I'm having a mommy makeover and fat transfer to the buttocks. I am a first grade teacher and plan on doing this during winter break which is two weeks, is this enough time to recover?
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Although you did not mention what surgery you had, we assume you are talking about a seroma after tummy tuck. A seroma can usually be aspirated several times with resolution, but drains are the next step. You also didnot mention how far along you are from surgery as this makes a...
Losing weight before surgery is a good thing, so there is no reason to stop. Equally important is to maintain your weight after surgery. After your surgery you will actually gain weight which is due to water retention so don't let the discourage you in maintaining your results....
I have performed both at the same time many times. If you are forced to do one before the other, I would do the liposuction and BBL first.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA