Any correlation with having Covid 6 months after BBL & losing fat on buttocks? (Photos)

Question

6 months post op and i haven’t s so far lost any size or fat until last week i got covid. Not sure what happened but lost a lot of upper booty. I havent lost any weight though because i was keeping my intake up. What can i do?! Is this fat permanently gone?! Is there a correlation between covid and losing fat cells? I read how covid destroys cells, wondering if I’ve ruined my results?

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear SF101,
there is no correlation between fat loss and COVID19. Fat viability depends a lot of surgeon technique. The fat has to be placed back into the buttocks as soon as possible so that it has a greater chance of survival. It has to be placed carefully so that not too much fat is placed in only one area.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Alan Gonzalez, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello @SF101, thank you for your question. After a BBL, the newly transferred fat cells typically take about 3 months to stabilize and establish blood supply. Unless significant weight fluctuations, hormonal changes, or other medical conditions affect the results, these results are generally long-lasting. Based on the photos you've sent, it appears that there's not much difference between the before and after pictures concerning the volume of your buttocks. Best wishes!  Alan Gonzalez, MD FACS.   American Society of Plastic Surgery Member (ASPS), International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science” Member (IFATS), American Society of Plastic Surgery Member (ASPS), Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery member (SCCP)

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

It takes 8-12 months for fat grafts to mature and stabilize; 50-70% of injected fat volume would survive based on current reports. It is unlikely that volume loss you experienced is due to generalized infection like Covid? Hope this helps.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Individuals will lose some of the grafted fat overtime. The timeframe when most people lose fat, is within the first six weeks to three months. Some people may see subtle changes longer than that.
I honestly don’t see all that much difference between the two pictures you included.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

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