How You Keep Fat From Dying With BBL, Should You Eat Fatty Foods?

Thank you for your question. This is a very common question before and after BBL. Even under the most optimal circumstances, around 30% or a little more of the fat will be lost. His is to be expected. Fat viability is dependent on many factors some of which are controlled by your plastic surgeon in the operating room. There are however, some things that you can do to ensure better graft take. We suggest that our patients not put any direct pressure on the graft site for 3 weeks. This can be avoided by placing a cushion under your thighs while sitting. Eating fatty foods will not contribute to increased graft survival. Follow your plastic surgeons post op instructions very carefully and I'm sure you'll do great.

First and foremost you need to follow all instructions that your doctor gives you post op. What we know is that a certain amount of fat volume will be lost no matter what the patient does. Even if you do everything right, you are going to lose ~30% of the fat volume. More can be lost if you put undo stress on the fat such as nicotine use, strenuous activity early in the post op period and weight loss. Eating fatty food will just lead to high cholesterol and possibly weight gain but not necessarily weight gain in all the right places.