Why are we placed on our backs after procedure and then put to sit in a wheelchair after?
every plastic surgeon will have a different protocol. I personally do not let my patients lay on their back or sit in wheelchairs unless they're sitting on a BBL pillow after the procedure. I also do these procedures with my patients awake so this process is a little easier in comparison to recovery after General Anastasia. Waking up from a general anesthetic require most patients to lay on their back in order to maintain a safe airway. While this may not be ideal for a BBL patient safety comes first. Immediately after the procedure there's also no issue with disrupting the new blood supply that will eventually support the grafted fat. The ingrowth of new blood vessels typically happens starting 48 hours after the graft has been placed.
