Scared to have surgery because I heard about fat embolism BBL plus lipo 360. Risky? (Photo)

There was a significant amount of buzz if years back about the risks of the BBL after the American Society of plastic surgeons called the procedure the most dangerous cosmetic surgical procedure with a fatality rate of 1:3000.

At that time the American Society of plastic surgeons also came out with recommendations to make the procedure safer. This included using large blood cannula‘s and not injecting fat into the gluteus muscle.

We don’t have statistics stating what the current complication or fatality rate is since implementation of new safety recommendations.

Previously plastic surgeons often grafted fat into the gluteus muscle because it gave much better results. not doing so it’s going to limit results to some degree but make it safer for the patients.

I don’t think the complication rate is nearly as high currently as it was stated in the past because most plastic surgeons have changed how they do the procedure.

Fat embolism can happen from any surgical procedures including Liposuction but it is exceedingly rare to happen from liposuction alone.

The most common cause for fat embolism is orthopedic surgery or trauma with fractures.

My best guess is that the rate a fat embolism is currently less than one in 10,000. Statistically that is equivalent to an average person driving a car for one year in regards to mortality.

I think most plastic surgeons would say that liposuction without fat transfer is safer with far less complications.

I suggest having multiple in person consultations for local plastic surgeons who have experience with this procedure.

Experience makes surgeons better so to get the best results and have an overall safe experience I suggest looking for board-certified plastic surgeons who been doing this procedure for a while.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD