I recently read a story about a girl who had a BBL done in the Dominican Republic. apparently the Dr. injected fat into a vein in her butt an she had multiple heart attacks, eventually went into cardiac arrest and died. Is this possible or is this story false?
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Just because some operations CAN be done does not mean they should be done together. The reason is not only the ease of recovery but also the greater risk of complications such as vein blockage and potential fatal blood clots to the lungs (DVT and PE). According to the Caprini risk scale ...
Some doctors like patients to have massage after these types of surgery to help with swelling. I personally do not commonly recommend this to my patients.
Usually with an elevated PTT, you are prone to bleed and most surgeons would not operate on you for an elective procedure.. This has to be discussed with your hematologist.