delivering consistent quality Liposuction and fat transfer results is more difficult than most people believe. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of properly vetting providers and finding the most experienced and talented provider in your community. Do that by having multiple in person consultations. During the consultation you can also discuss your history of using Sculptra and see how the surgeon feels about it. During in person consultations ask each provider to show their entire collection of before and after pictures for BBL results.Make absolutely sure that fat transfer after pictures were taken at least three months from the date of the procedure.Early pictures can look very impressive but do not represent final results. Look carefully at all liposuction results for any area of skin contour irregularities or imperfections. Ask the provider what areas were treated and what areas were not treated and look carefully at transition zones between treated and entreated areas. You should look very carefully for any evidence of contour irregularities. Quality providers should have none Simply seeing a handful of pre-selected pictures which most likely represent the best results of the providers career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what the average results look like in the hands of each provider. For that reason you should ask the provider to open up their portfolio and show you as many before and after pictures as possible.Ask specifically for them to show you as many before and after pictures of patients with similar body characteristics to your own. an experienced provider should have no difficulty showing you at least 50 sets of before and after pictures for a common procedure like this. Highly experienced providers will have hundreds or even thousands of before and after pictures. I also recommend reading all reviews on the various physician review websites avoiding providers for any significant number of justified negative reviews. The absence of justified negative reviews is more important and more telling than having an abundance of positive reviews. Providers very substantially in their view and philosophy on how this procedure should be performed. there is a tendency for some providers to create cartoonish character looking figures which large round buttocks purposely doing liposuction on the thighs to accentuate the butt. I called this the lollipop look and in my opinion it is highly undesirable, unnatural and is very difficult to correct. A good outcome should look like a smooth continuous sloping S curve from the shoulders to the knees. Continue having consultations until you feel very certain you found the most talented and experienced provider. Results from this procedure are permanent and irreversible. If done poorly patients are left just figured. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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