I'm so desperate to sit back and relax after my BBL but I'm only 15 days post op. I'm looking for ways to sit without using the booty pillow (still so uncomfortable after sleeping on my tummy all night). Can I sit in an intertube if my butt and most my hips fits entirely in the center hole and float in my pool? Wouldn't this still keep the pressure off my butt and hips? All of my incisions have been closed since day 2.
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Typically for my patients, I don’t have them sit for two weeks. I then have them sit on a “donut” (soft round
pillow) for another month or so. It is best to try not to place pressure on the
recipient area to try to get as much fat to survive as possible. For bruising,
it usually subsides after ...
I ask my patients to wear compression garments to help obliterate dead space and reduce the incidence of fluid collections. You should follow your Colombian surgeon's recommendations.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, Ca