St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery offers a fully customizable procedure that we call the mommy makeover.
After having children, women’s bodies go through many changes. Let our board-certified surgeons address those changes with a combination of procedures personalized to your figure. Women face changes in their breast appearance, abdominal appearance, and vaginal appearance throughout the pregnancy months. Read below to find out your fully customizable options.
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- It Is Fully Customizable: This procedure is fully customizable to fit your individual needs. It can include a breast augmentation, tummy tuck, labiaplasty, or liposuction.
- It Can Address the Breasts: After having children, women’s breast often change in appearance. The mommy makeover can include a breast lift, a breast augmentation, an augmentation and lift, or a breast reduction.
- It Can Address the Abdomen: The mommy makeover can also address the abdominal region with a tummy tuck. A tummy tuck can be used to remove excess skin and tighten the muscles back to pre-pregnancy.
- Creates a Sense of Confidence: Get your confidence back after having children. Everyone should feel confident in the body they are living in and a mommy makeover can help with that.
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Keep in mind that each patient is unique and your results may vary.
Customizable Procedures
Breast Enhancement
Before, after, and during pregnancy and childbirth many changes appear in the breast. As a result, your breasts may gain and then lose volume which could cause sagging. During your consultation, your surgeon will be able to examine the changes in your breasts and recommend either a breast lift, breast reduction, breast augmentation, or a combination of the procedures.
Tummy Tuck
Muscle damage and skin laxity come with pregnancy as the abdominal muscles begin to stretch to make room for your baby. The excess skin and weight may transfer to your hips, thighs, abdomen, and even buttocks. Our board-certified surgeons are able to repair the weakened abdominal muscles and remove the excess skin that you may have with the tummy tuck procedure.
Liposuction
Liposuction can be performed on the areas that hold pockets of fat that are diet and exercise-resistant. Liposuction is usually performed in conjunction with any of the other procedures.
Labiaplasty
The labiaplasty procedure restores sensitivity to the vaginal areas and can correct the aesthetic appearance to this delicate area that could have been changed due to childbirth.
Consultation Process
During your consultation with one of our four surgeons, you will discuss your procedure goals and options. After that, your surgeon will recommend a procedure plan that aligns with your goals and fits your specific case needs. Click here if you’re ready to schedule your consultation.
What Is Recovery From Mommy Makeover Like?
Immediately after:
Depending on the procedures performed, every patient will have different sensations and experiences. The tummy (abdomen) will be sore and tight but usually responds very well to oral pain medications and muscle relaxants. Resting in a “flexed position” with your back elevated and feet raised increases comfort. Sitting in a chair or on a couch with legs elevated is encouraged. Walking 3-4 times a day helps decrease pain and swelling.
If breast augmentation and/or a breast lift were performed, most patients will feel tight and swollen, similar to the engorgement they felt during pregnancy and nursing. Gentle arm movements will help with this. A snug postoperative bra helps relieve this feeling. Some patients find ice packs improve their discomfort, others not so much.
Areas of liposuction will be sore and swollen. Some bruising can also occur.
One week:
If drains have been used for their mommy makeover, these may be removed usually around 5 to 14 days after their surgery. Many patients can switch from their post-op bras to comfortable and supportive sports bras. Swelling in the breasts with a sensation of “riding too high” is common but will begin resolving. Swelling may not equal or even on both breasts so some asymmetry is not uncommon at first and resolves over the first weeks or so.
Most patients are walking upright. Driving for short distances can begin around days 7 to 10. Patients can begin working from home as soon as comfortable or return to a desk job around day 10 or so. Occupations requiring more vigorous or strenuous activities will require a slower return after surgery.
Two to three weeks:
Most patients will stop wearing compression or shaping garments around 4-6 weeks after their surgery. Wearing a bra at night still may be recommended especially after a breast lift. Patients can begin returning to exercise with a plan for a slow and gradual increase in intensity and duration. Most patients are back to normal exercise by 3 months or so after a mommy makeover. Some areas, (lower abdomen, love handles, and around the breast incisions may still have numbness which will resolve over the next months.
Most of your “final look” will be present but it will take up to six months or so for their “New You!” look to arrive.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the mommy makeover? What does it include?
How much does the mommy makeover cost?
Since the mommy makeover is a customized plan, there is not a set price. However, you do see savings when having multiple procedures performed together.
What is the downtime?
Most patients will need to take 2-3 weeks off of work for recovery.
Trust Our Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons for Your Mommy Makeover
If you’d like to discuss your mommy makeover options with one of St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery’s board-certified plastic surgeons, request a consultation using the online form, or call us at (636) 530-6161 to schedule an appointment.
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