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Post op 4 days BBL and BA.. Swollen ass heck

UPDATED FROM Cat99
3 days post

I'm post op day 4 and I'm still swollen as heck....

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Cat99
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I'm post op day 4 and I'm still swollen as heck. My butt is much fuller than what it ever has been. She explained to me that she would 1st start by filling in two big ass dents I had on each side and she would add some fullness. I always had decent legs, and if you saw me from the front view you would think that once I turned around you would expect some kind of ass. Unfortunately that was never the case. Now I feel curvier than ever. My ass doesn't project out insanely but I was looking more for a shape that could go with my existing body type and my new boobs. Can't wait to see the final results after all this swelling goes away

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Ghada Y. Afifi, MD, FACS

Ghada Y. Afifi, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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I
April 28, 2013
How sore are you feeling from your BBL?
C
April 28, 2013
The recovery sucks. I can't even explain it. Make sure you have help and be prepared for the emotional roller coaster. My boyfriend has been helping me and my mom has had my kids since Tuesday night. It's hard but then again I had a BA and I could not lay on my stomach
C
April 28, 2013
All the pain and soreness is in the butt. But you only feel it when you apply pressure. So if you attempt to sit, it feels like mounds..awwwww! That's only when it hurts. When you walk around it feels better but you get tired so then you need to rest. But none of the lipo areas hurt
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I
April 28, 2013
Sorry so many questions did you get the binder from dr afifi? You think it gives good compression for the lipo areas?
C
April 28, 2013
No problem! I bought a Colombian garment I used for the day of surgery but they are so tight that it left my stomach all indented.. Im not longer using that until sll the swelling goes away. The next day I saw Afifi and she sent me to a store in Newport beach where I bought the binder. So no I did not get it from the surgery center. But right now I'm wearing a garment that I had bought at Walmart a long time ago. It goes right under my boobs and is soft and goes down to my thighs. In th the stomach area it has a little extra padding. Whatever you buy make sure to try it on. If its tight now then it will be to small after surgery you will be extremely swollen. And like me it left horrible lines that are barely fading. You probably will end up buying more than one anyways as the swolleness goes away
D
May 1, 2013
Aahh! U did ur! Congrats cat!! I was just replying to ur suggestion on lawn chair for my upcoming bbl and ba! How r u sleeping? Glad the pain isn't too tough but no doubt it's hard .. Need advice on my implants. Silicone better ? C that it's more expensive.. I have saline down for my sx.. Gotta research more cuz I've been do fixated on my new upcoming booty but gotta think about the new girls too! Lol happy healing! Keep in touch! Can't wait to c ur results :)
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I
May 6, 2013
Any more pics of your bbl? Are you satisfied with the results from your bbl?
UPDATED FROM Cat99
3 days post

Day 4 after my surgery and finally feeling better...

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Cat99
Day 4 after my surgery and finally feeling better. I finally had looked at my boobs and they are gorgeous. Love the cleavage now can only imagine how much better they will look with clothes

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Day of treatment

So wrote a brief reviese yesterday saying all was...

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Cat99
So wrote a brief reviese yesterday saying all was going well but then at night I was so darn uncomfortable. She prescribed me Vicodin and I didn't feel like it was doing anything. My back was in extreme pain so My boyfriend called her in the middle of the night. I was super nauseated and each time I took my pain meds I would throw up. I was also so restless and had not slept a bit and it was 1am and couldn't fall asleep. She called me back and gave me further instructions and ordered some meds for me. I had a prescription for Percacet from a previous surgery that were stronger, she said those were fine to take. She told metro come in today because she couldn't understand why my back would ache so bad. Once I took the Percacet it knocked me out and I was finally able to get rest. When I woke up in the morning I still had the extreme back ache. Indy boyfriend drove me to Newport so she could see me because she was concerned. Well you know what it was ladies? it was my damn garment. It was a Colombian garment and those things are no joke. Since they told me not to mess with any of my garments until Fridays post up I never taught to check it plus I had no pain in my incisions or any area of the lipo. The pain was just centered in the middle of my back. Well the lining inside the garmet pushed my skin in and was putting pressure on my sciatic nerve. Dr. afifi was so nurturing she literally changed me like if I was a baby. She told me not to wear the garment for about another week and had me place a binder in its place. I feel 100% better and i stopped throwing up also. I know that as girls we can get so anal and want perfection so we think a tight garments going to help, we'll not in all situations. So ladies don't get your garments to tight. I felt so shitty that I didn't even ask her about cc's or anything about the initial procedure. I have an appointment to see her next Wednesday so Ill ask then. I'm getting ready to go in for a shower so ill post pictures after. You ladies tell me what you think? My boyfriend said I look so good and keeps rubbing my butt.

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B
April 26, 2013
Best wishes cat I pray all goes well :)
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S
April 26, 2013
Glad Ur doin ok ..she's definately amazing when it comes to body contouring which I think is important to enhance the bbl.don't worry about Ur botty ..its mostly swelling around 2 1/2 weeks it will go down a bit cause right now its super swollen and it will start to look a lot more normal but still look full ;*) happy healing!
C
April 28, 2013
Thanks! How's your healing coming?
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S
April 29, 2013
I'm healing well..my tummy is still really sore and I have tightness that sometimes causes me pain ..but as long as I keep my. Garment on I'm fine ;*) how are u feeling? Are u resting/sleeping ok?
C
April 29, 2013
My nights are very restless. I look forward to a good night sleep! This morning I finally got up and moving around more so hopefully I can sleep better. I only have soreness in my butt but none on my stomach or incisions. I just dislike how stiff I am once I've been in the same spot for a long time.
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S
April 26, 2013
I had ordered the vedette mid thigh short which worked for the first 2 weeks
M
April 26, 2013
Wish you the best in your healing!! :-D
C
April 28, 2013
Thanks
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B
April 26, 2013
goodluck!