I am looking to get a Brazillian butt lift. However, I am terribly scared of getting pierced in any of my arteries. Can someone please help me by answering - How likely is it that a top board certified surgent Dr can accidentally pierce through one of your arteries? How do doctors avoid the artery area and with their cannula?
Answer: For a BBL, how likely is it that a board certified surgeon can accidentlly pierce through on of your arteries? There have been several deaths in the past associated with BBL procedures. These cases have been carefully reviewed by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Autopsies have shown that, in these cases, the large veins deep in the gluteal muscles were pierced causing fat to be released into the circulatory system and resulting in fat emboli to lodge in the lungs. At the time it was felt that injecting fat deep in the muscle may result in better viability of the injected fat cells. Due to this issue the ASPS and ASAPS have advised their board certified members to avoid injecting the fat deep into the gluteal muscle and to avoid the known areas where these large veins and arteries are located. They have also advised to using larger bore, blunt tipped cannulas to inject the fat which should further reduce this risk of piercing a blood vessel. Although, no surgeon can guarantee zero risks with any surgery, a well trained, board certified, plastic surgeon should be able to easily follow these reasonable guidelines and minimize the risk of fat emboli. Best wishes, Dr. Lepore.
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Answer: For a BBL, how likely is it that a board certified surgeon can accidentlly pierce through on of your arteries? There have been several deaths in the past associated with BBL procedures. These cases have been carefully reviewed by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Autopsies have shown that, in these cases, the large veins deep in the gluteal muscles were pierced causing fat to be released into the circulatory system and resulting in fat emboli to lodge in the lungs. At the time it was felt that injecting fat deep in the muscle may result in better viability of the injected fat cells. Due to this issue the ASPS and ASAPS have advised their board certified members to avoid injecting the fat deep into the gluteal muscle and to avoid the known areas where these large veins and arteries are located. They have also advised to using larger bore, blunt tipped cannulas to inject the fat which should further reduce this risk of piercing a blood vessel. Although, no surgeon can guarantee zero risks with any surgery, a well trained, board certified, plastic surgeon should be able to easily follow these reasonable guidelines and minimize the risk of fat emboli. Best wishes, Dr. Lepore.
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