Sleeping with a pregnancy pillow after TT/BBL?

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I am having a tummy tuck, Lipo, and BBL next week. I have been wondering how in the world will I sleep the next two months! I remembered there was this special pillow for pregnant moms with a hole in the middle - can I use this to put my butt inside and then sleep on my back????

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

My patient coordinator suggests a "mattress" called a holo lilo.  It's a swimming pool raft, not a mattress with a hole cut out in the middle for pregnant ladies to lay on their stomachs. As you described, you will lay on my back with your head elevated and your buttocks in the hole of the raft so there's no pressure on them.   Some patients cut out holes in lawn chairs and sleep on them.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Juan Quintero, MD · Answer

Sleeping after a tummy tuck can be sore and uncomfortable for a while until the muscles relax a little more. I advise most of my patients to sleep in a recliner on their back for the first 2-3 weeks. This seems to help them in the begging while they feel so tight and sore. Best of luck and keep using your pregnancy pillow!

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