9 Hour Flight 12 Days After Butt Aug with Fat, Lipo and Breast Lift

would extended sitting 12 days after butt fat graph affect my results negatively?

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8 Doctor Answers | Asked by ashleytt in miami

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Flying after brazilian butt lift procedure

Many of my patients come from other parts of the country for Brazilian butt lift and this is a common question they ask. The post operative instructions are as important as the surgery itself. Remember that the fat that has been processed and reinjected into the buttock behaves as a graft for the first two weeks. This means that the fat is nourished by its surrounding soft tissue, and it does not have its own blood supply yet. The fat needs to be handled with care and prolonged... more

Post-op care of buttock augmentation

Post-op care of an area that has just had a fat grafting treatment is really quite important. The freshly transferred cells do not tolerate pressure well. I would not agree with what your are proposing. Sorry!

Prolonged sitting immediately after buttock augmentation no advised

I concur with most of my colleagues here. Immediately following your buttock augmentation procedure, I generally do not recommend prolonged sitting for approx. 2-3 weeks. Prolonged continuous pressure on an augmented buttock immediately after fat grafting could affect your results. In addition, with a 9 hour flight - I worry about DVT (blood clot) risks.

Sitting and Flying after Brazilian Butt Lift

Flying: Generally this is not advised even though other surgeons may do this the risk of a fatal blood clot is particularly high if an individual travels on a plane within two weeks of surgery. Also, sitting for extended periods of time up to three weeks following surgery can have an adverse effect on your results. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Yes, extended sitting can negatively affect brazilian butt lift results

In order for the fat injected during the butt augmentation procedure to produce long-lasting results, the fat has to be aspirated properly, processed properly, and injected properly. And the post operative period is just as important as the surgery itself. I tell all my brazilian butt lift patients that they should not sit at all for up to 3 weeks after surgery, though most patients can return to work in 2 weeks. I would strongly discourage a 9 hour flight 12 days after surgery since... more

Air travel and position after buttock augmentation

Extended sitting after buttock augmentation should be avoided for a few weeks after surgery to improve the survival of the transferred fat grafts. More importantly, is the risk of developing blood clots in your legs (DVT) during a long flight. It's important to be well hydrated and walk multiple times throughout a lengthy plane flight. The longer you can wait to travel after your surgery, the lower your risk of developing blood clots will be. Please consult with your... more

Brazilian Butt enhancement

After Brazilian butt enhancement you need to limit sittin directly on the injected fat. Try a doughnut or two so that you are not sitting on the injected fat. The more important aspect is flying 9 hours 12 days after another long surgery , then you are at a very high risk for blood clots in the lega and blood clots going to the lungs. My consultant hematologist tells me that after major surgery the patient is at high risk of blood clots for 6 weeks after the surgery(... more

9 hours of sitting NOT recommended 12 days after Butt Enhancement

Hi there- All surgeons will very a bit in terms of their postoperative restrictions and recommendations, but most of us are going to want you to avoid sitting for at least a couple of weeks... What you are suggesting (9 hours of sitting 12 days after surgery) would not be acceptable to me. On the other hand, we usually teach our patients positions they can rest in where the weight of their body is not on their buttock itself. In these positions, flying would be okay. Tal more

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ahmedmohmed 2 Aug 2012

Hi, no doubt that early pressure on the areas with fat grafting will compromise the take of this graft. What i would like to ask about?
1- Is 12 days an enough safe period?
2- While sitting, do we sit on the exact augmented area in the butt, i mean usually the augmented area is the upper part, while we are sitting in the lower part?
Thanks

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