Why do some doctors say not to use a BBL pillow after having a BBL and refrain from sitting completely?

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I understand you are not suppose to sit for 6 weeks after a BBL procedure, but why do some doctors say you cannot even sit on a BBL pillow?

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Follow your plastic surgeon's advice.  Plastic surgeon preferences for BBL post-operative guidelines vary depending upon experience, education, training, certification, and patient feedback among other things.  Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Dallas Buchanan, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. Every surgeon has his or her own protocol for what they feel will produce the best results. There is no standard because there have not been any definitive studies to prove that one thing is better than the other. That being said, your best best is to follow your surgeons instructions as closely as possible. Best of luck!

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear NaNa_,I instruct my patients not to sit for 2 solid weeks. We provide them a specialized pillow that our patients can sit on during that time. They can sleep on their stomachs or sides. But every plastic surgeon has his own postoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery  
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

Kenneth R. Francis, MD, FACS · Answer

Dear Nana_,Each surgeon will have his or her personal preferences for the recovery of their BBL patients.  There is no evidence based literature to support sitting or not sitting, BBL pillow or no pillow.  In my practice I recommend no sitting for 2 wks and optional for the BBL pillow.  Sometimes the use of a BBL pillow gives a false sense of security and the patient might be inadvertently creating pressure on their buttocks.  For surgeons that fear this scenario the best thing to instruct is no sitting at all.  Gooc luck!

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

I think that you are going to find varying instructions from different surgeons. You are best to ask your surgeon his thoughts.

Why do some doctors say not to use a BBL pillow after having a BBL and refrain from sitting completely?

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Why do some doctors say not to use a BBL pillow after having a BBL and refrain from sitting completely?

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Answer: To sit, or not to sit

Answer: To sit, or not to sit

Answer: BBL

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