BBL in Tijuana · Day 3 of 10
Day 3 after a BBL in Tijuana
Short walks around the hotel or the nearest streets. Pick places where you can stand or stroll, never ones where you would sit for long.
Short answer
On day 3 after a BBL in Tijuana:
- Not today Sitting · Sleeping position · Exercise · Hammam, sauna, baths and swimming · Smoking · Flying home
- With care Walking · Compression garment
Good options today: CECUT cultural centre and dome cinema, Seafood tostada stands, Telefónica Gastro Park.
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
Not yet. Surgeons usually want at least one to two weeks before you fly, longer for long-haul flights.
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
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
Telefónica Gastro Park
Food trucks and craft beer around an open-air courtyard in the evening.
Gentle walking, shaded or covered, about 2 hours
Playas de Tijuana seafront and the border wall
A flat seafront walk to where the border fence runs into the Pacific, covered in murals.
Gentle walking, some open-air walking, about 1.5 hours
Also fine today: Mercado Hidalgo · 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.
Rosarito beach
Why not: It involves swimming or water contact. About 48 minutes 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.
Where to eat today
- Tamales. Steamed corn dough with soft fillings, sold in the mornings from street carts and bakeries.
- Licuados. Fruit and milk smoothies from juice stands. Drink from the cup, not a straw, after dental work.
- Flan and arroz con leche. Mexico's soft desserts, sold in bakeries and fondas.
Put every day of this guide in your calendar, with your dates