{"id":645875,"date":"2021-07-23T17:05:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hauteliving.com\/hautebeauty\/?p=645875&"},"modified":"2021-07-28T15:08:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T19:08:08","slug":"are-bbls-worth-the-risk-get-the-safety-facts-from-dr-alexander-earle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hauteliving.com\/hautebeauty\/645875\/are-bbls-worth-the-risk-get-the-safety-facts-from-dr-alexander-earle\/","title":{"rendered":"Are BBLs Worth The Risk? Get The Safety Facts From Dr. Alexander Earle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. S. Alexander Earle<\/strong><\/a> launched Pure Plastic Surgery in Miami in 2018. He is an Ivy League-educated, double-board certified plastic surgeon with vast experience in both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. No two patients are alike and Dr. S. Alexander Earle uses in-depth knowledge of the patient\u2019s individual proportions and combine that knowledge with a thorough understanding of each patient\u2019s desired outcome. The ultimate goal is to create a beautiful and long-lasting result that fits the individual in a naturally balanced and visually stunning way. Today, Haute Beauty expert Dr. Earle<\/strong><\/a> gives you the safety facts about BBLs and discusses how to perform these procedures in the best manner possible.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lately, it appears the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedures are gaining an increased amount of hype \u2014 just go on social media to see videos showing long lines of post-op BBL patients being wheeled toward their gate to fly home from Miami International Airport. Of course, as popular as BBLs have become, there has also been recent buzz reporting how dangerous it can be. Some have said you have a 50% chance of dying during this procedure. Even Dr. Terry Dubrow from E!\u2019s \u201cBotched\u201d TV series did a recent <\/span>video<\/a><\/strong> with TMZ warning that the BBL is \u201cthe most dangerous operation there is with the highest fatality rate.\u201d Although this has caused extreme concern and discussion with the public, Dr. Alexander Earle would like to share the real numbers with you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, all of the recent videos and stories that have spurred discussions over the safety of BBLs use data from 2017. At that time, the mortality rate was 1 in 3,000, which is way too high for an elective procedure. At the same time and before, it was encouraged for doctors to place the fat deep into the gluteal muscle. Although doctors didn\u2019t know all about the dangers that this could inflict, they simply knew they could achieve more dramatic results that way. However, going that deep into or beneath the muscle can be extremely perilous because of the large, important arteries and veins located in that region; if one is damaged and fat gets in, you will get a fat embolus and likely die \u2014 1 in 3,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But in 2017, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) gave new recommendations to do a safe BBL procedure:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n