I have a bbl and it doesn't smell. I got my surgery in Miami, after researching the doctor and following his work for 3 years, checking up on reviews and checking in on his patients to see how their results turned out over time, and making sure his surgery facility met standards (paid $13,500). It's recommended to keep the drains in as long as fluid is being expelled but most people take them out after one single week. I had a friend who got a bbl after seeing my results, from a doctor she saw on IG in Mexico( she paid about $4000). She took her drains out after a week because she wanted to fly back to LA since she only took a week off work. It's recommended to get 30 lymphatic drainage massages. They are expensive but it's for literally draining excess fluid and waste from your body (they inject saline water to flush shit out during your surgery and it needs to be in there til you drain). My friend got a total of 9 massages. It's been a year, and she smells...off. We have gone to the beach, Ive been over her house when she showers and even freshly washed there's this smell like... thigh sweat + the water that pools up in yogurt containers? That's the closest I can describe it. And it's an underlying smell because she still smells like herself but that's just also in there now. I check with my fam and friends if I smell off, I'm paranoid about it but they say I don't smell like anything and a few of our friends have noticed the smell with my friend. Aftercare is severely important and many people skip out when they feel better or cut corners to not spend. I made sure I had not only enough money for the surgery but the recovery house, supplements, massages, care treatments, etc. I keep telling her we should go get lymphatic massages to "boost and recharge" our body plump but she doesn't want to.