Pain 6 months post op - is this normal? (Photo)

Pain after BBL is multifactorial. Can you please include a photo and more thorough description of the location of the pain and description for a more accurate recommendation.

Cosmetic surgical procedures can have unexpected outcomes including persistent discomfort or tenderness with certain activities.

There probably isn’t much to do about this at this point. Typically things get better with time and patience eventually get used to the changes in their body and adjust accordingly.

One potential explanation is areas of fat necrosis causing prolonged inflammation.

If you can’t feel it any hard lumps then an MRI could help detect any large area of MRI but the test is unlikely to lead to any changes in management or ways of improving your discomfort.

Obviously following up with your plastic surgeon it’s a good idea. Depending on how severe the pain is you could seek a consultation with a chronic pain specialist though at six months it may be a bit early for that.

Good luck,

Mats Hagstrom MD