BBL or Tummy Tuck which procedure should I do first? (photos)

Thanks for your question. There are several ways to answer this
question. In choosing between two procedures, the safety of performing
the procedures should always be considered. These two operations are
relatively large in extent and can take a long time and so would
probably be much safer to stage. Furthermore, the recovery from just
performing a tummy tuck by itself is already difficult so adding
liposuction to multiple areas along with a BBL on your back side will
really impair your mobility, increase your pain, and be difficult to use
other areas of your body to compensate for areas that are sore and
recovering. For example, prolonged sitting is discouraged after a BBL
which means constant rolling which is difficult after a tummy tuck.

In choosing which operation to perform first, it depends. Many times, I advise choosing the area of your body which bothers you the most. You never know what will happen in life afterwards and you may never get around to doing the second operation. However, in the case of these two operations, performing the BBL first is recommended as by doing the tummy tuck first, a major source of where fat can be obtained will be removed. I don't recommend storing fat either as this fat does not survive as well after being outside the body for so long. While certainly anyone can perform an operation together at the same time, in my experience, the difficulty in recovery and the increased risk from the length of surgery does not justify the money saved or feasibility of combining the two procedures. In terms of the amount of time to space the procedures, everyone recovers differently depending on many things but I think 3 months is reasonable. Regardless, talk to your plastic surgeon and see what they have to say. Good luck!

Very good question. In my office, I start with the Brazilian butt lift. I want to have as much fat available as possible to transfer to the buttocks. After three months, a tummy tuck is performed if needed/wanted. I agree that separating these two procedures increases the safety and it's my preference to separate. However, there are surgeons who do combine there procedures. It's not wrong to combine them, but make sure that you fully understand the pros and cons.