In our modern culture, we see images of celebrities who look amazingly trim and beautiful just months after having a baby. This has led to more demand for the mommy makeover cosmetic procedure.

A mommy makeover is a series of cosmetic procedures that women often have after childbirth to give them back their body before pregnancy. Some of the standard procedures in a mommy makeover include liposuction, tummy tuck, breast augmentation, and more.

When deciding if a mommy makeover is for you, there are several things to consider before going ahead with the surgery.

Understand What A Mommy Makeover Can and Cannot Do

Regardless of what you see in the media with almost instant results for celebrities, a mommy makeover won’t return you in a few weeks or months to how you looked before having children. Trying to do something that radical would be unsafe, and no reputable plastic surgeon will attempt to do that.

Remember that pregnancy and childbirth put a lot of strain on the body, so having surgery just a few weeks after you have a baby would be hazardous. Any board-certified plastic surgeon will tell you to wait at least six months after having your last child before you have plastic surgery.

Waiting at least six months will give you abdominal tissues time to heal before you have major surgery, such as a tummy tuck.

How Do Celebrities Get Results So Quickly?

Celebrities with a high income do several things after they have children. First, they usually hire expensive personal trainers and nutritionists when they are pregnant. By engaging in specific exercises and eating well under the guidance of professionals, they usually can prevent significant weight gain during pregnancy.

Much of the weight loss they experience immediately after childbirth is merely water weight; this hormone-induced bloating fades after you give birth.

When you become pregnant, you can enjoy celebrity-like results after childbirth by eating well and getting doctor-approved exercise during those nine months. It’s crucial to eat well for your baby, but you shouldn’t use pregnancy as an excuse to eat junk food you wouldn’t normally eat.

The more weight you gain during pregnancy, the more you have to lose after. Also, you’ll have more loose skin to deal with after you have your baby, which could require a tummy tuck to fix. If you only gain as much weight as necessary during pregnancy, you may be able to avoid liposuction and tummy tuck altogether.

The Importance Of Breastfeeding

Another factor in weight loss after pregnancy is breastfeeding. Many don’t realize it, but breastfeeding helps you burn many calories after you have a baby. Also, celebrities usually work several days per week with a personal trainer as they recover from childbirth. So, it’s not surprising that they can bounce back fast.

Also, pregnancy can weaken your abdominal muscles. This can make your belly stick out after pregnancy even if you are thin because your abdominal muscles are weakened and separated, so they cannot compress the tissue and organs as they used to do.

A tummy tuck is the only sure way to address a bulging tummy after pregnancy. Your surgeon may need to stitch those muscles together during a mommy makeover to give you a flat belly again.

What Are Other Reasons To Consider A Mommy Makeover?

A mommy makeover also can address issues in the vagina and breasts after childbirth. Some women find the skin of their labia stretches during childbirth, which can lead to aesthetic and hygiene problems. A labiaplasty can fix this problem and may be part of a mommy makeover.

Also, you may have a loss of breast volume and breast sagging after pregnancy. You can fix this problem in many cases with breast implants and a breast lift during a mommy makeover. A breast lift is often necessary in addition to breast augmentation to get the breasts back to their original higher position before you were pregnant.

Next, a mommy makeover may include liposuction that can eliminate stubborn fat pockets after pregnancy, including in the belly, flanks, thighs, buttocks, and chin. While liposuction is not weight loss surgery, it can help to give you back the contours you had before you had children.

If you near your average body weight after pregnancy and still have loose skin and extra fat that don’t change with diet and exercise, you may want to think about a mommy makeover.

When combined with a good diet and regular exercise, a mommy makeover can help to transform your body into something close to how it was before pregnancy.

Request a Houston Mommy Makeover Consultation

Interested in a Houston mommy makeover? Please set up a consultation with Dr. Ashley Steinberg today. As an experienced mommy makeover doctor, she’ll talk to you about the benefits and risks of the procedure to determine if you’re a good candidate for a mommy makeover.

References

Everything You Need To Know About A Mommy Makeover. (n.d.). Accessed at https://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-mommy-makeover

5 Things You Need to Know About A Mommy Makeover. (n.d.). Accessed at https://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/blog/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-a-mommy-makeover