Your written discharge plan comes first. These instructions must be tailored to your treatment and medical history. For combined procedures, ask the team for one coordinated plan; do not choose between conflicting instructions yourself.
What to expect.
Expect swelling and soreness in both the buttocks and the liposuction donor areas. The fat-grafted areas need protection from sustained pressure.
Your care plan.
- Avoid prolonged pressure on the grafted buttocks. Your existing practice instructions specify the first three weeks; follow the exact sitting and sleep plan provided for your graft locations.
- If sitting is necessary, use only the positioning aid demonstrated by your team to support the thighs and offload the grafts. A cushion does not make unlimited sitting safe.
- Side or stomach sleeping may be appropriate only if those positions avoid your grafted areas and any other surgical sites. Combined procedures require a specific positioning plan.
- Wear the fitted donor-site garment without compressing grafted areas. Do not schedule massage or manipulate the buttocks without clearance.
Activity & recovery.
- Take frequent short walks. Avoid strenuous exercise until cleared; do not treat the end of the sitting restriction as exercise clearance.
- Plan for help with transport and daily tasks while pressure restrictions apply.
Follow your team’s specific instructions for medicines, wound care, and safe movement. Do not drive while taking sedating medicines or until you can safely operate a vehicle and your surgeon clears you.
When to call.
Chest pain, trouble breathing, collapse, stroke symptoms, or sudden loss of vision need immediate emergency care. Do not wait for an office reply or use an online form.
Contact your care team promptly
- Sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, or confusion requires 911 immediately.
- Call promptly for rapidly increasing buttock pain, asymmetric swelling, skin changes, or fever.
- Report fever of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, spreading redness, pus, worsening pain, persistent vomiting, or inability to keep fluids down. Call sooner if you feel seriously unwell, even without a fever.
- New one-sided calf pain or swelling needs urgent medical assessment. If you also have chest pain or shortness of breath, call 911.
Call 615.730.7500. After hours, follow the urgent-contact directions on your discharge paperwork. If you cannot reach the team and symptoms are urgent, seek immediate medical care.
Stay connected.
Keep your scheduled follow-up and ask the team when to send an update or return sooner. Confirm any dressing, stitch, or drain removal with the office. Return to exercise, work, travel, and skin-care products should follow your individual clearance plan.
Before leaving your appointment, make sure you know your next visit date, medication plan, and after-hours contact instructions.
Sources & References
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These references provide general information. Follow your care team’s procedure-specific instructions and personal discharge plan.