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Mommy Makeover 101

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Channel: The Plastic Surgery Channel · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Attention moms! - Dr. Charles Messa details the mommy makeover 101, and what potential candidates should know. Mommy makeover is a catch-all phrase often used to describe a combination of plastic surgery procedures aimed at restoring a woman’s post-pregnancy body to her pre-pregnancy shape.

After pregnancy and breastfeeding, many women find themselves frustrated with the changes their body has undergone. The physical toll pregnancy has taken on the body – loose skin on the abdomen, deflated breasts, stretch marks – are often noticeable regardless of how physically fit or active they may be.  


“What happens after pregnancy is the breasts can be elongated,” explains board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Charles Messa. “The abdominal wall gets weaker, the skin of the stomach stretches out. Unfortunately, these are all side effects, so to speak, of having a child.” That said, a mommy makeover is absolutely the fix. Dr. Messa details what the procedure typically looks like, and how mommies can get the most out of surgical solutions.

IT’S NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SURGERY
The amount of surgery required to restore a mother’s figure after having children varies from woman to woman. Things like genetics, age, the amount of time spent breastfeeding, the amount of weight put on during pregnancy, and the amount of pregnancies a woman has undergone all contribute to the body’s ability to bounce back on its own after pregnancy.

Mommy Makeover - Correcting Body After Pregnancy.

“It’s got to be very individualized,” explains Messa. “It’s not just, ‘Okay, for every woman who has had children, you need all these procedures.’ It can be as simple as just a tummy tuck, it can be a breast lift, a breast lift with implants or it can be an implant alone.”

Mommy makeovers often include:

Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
Breast lift
Lift with implants
Augmentation alone
Liposuction
DEFINE YOUR GOALS
Mommy makeover surgery can be as limited or complex as you would like it to be. Messa recommends beginning the planning process by making a list of the things you would like to improve or restore on your body. What bothers you about your post-pregnancy appearance? What changes has your body undergone?

“A woman could have breasts that still look perfect after pregnancy and after breastfeeding. They may not need to do anything with their breasts,” points out Dr. Messa. “They may just have a little bit of looseness or laxity in the lower stomach.”

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