Why is having sickle cell TRAIT (not the actual disease) a pre-disqualification for Brazilian butt lift surgery?

Each plastic surgeon has their own protocols and can make independent decisions if they feel someone is a candidate or not for surgical intervention.

Nobody needs to have cosmetic surgery so typically both surgeons and patients have a low threshold for saying no if there’s significant risk of medical complications.

While those with a single gene for sickle cell only single red blood cells in a moderate amount during stress conditions this can still lead to complications including fatal outcomes.

Obviously someone who has both sickle cell genes is that very high risk and this individuals will sickle red blood cells even under non-stressful conditions.

Plastic surgeons are fully within their rights of not taking on cases they feel represent an unhealthy or unnecessary risk to benefit ratio.

If your first provider was happy to do the procedure for you then consider going back to that provider to do your second BBL.

You can look at this as providers not serving your best interest or you can look at it as plastic surgeons trying to help protect your Health and well-being. After all plastic surgeons typically like operating and making money. there’s usually a valid reason for providers to turn down a good pain case.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD