I'm 3 weeks post lipo and BBL. I am tired of my garment. Can I switch to Spanx? Does it need to cover my buttocks?

Hello and Great Question.  I appreciate the time you are spending researching this procedure.  My name is Dr. Matthew J. Nykiel.  I am a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, a Fellowship Trained Cosmetic Surgeon, and a Butt Augmentation Specialist.
I have my patients wear a compression garment 24/7 except to shower for 3-4 weeks post op.  This helps control swelling.  Once the garment becomes too big then I recommend that they can buy Spanx.  I would recommend that you speak to your surgeon and see what he/she recommends.  
I hope that helps!  Best of Luck!
Matthew J. Nykiel, MD
#CoreAesthetic
Butt Augmentation Specialist
Liposuction Specialist
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Thank you for your question! For my patients, I recommend that they wear the special BBL garment that we provide after surgery for 3 weeks 24/7, followed by 3 weeks at night only. The garments we provide give patients the right amount of compression to the core area and are made of a specific material over the buttocks portion to help maintain the patient’s beautiful shape and results. I recommend discussing specific postoperative protocol and garments with your plastic surgeon. I hope this helps!

Thank you for your question. Best is to check with your specific surgeon and every surgeon will have his/her own preferences as to recovery for specific procedures. I  have my patients wear a compression garment (faja) 24/7 except to shower for 4 weeks post op.  This helps ontrol swelling as the compression on your tissues helps your body to reabsorb the edema fluid that accumulates in the tissues after any procedure. This can take quite some time to happen without help from the compression garments.  It also helps improve  contour.  Compression helps to keep the tissues adherent to the underlying structures while healing, this can help prevent the wrinkled skin appearance that can happen when the tissues heal in ways we don't want them to.

Dear luzma911,compression garments are used to prevent swelling and promote healing. Every plastic surgeon has his own postoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Hello dear!!
Thanks for the question and provided information as well.
I suggest my patients to use a full body compression garment, 24/7 for the first month, and after that, for 12 hours a day for 3 weeks, to get the best results.
If you have any concerns, please follow up close with your plastic surgeon.
Good luck :)