How can you use the bathroom after BBL if you're not suppose to sit?

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Alex Campbell, MD · Answer

Important question!!With Brazilian butt lift we transfer fat from one area of the body to the other.  These fat cells are transferred in microinjections throughout multiple planes in the buttock tissue so that they can gain new blood supply and live in their new home, providing increased volume and shape to the buttocks.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. Patients use girdles for 6 weeks and start therapeutic lymphatic drainage and ultrasound massages in the liposuctioned areas, which continue daily for a total of 10 sessions.  Patients canreturn to light activities almost immediately after surgery, normal activities 2 weeks after surgery, and vigorous exercise 4 weeks after surgery.  We usually experience a slow steady improvement for 3 months or so after surgery.

Robert F. Centeno, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question.  While most surgeons recommend not sitting for a minimum of two weeks after surgery...it is practically impossible to do. You can sit to go the the bathroom or eat.  Some patients use toilet seat risers and thigh pillows to reduce pressure.  While this recommendation makes logical sense to surgeons, there are no objective studies showing whether it makes a difference or not, how much sitting is too much, and how long you have to avoid sitting if it makes any difference.  This is a situation where practicality has to come in to play.  Best wishes!

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