Clarius Mobile Health reports that sales of the new Clarius L7 HD3 wireless scanner to plastic surgeons are soaring following the Florida Board of Medicine’s recent approval of an emergency order requiring the use of ultrasound during BBL surgeries to avoid injecting fat into the muscle and reduce the risk of fat embolisms.
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The Florida Board of Medicine is responding to an increase in deaths resulting from the popular Brazilian butt lift (BLL) surgery: in the past five years, 19 women have died following their BBL surgery performed in South Florida. The procedure is considered to have one of the highest mortality rates of any cosmetic surgery, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
“I commend the Florida Board of Medicine for recommending the use of ultrasound for BBL procedures; it’s a positive step towards making the procedures safer,” says Dr. Pat Pazmiño, MD, FACS who has been using ultrasound at his practice for the past nine years and created the ultraBBL™ that combines the latest techniques in aesthetic surgery with ultrasound for the safest outcomes. Dr. Pazmiño hopes that the use of ultrasound will change this once dangerous and blind procedure into a safe and reproducible surgery. “Ultrasound helps us see the anatomy and our instruments clearly in real-time so we can ensure we’re placing fat above the muscle safely with millimeter accuracy.”
Dr. Pazmiño also uses ultrasound before the procedure to understand how much fat graft can be placed in each patient. If the patient has limited space and wants a large result, he often recommends performing the surgery in stages rather than injecting too much fat in one surgery.
“Each patient’s anatomy is different and each patient desires different results,” he explains. “I like to prepare the patient before the surgery so they understand the kind of results they can expect. Ultrasound also helps me maximize the amount of fat that will survive by ensuring I put it in the right place.”
Dr. Pazmiño currently uses the Clarius L7 HD3 wireless ultrasound, which is considered the leading choice for plastic surgeons due to its affordability, ease of use, and high-resolution imaging powered by artificial intelligence. It is available with a new Advanced Aesthetic Package for physicians who need additional customizations for examinations and procedures in the realm of facial aesthetics, breast augmentation, BBLs, hair follicle imaging, and more.