Is a second BBL safe if I got a lot of bruising on my chest after the first one? (photo)

Thank you for the question. It is very hard to speculate, although the bruising might be from pressure when positioned prone (rare). Your surgeon and anesthesiologist would not hide a major issue or event, especially one needing CPR. You should discuss this again with your surgeon. I wish you the best of luck. Vasileios Vasilakis, MD. Double board-certified, fellowship-trained plastic surgeon, Houston. TX.

Dear Luminous288142,
generally speaking, bruising is pretty common after BBL. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Bruising after liposuction is very very common. However, I am not sure why you got bruising your chest since it is unlikley area for liposuction - unless you underwent breast lipo. It is rather common to get round 2 BBL. However, please discuss this further with your plastic surgeon

Bruising is the visual representation of the breakdown of hemoglobin in red blood cells typically due to blood in tissues from injury or surgery.

Liposuction surgeons decrease blood loss during the procedure by adequately using tumecsent solution. In order for this solution to work properly it needs to be adequately injected in all areas treated with liposuction and given at least 15 minutes to have full affect. personally I do all liposuction procedures with patients awake. For that reason it is mandatory to inject thorough amounts of tumescent or numbing solution prior to doing any liposuction. When done this way we have minimal blood loss with very little bruising. When surgeons do not spend a sufficient amount of time or effort properly injecting tumescent solution patients can end up with extensive bruising from liposuction. Blood travels through tissues through the lymphatic system and due to gravity. for that reason it’s not uncommon for bruising to show up in areas somewhere different than where the actual treatment was. typically bruising follows gravity.

I think it’s highly unlikely you had CPR during your procedure.

What’s more likely is that your surgeon may have been heavy-handed doing liposuction far up on your chest wall and may not have injected sufficient amount of tumescent solution.

It is in many ways wrong to second guess but that’s the best explanation I can think of and it’s probably the one that makes the most sense.

If you feel comfortable with your surgeon then go back and talk to them about a second BBL.

Alternatively consider having in person consultations with other qualified providers in your community.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

Hi and welcome to our forum!One small blood vessel....that's all it takes for a bit of blood to leak out of an injured blood vessel into the surrounding soft tissues. This may cause a significant bruise on the skin surface, which may last for several weeks (or more) and then fades (usually after going through several colors!). It is not of clinical significance unless the bruise develops underlying firmness or growth, suggesting the development of an expanding hematoma. If CPR was required, you would have awakened in an intensive care unit. You definitely would be made aware of the circumstance and would require in-patient hospitalization for some time.Best wishes...