What is the magic number for sitting after a BBL?

Hello peachy4,

It’s a pleasure to answer your questions! Plastic surgeons have different post-operative protocols, customized for each patient, to achieve the best results. In my experience, patients who successfully avoid sitting or putting pressure on their buttocks or stretching for the first 8 weeks after their surgery are much more likely to have long-lasting results than patients who fail to follow this advice. Putting pressure on your buttock by sitting down or laying on it, especially for long periods of time, can stiffen, deform and even cause the transplanted fat cells to reabsorb. Hope this is helpful! Dr. De La Cruz.

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! 

Thank you for your question. Every surgeon has their own post op protocol after this procedure. Sitting is not recommended for the first two weeks as this will cause pressure to the fat cells. Once the two weeks is over, I recommend using a special cushion pillow to sit on for an entire four weeks. Your surgeon will possibly provide you with that pillow. The entire recovery is about 6 weeks. Please see a board certified plastic surgeon for a detailed examination.

You should wait at least 2 weeks before sitting without a support cushion and sleeping on your back. Sitting with no support too soon can harm the newly moved fat cells.