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My BBL Journey

UPDATED FROM rica123
1 month post

The fluff fairy is real!

WORTH IT$11,500
Hey ladies I noticed the past 3 days my butt suddenly increased in size and started to fluff out and look rounder. Lolz it feels so weird, its feels firmer and I see more projection. I was expecting the fluff stage at 6 weeks and it came exactly at 6 weeks. I'm loving what I see :)

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Douglas Taranow, DO, FACOS

Douglas Taranow, DO, FACOS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Did you do any massages if so who did you do them with ?
No massages was done by any professional. I massaged my tummy myself twice a day.
Nice!! Can't wait for mine. Looking stunning! Where did you learn the daily massages?
Hey hun I learn the daily massages from youtube. All u have to do is put moderate pressure starting from ur upper abdomen and move all the fluid down towards to ur pelvis area with ur fingers for five mins
Ur drainage points are ur pelvic area, butt, underarms and feetso wherever u did lipo move the fluids towards those points. The belly button area usually carry alot of fluids so pay attention to lumpy areas
Thanks, I'm going to start those myself. I'm having some professional ones but it won't hurt. I definitely have a lot of fluid in the belly button area so I can use them.
Yes try it yourself. Ur body naturally absorbs all the fluids with time. Professional massages just speeds up recovery but it cost soo much lol. When u go in for ur next professional massage, pay attention to what ur massage therapist is doing and try it at home :)
what was your initial height and weight?
Hey hun before surgery I was 138lbs and 5"4. Now I'm 136lbs and still 5"4. I havent lost much weight cause he transferred everything to my butt and I'm still swollen
UPDATED FROM rica123
1 month post

Biggg bootyyy

Hey beauties it's been a while since I posted pics. I am now almost 6 weeks and my butt feels soo much softer now and I can finally try on my jeans. My tummy is still swollen but no bumps so I'm happy about that.

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You look great. Congratulations!!!
Thank you :)
omg girl you look amazing!! those jeans! So looking forward to getting me some new ones :D Congrats!!
Thank you :)
You look good! Have you sit yet?
Thank you :) I havent sat directly on my butt yet. I have been using on bbl pillow. I'm going to start sitting at week 8 for 1 hour at a time to be safe. I have been sleeping on my tummy also. I think at 12 weeks I can start sitting and sleeping like normal again without any limits
Yea I’m wait too until I am at least 6 weeks. Ugh how do you sleep? My neck hurts from sleeping on my tummy :( It’s so uncomfortable
Lolz I know that pain.Ur pillow might be too high. You need to get a body pillow or 3 or 4 pillows under ur body to elevate ur body to align with ur neck.
Loooook gooooood!! Can we get pics of how you look now??
I meant in nine months?
Hey hun :) I'm only 6 weeks post op but I will definitely update u with pics at month by month. I promise I wont forget.
UPDATED FROM rica123
23 days post

Little over 3 weeks post op

Hi ladies!!!
It's been a little over 3 weeks now and these are my updated photos. I am loving my results!! My tummy and back is still swollen and has fluid. I do massages twice a day to help the drainage until my body completely heals. I had 2 bumps on my tummy last week but now it's gone yay!! Tummy still feels firm week 3 but my back has softened up. Some swelling has gone down in my butt and it feels softer beginning week 2 until now. I saw a small decrease in size and a slight drop today. My right butt cheek feels more swollen than the left. Left butt cheek has this weird bumpy swelling but thankfully it's going down. Every morning when I wake up I feel extra sore with mild pain in the stomach and my butt looks extra big then goes down later lolz. I'll update u ladies soon again.

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Your results are amazing! How many ccs did he put in your butt?
Hey hun lolz I dont know how much he put in there but I will find out Monday when i go in for my 1 month post op appointment. I just told him on my surgery day to put everything in until the maximum stretch. Now I think I'm entering the fluffing stage because my booty is starting to expand outward :D
I got a bbl from him too and it's still growing over a year later! It's fun :)
Lolz oh yay. Dr taranow is such a talented surgeon. When is it okay to sit or lay on ur back to sleep after ur bbl? I have been on my tummy and using my bbl pillow but I want to sleep normal again lol
I waited Atleast a month. Its torture!
Heyy I found out he put 840 cc in each cheek. My butt could not take anymore after that. Fat started coming out from the incision holes during surgery. :)
Hi! how are your results now? You look great btw! I have been dreaming of getting a BBL for so many years already and I'm just really scared honestly. Any advice/tips?