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3 weeks post op BBL: will too much walking/staying on my feet for 4 hours mess up my results?

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lindaramirez75Aug 19, 2017

I'm currently 3 weeks post op bbl & I went back to work this past Monday & I work retail I was wondering is to much walking/staying on my feet for 4 hours straight mess up my results?? I know I should be walking around but to go 4 hours straight, is that okay?

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