5 months post, fat is stored in my stomach after BBL surgery, will it still go to my butt?

I do feel that massages help  after the procedure I usually encourage my patients to start after two weeks  and I offer one free massage a week for 3 weeks .  Now everyone swells differently, if you're very swollen you may need more .  In general all swelling goes away, with or without mas...

You have great shape already and not a ton of fat to work with!  I think take what fat you can in the areas you want to thin and add to your top 1 or 2 areas of concern.  Be realistic as you  really don't have a lot to work with.  Best Wishes!!

Thank you for your question. You are absolutely right that there is no scientific evidence that sitting affects BBL results. However, it's just a common sense recommendation to avoid trauma to the grafted fat cells. That said, I also recommend 6 weeks of minimal sitting for my patients. Please c...

Unfortunately, at 8 days out from surgery, your fat has not stabilized. You will continue to lose fat cells and swelling over the next few weeks. The earliest time period I'd feel comfortable having you critically analyze the results is approximately 6 weeks postoperatively.Hope this helps - Sam...

Ultimately this decision needs to be between you and your plastic surgeon.  If you were my patient I would have you wait 6- 8 weeks.  Certain hormonal changes in pregnancy can make complications more likely.Best of luck! Dr. SubbioBoard-Certified Plastic SurgeonNewtown Square/Philadelphia, PA

Thanks so much for reaching out. It is  definitely way too early in the postoperative time to judge any of your results.  There is lots of swelling that cannot be evaluated properly.   Things typically look pretty weird for the first few weeks.  Make sure you were following your surgeons post...