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Why the BBL Is Called the Deadliest Surgery, What Changed in My Operating Room, and Who Should Still Say No

October 26, 2026 | Body Contouring, Brazilian Butt Lift, Patient Safety

A New York mother of 29 died in August of fat emboli in both lungs after liposuction and a BBL at a Miami clinic; the same week a comedian joked on television about getting “the deadliest surgery you can get.” The name is earned. Every BBL embolism on record had fat injected into the muscle. Here is the protocol that changed that in my operating room, the one question to ask any surgeon, and the patients I still turn away.

Buttock Implants in El Paso: Projection, Sizing, and Sitting Right Away

October 26, 2026 | Body Contouring

A patient who already had a BBL wanted the projection fat could not give her. Dr. Agullo’s real answers on buttock implants, sizing, recovery, and sitting.

Panniculectomy vs Tummy Tuck in El Paso: What Each Removes, Who Needs Which, and the Insurance Question

October 22, 2026 | Body Contouring, Tummy Tuck, Weight Loss Surgery

Same incision, two different operations. A panniculectomy removes the apron of skin that hangs over the pubic area so a patient can move, wash and dress; a tummy tuck lifts the skin to the ribs, repairs the muscle and rebuilds the whole abdomen. Dr. Frank Agullo on who needs which after weight loss or a GLP-1, what combines with what, and the honest answer on insurance at his practice.

BMI and Plastic Surgery: Where I Draw the Line at 35, and the Exceptions

October 21, 2026 | Body Contouring, Patient Safety, Plastic Surgery Consultation

Patients ask what BMI they need before I will operate. The number in my practice is under 35, ideally under 30, with exceptions made case by case. Here is what actually goes up above 35, why visceral fat sets a ceiling on how tight a tummy tuck can be, what the published studies show, and the conversation I have with the patient who has plateaued.

How Does Sono Bello Work? A Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Answers the Question Patients Ask Me

October 20, 2026 | Body Contouring, Liposuction, Plastic Surgery Consultation

Sono Bello advertises all over Texas, and patients bring their quotes to my consults. Here is how their model works, in their own words, and how I do liposuction differently, in mine.

Loose Arm Skin After Weight Loss: A Skin Problem, Not a Fat Problem

October 19, 2026 | Arm Lift, Body Contouring, Weight Loss Surgery

The internet looked at Jordyn Woods’s arms at Vogue World and asked why a woman would fix one thing and not another. Dr. Frank Agullo on what loose arm skin after weight loss actually is, why liposuction alone makes it worse, when BodyTite is enough, and the scar an arm lift asks you to accept.

Category: Body Contouring

Why the BBL Is Called the Deadliest Surgery, What Changed in My Operating Room, and Who Should Still Say No

Buttock Implants in El Paso: Projection, Sizing, and Sitting Right Away

Panniculectomy vs Tummy Tuck in El Paso: What Each Removes, Who Needs Which, and the Insurance Question

BMI and Plastic Surgery: Where I Draw the Line at 35, and the Exceptions

How Does Sono Bello Work? A Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Answers the Question Patients Ask Me

Loose Arm Skin After Weight Loss: A Skin Problem, Not a Fat Problem

At Agullo Plastic Surgery, tailored care begins with a full consultation to discuss the goals and options available.

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