Compressions Garments and Leg Pumps

Recovery from butt lift surgery is uncomfortable and takes several weeks, but the results are worth it! We will send you home with a specially designed compression garment that will keep compression on the areas of liposuction but will not put pressure on the fat grafting areas. You will need to wear it for 6 weeks to help with swelling and contour healing.

Depending on the length of your procedure, you may also be sent home with leg pumps to safeguard against developing blood clots. These should be worn for the first few days anytime you are not standing or walking, and may be necessary for up to a week. Although you will be sore, it is important that you get up and walk every hour or so.

No Sitting

Because pressure on the newly grafted fat will cause the fat to die, no true “sitting” is allowed for 8 weeks after the procedure. You will need to be particularly careful to avoid sitting immediately after the procedure. When you get home, you may lay on your stomach or your side. But besides standing and walking, these are the only acceptable positions for the first ten days. Depending on whether you need to correct deficiency in the hip areas, Dr. Petersen may not recommend laying on your side either. The only exception to the sitting rule would be using the toilet. Some patients find that a large inner tube will allow them to “sit” without putting pressure on their fat transfer sites, but this needs to be a large tube—like one you float down the Provo River in.

From Ten Days to Eight Weeks

After ten days, you may sit with pillows below your thighs so the buttocks are suspended in the air. Using this technique, you should be able to drive and can return to work. But no true sitting is allowed for 8 weeks. Putting pressure on the muscles and fat deposits in your buttocks could cause depressions. It could also cause transferred fat to die or reabsorb.

Liposuction Recovery

Because you will have also had liposuction, you will experience some drainage at the insertion sites. This drainage is most pronounced in the first 2 days after surgery. You will want to use disposable sheets to protect furniture and be prepared to mop up any leakage. Bandages can be placed over the insertion sites to help mop up leaks and will need to be changed frequently.

Bruising and Massage

You will experience some bruising following your butt lift procedure. This is normal and is more extensive for some patients than for others. Massaging the liposuction areas is important during the healing process to maintain smooth results. Since you will bruise, you can be gentle at first but more aggressive as healing continues. Foam rollers and rolling pins are good tools, especially when liposuction is done on the legs.

Compressions Garments and Leg Pumps

Recovery from butt lift surgery is uncomfortable and takes several weeks, but the results are worth it! We will send you home with a specially designed compression garment that will keep compression on the areas of liposuction but will not put pressure on the fat grafting areas. You will need to wear it for 6 weeks to help with swelling and contour healing.

Depending on the length of your procedure, you may also be sent home with leg pumps to safeguard against developing blood clots. These should be worn for the first few days anytime you are not standing or walking, and may be necessary for up to a week. Although you will be sore, it is important that you get up and walk every hour or so.

No Sitting

Because pressure on the newly grafted fat will cause the fat to die, no true “sitting” is allowed for 8 weeks after the procedure. You will need to be particularly careful to avoid sitting immediately after the procedure. When you get home, you may lay on your stomach or your side. But besides standing and walking, these are the only acceptable positions for the first ten days. Depending on whether you need to correct deficiency in the hip areas, Dr. Petersen may not recommend laying on your side either. The only exception to the sitting rule would be using the toilet. Some patients find that a large inner tube will allow them to “sit” without putting pressure on their fat transfer sites, but this needs to be a large tube—like one you float down the Provo River in.

From Ten Days to Eight Weeks

After ten days, you may sit with pillows below your thighs so the buttocks are suspended in the air. Using this technique, you should be able to drive and can return to work. But no true sitting is allowed for 8 weeks. Putting pressure on the muscles and fat deposits in your buttocks could cause depressions. It could also cause transferred fat to die or reabsorb.

Liposuction Recovery

Because you will have also had liposuction, you will experience some drainage at the insertion sites. This drainage is most pronounced in the first 2 days after surgery. You will want to use disposable sheets to protect furniture and be prepared to mop up any leakage. Bandages can be placed over the insertion sites to help mop up leaks and will need to be changed frequently.

Bruising and Massage

You will experience some bruising following your butt lift procedure. This is normal and is more extensive for some patients than for others. Massaging the liposuction areas is important during the healing process to maintain smooth results. Since you will bruise, you can be gentle at first but more aggressive as healing continues. Foam rollers and rolling pins are good tools, especially when liposuction is done on the legs.