How important are the massages after a BBL surgery?

I personally do not believe that massages are important after liposuction/BBL and I do not have my patients do it, but there are surgeons who believe in it and recommend it.  I do not think it can hurt, I just do not think it changes the end result, so I don't recommend that my patients spend time and money on it.   However, since I do not believe it can change or adversely affect the result, I don't have a problem with patients doing it if they want.

I feel very strongly that post op massages are essential in the recovery of liposuction and BBL cases.   The congestion that occurs in the lymphatic system can lead to areas of prolonged swelling.  We include postoperative massages with our surgery because I believe that not only does it speed recovery, but it leads to better results.