57, female, 5'7, pretty healthy & use bipap machine at night for OSA, is it safe for me to get a BBL?

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Im a 57 yrs old female 5’-7” 160 lbs with Obstructive Sleep Apnea using a bipap machine at night. Is it safe to get a BBL? Im pretty healthy

Semih Yildiz, MD, FEPOBRAS · Answer

Having obstructive sleep apnea and needing BiPAP does not automatically mean you can never have a BBL, but it does make the safety evaluation much more important. A BBL is usually a longer operation, often combined with liposuction, and it can involve anesthesia, postoperative pain medicine, positioning issues, fluid shifts, and blood clot risk. Sleep apnea can increase the risk of breathing problems during and after anesthesia, especially if opioids are needed.

Before considering surgery, you should be evaluated by a board-certified plastic surgeon and also cleared by your primary doctor, sleep specialist, and anesthesia team. They will want to know how severe your OSA is, whether you use BiPAP consistently, your heart and lung status, your medications, and whether the procedure can be done safely in an accredited facility with appropriate monitoring.

If you are cleared, bring your BiPAP plan to the surgical team, avoid cutting corners on facility safety, and ask whether a shorter or staged procedure would be safer. The goal should be a conservative, well-planned result rather than pushing for a large-volume BBL in a setting where breathing or clotting risk is not tightly managed.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Energetic197160,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. You might need to get a clearance from your doctor prior to surgery. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

I suppose the answer to your question depends on your definition of safe.
Having sleep apnea ads very small increased risk for having surgery.
I don’t think the risk in increase is significant.
All surgical procedures have risk involved.
For body contouring, such as having the BBL, the biggest risk is Ending up with results that are undesirable and different than what you had intended or possibly being left disfigured.
Risk of poor outcomes can be greatly diminished by patience going through the effort to find the right provider.
Delivering consistent quality, liposuction and fat transfer results is more difficult than most people realize. The number of plastic surgeons have mastered these procedures is relatively small.
 Candidacy for the procedure. Also has a major impact and understanding your own candidacy for the procedure is a very important part of maintaining high. Patient satisfaction after the procedure.
Not everybody seeking the BBL procedure is a good candidate for quality outcomes.
Find the right provider And get a good understanding of your candidacy for the procedure. I suggest scheduling multiple in person consultations with providers in your community who seem to have a strong history for doing this procedure.
During each consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before, and after pictures of previous patients, who had similar body characteristics to your own.
 For Commonly performed procedures an experienced provider should have no difficulty showing you the before, and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients.
Being shown a handful of pre-selected images, representing only the best results of a providers career may be insufficient to get a clear understanding of what results look like in the hands of each provider.
 there’s no correct number of consultations needed to find the right provider.
The more consultations you schedule the more likely you are to find the best provider for your needs.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

57, female, 5'7, pretty healthy & use bipap machine at night for OSA, is it safe for me to get a BBL?

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