Will sitting down to poop after a BBL affect results?

Great question!  For the small amount of time required to evacuate your bowels, you will not damage or affect the results of the BBL.  However, if you are sitting on the toilet and nothing is coming out after a few minutes, then get up and try again later.Best of luck and hope this information helps!- Dr. Roger Tsai    @DrRogerTsai

Dear goldeverythinggg,you should avoid long-term pressure on your buttocks. 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. Fat viability depends a lot of surgeon technique. The fat has to be placed back into the buttocks as soon as possible so that it has a greater chance of survival. It has to be placed carefully so that not too much fat is placed in only one area. 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

No, you will not harm your results.  
One of these options may keep you from applying pressure to your hips or buttocks. If you have a sturdy grab bar by the toilet, hold on to it.  If you can squat, purchase a raised toilet seat with rails. Be careful not to fall in using either option. Ask your plastic surgeon, but an over the counter stool softener should be fine.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Thanks for your question.  The rule of thumb right after BBL is to avoid sitting as much as possible for a few weeks.  If you have to go then you have to go but avoid sitting for a long period of time and not too much pressure. The pain medication can make you constipated so make sure you have some over-the-counter laxative handy.  All the best!

Obviously, we don't want our patients to NOT poop after having a BBL. Long term or extended pressure or weight on your buttocks can affect the results of a BBL, so the short time sitting on the toilet should not cause too many changes in your results. Although, I guess that depends on how long you're on the toilet for! :) Having said that, since the toilet does have a hole in the middle, the pressure is not really on your buttocks when you're doing a #2! Instead, most of your weight is on the back of your thighs - which is how surgeon's advise post-BBL patients to sit for the first 4-6 weeks after surgery.

Check with your surgeon.  I advise my patients to sit on the toilet like normal after BBL surgery, because the time spent sitting is very short.  However, you are advised to avoid sitting otherwise.