After BBL, is it ok to wear a compression garment on the areas where lipo was performed on the stomach?

Question

I’m reading patients say that their garments are causing them to lose fat after a bbl procedure . Can a patient wear a thong compression garment just for the stomach and back , and leave the buttocks free after the procedure ?

Mehmet Surmeli, MD, FEBOPRAS · Answer

Hi,
After bbl and lipo combined operations we increase the difference between the buttocks and the waist-abs(stomach) regions. You definitely need to wear compression garments to cover the upper lipo areas i.e. abs, flanks, lower back. However, the compression garments used for the upper body do not fit for the augmented buttocks. Therefore i usually recommend to use either thong compression garment or a two-piece corset (smaller upper piece+ larger lower shorts) if I perform inner-outer thigh lipo in the same session.
The other type of compression garments may leave some depression marks if you use them in a way that they cover the bbl areas partially.
In my opinion the quality of the injected fat, the processing of the fat, the correct multi-planar injection method, the blood circulation of the recipient areas, the overall health of the patient are much more important for the permanence of a higher ratio of fat with success.
Best wishes...

Sacha Obaid, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question! For my patients having a BBL procedure, I recommend they wear a specific BBL garment that we provide for the first 3 weeks post surgery, 24/7, then an additional 3 weeks at night only. This garment is made specially for patients having a BBL procedure. It gives compression to the areas that liposuction was performed, and has a different material over the buttocks, that does compress the area. I recommend discussing specific post op    instructions with your plastic surgeon. Best of luck!

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

I would ask your plastic surgeon about garments and the duration of wear, because each plastic surgeon will have a different protocol.  The patients who tend to have healing issues with larger volume liposuction procedures tend to be the ones who do not wear the compression garments at all, wear them very inconsistently, or do not wear them snugly covering all areas of liposuction. Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Carolina Restrepo, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  Every surgeon will have his/her own preferences as to recovery for specific procedures. I  have my patients wear a compression garment (faja) covering all areas treated with liposuction 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.

Luis A. Mejia, MD · Answer

hello thank you for your question and provided information as well..based on your question the ideal and the most advisable is to use a compression gartment for 6 months, the first 3 months 24/7 and the last 3 months for 12 hours to get better result.

Germán Newall, MD, FACS, FICS · Answer

Thank you for your question. This is a common question among patients. Please follow the protocol that your plastic surgeon has set in place for your recovery. Compression garments should be used to promote and speed up healing after liposuction so it is important to wear the garment until your surgeon tells you otherwise. Hope this helps,Dr. German Newall

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Renewed11,compression garments are used to reduce 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

Tania Medina de Garcia, MD · Answer

Hello dear!!
Thanks for the question and provided information as well. 
I suggest my patients to try the lymphatic massages and to use a full body compression garment, 24/7 for the first 3 months, and after that, for 12 hours a day for 3 more months, to get the best results.It is important for the compression garment to be very tight, for it to help with the swelling, after surgery. Please, follow up close with your plastic surgeon.
Good luck :)

Ron Hazani, MD, FACS · Answer

Compression garments are used in the liposuction areas such as abdomen, flanks and back. There shouldn't be any compression in the buttocks region (some garments are perforated in that area). Consult your surgeon regarding post op protocol.

Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) · Answer

Compression garments are critical to ensuring a smooth contour of liposuctioned areas. The buttocks area should be out of the compression garment.

After BBL, is it ok to wear a compression garment on the areas where lipo was performed on the stomach?

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