If I was to get fat transfer to the hips and not to the buttocks, could I still sit or would this kill the fat?

Thanks for your question. Postoperatively, no specific position is indicated and we do not have any sitting restrictions.  The pressure caused by sitting is not sufficient to affect viability of the fat cells and so the postsurgical position depends basically on comfort and any other operations that have been performed. That said, you definitely have to choose your surgeon correctly and make sure that he/she has the training and experience to meet your goals with absolute safety.  Best is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon with specialized expertise in this procedure.

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 do this procedure weekly and  postoperatively, there would be no specific position is indicated and we do not have any sitting restrictions. However, each surgeon does ave his/her own protocol so I would recommend to speak to your surgeon and do as they recommend.
I hope that helps!  Best of Luck!
Matthew J. Nykiel, MD
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Butt Augmentation Specialist
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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

The positioning is still important based upon where the fat is placed. Ask the PS who performs your lipo and fat transfer for the post-operative protocol you should follow.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Dear jordy275,I instruct my patients not to sit for 2 solid weeks. We provide them a specialized pillow that our patients can sit on during that time. They can sleep on their stomachs or sides. Fat viability depends a lot of surgeon technique. The fat has to be placed back into the buttocks as soon as possible so that it has a greater chance of survival. It has to be placed carefully so that not too much fat is placed in only one area.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.
You would still need to use a bobby pillow after fat transfer to the hips. I recommend my patients not to sit for more than 30 mins. every two hours, for the first 2 weeks. If you have any concerns, I suggest you to follow up close with your plastic surgeon.
Hope this is helpful. Good luck :)

It depends on where in the hips the fat is being transferred. A lot of the "hip dips" connect into the buttocks, so in order to correct this fat is injected int he lateral buttocks and the hip. Other patients have indentations more anterior and would be able to lay on their buttocks without affecting the fat transfer. Ask you PS what they recommend specifically for you.That being said there is no literature to support that sitting or laying on the buttocks after fat transfer leads to increased fat cell death. I ask my patients to stay off the area for just 10 days as I personally feel the shape can be altered with prolonged pressure in the very early post op period. No matter what you do ~30-50% of the fat cells will be lost over 3-6 months post op. Many of my patients choose to stay off of their buttocks for long periods of time. When I ask they why, they answer that they want to do everything they can to get best result.