Will a revision help me?

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I had a BBL procedure in 2019 and my results are not what I was expecting. I am not happy with the contours after the surgery and I look deformed. Will a revision help me? I just want to look normal in pants.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear LivinginSD,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. 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

Ryan A. Stanton, MD · Answer

Allow me to answer your question as best i can without any photos. However, please keep in mind that an in-person, or at least a virtual, consultation with physical exam is first necessary before any legitimate evaluation or final surgical recommendations can be made.

You are in good company with many others who had high hopes for BBL but instead received disappointing results (lumpiness, unevenness, lack of projection in the central and/or lower buttock, insignificant hip augmentation, post-deflation sagging, fatty necrotic cyst or scar tissue, etc.) as most of the fat melts away. It is not quite as much the quality of the doctor nor liposuction technique but rather the quality of the procedure that is a large part of the problem.  Thus, going back for additional rounds of BBL most often produces the same disappointing results but at another financial loss.   Beware, if a surgeon asks you to purposely gain weight (i.e. fat) before BBL, know that the fat you lose first as you get back to your baseline weight after surgery is that very same fat that was transferred into your buttock, hence your new buttock shrinks first, the fastest, and the most...so please do not fall victim to this recommendation.

Fillers, such as Sculptra and hyaluronic acids,  for augmentation of the buttock/hips are a rip-off, period!

Buttock/hip implants, however, provide a more reliable, predictable, relatively safe, and permanent result, especially for adding projection to the hips and central buttock, and often help smoothing out lumpiness. Occasionally a lower buttock tuck may be advantageous for lower buttock fold asymmetries and/or sagging.  When considering buttock implants make sure that the surgeon is going to be placing the implants within gluteus muscles , (a.k.a. “intramuscular pocket”), and that they are using anatomically correct, oval-shaped implants, such as Stanton Anatomic ®️ implants. 
Please keep in mind that an extremely few number of board-certified plastic surgeons specialize in these buttock implants so be sure to consult with one that is reputable and experienced. Unfortunately you may have to travel long and far away from home to find this particular surgeon. Glad to help.

Carmina Cardenas, MD · Answer

It will be impossible to evaluate a result without photos. Please post photos with arms-hands towards the floor front, 3/4 and sides just elevated enough to observe the whole abdomen. 
Be encouraged!! There is always chances to improve. 
Dr. Cárdenas

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

To make an assessment on the outcome of a plastic surgery procedure, we need to see proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have before and after pictures, then ask your surgeon to forward the pictures they took.
Without pictures, we can’t make an assessment and without an assessment, we can’t tell you if your candidacy for revision surgery.
Follow up with your provider and discuss your concerns with him or her. Alternatively, schedule in person second opinion consultations. For second opinion, consultations come prepared to bring with you and complete set up before and after pictures and a copy of your operative report.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

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