How Many Procedures Are Included In Mommy Makeover?

Having a child is a beautiful experience, but new mothers may feel discouraged at how pregnancy and nursing change their bodies. If diet and exercise cannot get your body back to the way it was before pregnancy, a mommy makeover can make all the difference.

A mommy makeover generally focuses on the parts of the body most affected by pregnancy and child-rearing: the abdomen and breasts. A mommy makeover can consist of many procedures, some of which are detailed below. But most women will have procedures that address sagging skin in the belly and breasts.

Breast Augmentation And Lift

Women’s breasts generally sag over time because of aging and gravity, but nursing can make the breasts lose much of their volume.

As part of a mommy makeover, your surgeon may trim away the sagging skin and tissue and lift the breasts to their original position. He also may insert breast implants to restore lost volume and give you a more attractive shape.

Tummy Tuck

For the mother who wants to look like she did before pregnancy, a tummy tuck is one of the most popular choices. As the belly grows during pregnancy, the skin and muscles in the abdomen stretch.

A tummy tuck is a surgery that cuts away extra abdominal skin and tightens separated abdominal muscles. The result in most cases is a flatter, smoother belly that makes the patient feel more confident and pleased with her shape.

Liposuction

Some women may lose all of their pregnancy weight with diet and exercise, some areas of fat may linger no matter how hard we try. The good news is that liposuction is a safe and effective body contouring procedure that can remove stubborn fat from the love handles, hips, arms, back, and thighs.

Some women have extra fat in their belly that can be removed with liposuction, then the surgeon can proceed with the tummy tuck. This is a cost-effective way to have two procedures done at once, and it allows you to get all of your recovery done in one time.

Fat Transfer

If you are having liposuction as part of your mommy makeover, you can transfer the fat to another part of your body that lacks volume. For example, your surgeon can remove fat from your abdomen and carefully inject it into the buttocks or breasts.

Some patients want to have a rounder, more pronounced rear, and fat transfer can accomplish this. Other patients want a slight increase in breast size, and the fat transfer does this naturally without breast implants.

Non-Surgical Options

While most mommy makeover procedures involve surgery, more women are opting to pair them with nonsurgical procedures. The focus with these procedures is to turn back the clocks of time on the face:

• Skin tightening procedures for the face
• Cellulite reduction
• Botox and dermal fillers
• Skin resurfacing

These procedures, paired with traditional mommy makeover ones, can transform the woman into a younger version of herself. Plus, most nonsurgical procedures involve minimal recovery or downtime.

Are You A Good Candidate?

Mommy makeovers are intended to reverse the changes that childbearing and aging cause. If having children has left you with any of the characteristics below, you could be a good candidate:

• You have uneven or sagging breasts, reduced breast volume, or drooping nipples.
• Your breast became so much larger after having children that they are out of proportion with your body and are causing back and shoulder pain.
• Your abdomen has loose and sagging skin, as well as stretch marks. Also, your waist is thick and undefined.
• You had a C-section and have loose skin and fat hanging over your scar.
• You have extra fat on the sides, as well as the thighs and hips.

If you are in good health and have an optimistic and realistic attitude about plastic surgery, you may be a great candidate for a mommy makeover.

Life After A Mommy Makeover

Surgery options and recovery vary with each mommy makeover. But you can expect your recovery to be similar to that of the most invasive procedure, such as a tummy tuck. Note that many patients have their mommy makeovers when they still have young children. This allows them to get back to their desired look sooner, but care needs to be taken regarding childcare during recovery.

After a tummy tuck and breast augmentation, you should not lift anything heavy for four to six weeks. So, it’s usually necessary to have someone in the home to help you with childcare and other strenuous activities. How soon you will see results depends on your procedures. Many patients feel comfortable wearing a swimsuit after four to six months with a tummy tuck and breast augmentation.

Outlook

The mommy makeover is one of the most popular combination cosmetic procedures today that can address the problem areas caused by pregnancy and breastfeeding. It also can address other areas at the same time with nonsurgical procedures on the face, such as dermal fillers, Botox, and skin resurfacing.

If you have been dreaming of having your body and look you had before pregnancy, you could be a good candidate for a mommy makeover.

Learn more about Dr. Ashley Steinberg Plastic Surgery by visiting her online.

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