When will extreme swelling (from BBL) in buttocks go down so I feel comfortable leaving the house?

March 2, 2015
Asked By:Cute tum in Los Angeles, CA

Hi! I had a bbl performed five days ago. The lipo sites are doing fine, but my bottom is so huge that I'm embarrassed to leave the house. I only had 200 ccs in each side, so I know it's swelling and not fat graft making it look huge. My children are laughing at it, my husband is freaked out. I understand that it can take up to a year for swelling to subside, but I want to know when the majority will go down so that I can get back to my life. So worried, considering sitting on it to kill the fat!

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