BBL in Tijuana · Day 10 of 10
Day 10 after a BBL in Tijuana
Most patients are not cleared for a long-haul flight before about two weeks. Keep the pressure off your buttocks for weeks yet.
Short answer
On day 10 after a BBL in Tijuana:
- Not today Sitting · Sleeping position · Exercise · Hammam, sauna, baths and swimming · Smoking
- With care Walking · Compression garment · Flying home
Good options today: Telefónica Gastro Park, CECUT cultural centre and dome cinema, Seafood tostada stands.
Today's rules
Sitting
Avoid sitting on your buttocks. Many surgeons allow no sitting for the first 10 to 14 days except on the toilet and to eat; after that, sit only on a BBL pillow placed behind your thighs. The ASPS article cited here suggests keeping any sitting to about 10 minutes at a time for six weeks.
Source: The Aesthetic Society · American Society of Plastic Surgeons · American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Sleeping position
Sleep on your stomach, or as your surgeon instructs, not on your back.
Walking
Walk a little several times a day, around your hotel or the nearby streets. Lie face down to rest.
Source: The Aesthetic Society · American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Compression garment
Wear the support garment around the clock, as your surgeon instructs.
Exercise
No exercise until your surgeon clears you, usually six to eight weeks after surgery.
Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons · The Aesthetic Society
Hammam, sauna, baths and swimming
The sources cited here do not give a date. Keep heat and water away from the liposuction incisions until your surgeon confirms they have healed.
Smoking
Do not smoke. Surgeons typically ask patients to stop for several weeks before and after surgery.
Source: Acibadem International · The Aesthetic Society
Flying home
Flying needs your surgeon's sign-off, often at least one to two weeks after surgery and longer for long-haul. Sit on a BBL pillow, take an aisle seat, stand and walk hourly and drink water.
Source: Acibadem International · NHS
Confirm with your surgeon. These are general activity limits from published aftercare guidance. Your clinic's written instructions always come first, and they may be stricter or looser for your procedure.
4 things you can do today
Telefónica Gastro Park
Food trucks and craft beer around an open-air courtyard in the evening.
Gentle walking, shaded or covered, about 2 hours
CECUT cultural centre and dome cinema
Tijuana's cultural centre, with the Museum of the Californias and a dome-screen cinema. Indoors and seated.
Gentle walking, indoors, about 2 hours
Seafood tostada stands
Ceviche, shrimp and octopus piled on crunchy tostadas at the city's mariscos stands.
Gentle walking, shaded or covered, about 1 hour
Mercado Hidalgo
The city's traditional market: fruit, chillies, candy and taco stalls.
Gentle walking, some open-air walking, about 1.5 hours
Also fine today: Playas de Tijuana seafront and the border wall · Puerto Nuevo lobster and Ensenada · Plaza Río mall · Pasaje Rodríguez art alley
2 things to skip today
Valle de Guadalupe wine tour
Why not: About 1.5 hours each way is too long a ride for this stage.
Not during the 10 days this guide covers. Ask your surgeon when it is safe.
Tijuana tacos and craft beer tour
Why not: Too much walking and effort for this stage.
Not during the 10 days this guide covers. Ask your surgeon when it is safe.
Where to eat today
- Birria tacos with consomé. Slow-stewed meat in a dipped, griddled tortilla. Rich and often spicy.
- Churros. Hot fried dough with sugar, from street carts. Crunchy.
- Craft beer on Plaza Fiesta. A cluster of small breweries in Zona Río.
Put every day of this guide in your calendar, with your dates