Get Your Pre-Baby Body Back with a Mommy Makeover

A mommy makeover is a term that was coined to describe a combination of cosmetic procedures intended to address and improve the changes to a woman’s body following pregnancy and childbirth. Most commonly this entails and abdominal procedure like a tummy tuck combined with a breast lift or breast augmentation. Other adjunctive procedures would include liposuction, fat transfers, vaginal rejuvenation, or even laser hair removal.

The best candidates for a mommy makeover will be women in good mental and physical health who are done having children and don’t intend to become pregnant again. Ideal candidates will have issues related to drooping or sagging breasts, stretched-out abdominal skin, abdominal muscle separation and extra fatty deposits that haven’t responded to diet and exercise. Dr. Truong can examine your physical condition to help you decide whether a mommy makeover can provide the results you want.

Despite its name, even women who aren’t mothers may be good candidates for a mommy makeover. The procedure received its name from addressing the physical areas most commonly impacted by pregnancy – the tummy, breasts and deposits of stubborn fat.

Absolutely. Although the standard mommy makeover typically includes breast procedure, a tummy tuck and liposuction, each option may be tailored or omitted to best meet your appearance goals. A complete mommy makeover can offer full body contouring to restore your figure to your pre-pregnancy appearance, but if your problem areas are localized to specific regions of your body, Dr. Truong may recommend further customization of your surgical options.

The combination of procedures included in the mommy makeover are typically performed together to prevent you from having to undergo multiple surgeries and recovery sessions, while still delivering the contouring results you want. By performing them all at once, Dr. Truong can help you reach your appearance goals without the hassle of having to recover from a series of operations. Keep in mind though that if the procedures are extensive, it may be safer to stage them a few weeks or months apart. Dr. Truong also has a special technique to reduce post-op pain. He is careful to minimize blunt pulling of the tissue, avoid contact with the cartilage and ribs, and precisely control bleeding.

Women who are planning to become pregnant again generally should wait to have a mommy makeover. Becoming pregnant after your procedure may possibly undo or compromise the appearance of the enhancements that Dr. Truong performed. In particular, nursing a new baby can create drastic changes to the size and shape of the breast tissue, and the presence of another developing baby may create abdominal separation that was originally corrected by the tummy tuck. This is not to say that you cannot have the mommy makeover before your family is complete – only that your results could be compromised. For patients who are unsure, the procedure can be tailored to achieve immediate improvements without compromising the ability to become and maintain pregnancy normally.

Given that your mommy makeover offers more extensive contouring than a single procedure alone, the combination may take a little longer. The length of your procedure will also be affected by which surgeries you elect to have. The typical mommy makeover combination of implants and a tummy tuck usually takes between 2 to 4 hours, with most patients being able to return home on the same day.

Every woman’s recovery experience will be a little bit different, but you can expect soreness, swelling and discomfort near your surgical sites for several weeks. This is part of the natural healing process, and it may mask the appearance of your final results until your body fully recovers. Most women need at least a week or more off of work after their procedure. Although you will not likely be able to work during that time, Dr. Truong discourages bed-rest and will encourage you to be as mobile as possible after the procedure. Dr. Truong may want you to wear compression garments around your tummy and breasts for several weeks to aid in the healing process. Pain is generally managed with over-the-counter medications, and most women feel comfortable enough to return to work within several weeks.

Scarring is an unavoidable result of any surgery. Dr. Truong will do his best to make your surgical incisions are in discrete locations that are easily hidden by the natural creases of your body or clothing. Depending on what procedures you have, you may have small scars near your breasts, below your navel and possibly near your liposuction treatment areas. However, the presence of scars will be kept as minimal as possible, with many of them fading once enough time has passed.

At Chicago Breast & Body we price all of out procedures very competitively. Cost shouldn’t be a deciding factor, however, because there is no law outlawing unqualified doctors from performing these surgeries. It’s best to find a board-certified cosmetic surgeon who will give you the best, and safest, results.

Because mommy makeovers are a combination of multiple procedures, the cost will be significantly less than if you did all of these procedures separately.

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