What is the magic number for sitting after a BBL?

There is no consistent answer because we don’t have any data to guide us to say that sitting before 3.2 weeks, for example, is bad but after is fine. 
So without concrete data to guide us surgeons use their experience—so you will get different recommendations based on different experiences. That’s why we try and use data in medicine to standardize our answers and get the best answer. 
All we can say at this point is sitting immediately after will kill the fat and the longer you can go without sitting the better. Obviously you have to sit sometime to drive so a lot of us pick two weeks to begin sitting but try to limit the amount of time sitting at this point for another 2-3 weeks. 

Thanks for your question. In a Brazilian butt lift, fat is transferred from various parts of the body to the buttocks to re-shape and augment the buttocks. After the procedure, it is crucial to minimize or avoid sitting for prolonged periods. The reason is that the fat has not integrated to your tissues so the buttocks may flatten or loose projection. Further, sitting causes trauma to the newly placed fat so the process of blood vessel ingrowth, which is necessary for fat survival, may be disrupted. So I recommend that my patients minimize sitting for one month. If you have a sitting job, you can use a BBL or boppy pillow to minimize the trauma from sitting. But one should still minimize sitting if possible. After one month, I allow my patients to sit regularly although many continue to avoid it for several weeks. Hope this helps. Please always consult with a board certified plastic surgeon. Take care, Moises Salama MD, board certified plastic surgeon.

Hello, thank you for your question! This answer would vary depending on who you ask as each surgeon has their own unique specific post operative protocols. I recommend patients do not sit for a minimum for two weeks however, I also let them know in my experience the longer patients do not apply pressure and sit seem to retain more fat on their buttocks. Some patients avoid it for 6 weeks. I usually tell patients after three months your results and fat loss is stable. For more information please click the link below. Best of luck!