Hello Doctor!! Was wondering if it is a standard of practice to prescribe an oral antibiotic after a brazilian butt lift surgery; if not why? Are there more cases of infection without antibiotics post surgery?
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Answer: Do you prescribe antibiotics after a Brazilian butt lift? Is it necessary?
Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) says:
Your laparoscopic surgery only influences a future BBL through the anesthetic requirement to wait at least 48 hours between the two.
In BBL, full body liposuction is imperative to maximize the amount of fat that can be transferred to the buttocks. Although feeling very sore, function will...
Thank you for your question. Fat injection into the muscle used to be very common but there is evidence of increased risk of fat embolism so I don't inject into the muscle anymore. I have been in practice for 18 years and do not see a big difference in fat survival, so in my opinion, it's n...