Motherhood has its rewards. Sagging or shrunken breasts and protruding stomachs are not among them. When exercise and diet don’t work, many women turn to plastic surgery to correct the unwanted after effects of childbearing and breastfeeding. Mommy makeover is multiple plastic surgery procedures that restore or improve their post pregnancy bodies.

During pregnancy the skin, muscles stretches resulting in laxity of the muscle, skin with stretch marks after the delivery. In most of the women due to lack of exercise/dieting post delivery/or in spite of doing exercises/dieting the muscle will not regain the tone/skin will not go for contraction resulting in the following combinations. Large abdomen mimicking pregnancy shape due to fat deposition, lax muscles and protrusion of abdominal contents outside or combination of the both with stretch marks. May be due to diverication of the recti, weakening of the muscle resulting in pregnancy appearance, may result in hernia in future date. Only lax skin with stretch marks without lax muscle. Only lax muscle without lax skin. Baby breast feeding may cause breasts to loose volume or sag. Rarely large breasts due to pregnancy may remain large.

Mommy make over surgery includes what surgeries?
Tummy tucking
Liposuction
Breast augmentation
Breast lift/tightening

Other surgeries are
Breast reduction
Areola reduction
Vaginal tightening
Labia reduction
Arm reduction
Face lift etc

Brief description about common procedures
Breast augmentation enhances the breast size using implants or by using available breast tissue. The surgery takes 2-3 hours and can be done on outpatient facility. Most patients are able to return to work in a few days.

Tummy tuck is a major surgical procedure in which the surgeon removes excess skin and fat from the abdomen and tightens the muscles of the abdomen wall. This procedure leaves the patient with a scar, which can extend from hip to hip. Most of them will recover after 2 week Correct time for this surgery- A year after delivery any time can be done. It is advisable no to do these procedures if the patient is planning to have few more children. No insurance cover, unless the patient is having hernia of the abdomen. All the procedures can be done together if the person is in a good health

Length:

2-6 hours, depends on the number of procedures

Anesthesia:

General anesthesia will be given.

Inpatient/Outpatient:

Depending on the type of surgery can be done on outpatient basis/or require admission for 48 hours.

Possible Side Effects/Risks:

Any surgical procedure will have side effects, depends on the type of surgery/to be discussed in detail before the surgery.

Recovery:

Depends on the type of procedure, in general will take about a weeks time.

Results:

Appreciable change will be seen with improved self confidence.