Mommy Makeover
Conveniently located to serve the areas of Lexington, KY
A mommy makeover is a collection of body contouring procedures specifically designed to restore your figure after pregnancy. During this transformative process, various surgeries are combined to address common issues like sagging breasts, excess skin on the abdomen, and stubborn fat deposits that often do not respond to diet and exercise.
The rigors of pregnancy and childbirth can take a toll on your body and when you lack proper nutrition, sleep, and exercise, it can be challenging to bounce back after having children. This is one of the main reasons why many women struggle to regain their pre-pregnancy figure. If this describes your situation, then you may want to consider a mommy makeover.
Serving Lexington and the surrounding areas of Cincinnati, Knoxville, and Northern KY, Plastic Surgeons of Lexington can perform a mommy makeover to help you regain the figure you enjoyed before having children. Our plastic surgeons will customize your procedure to address your unique needs and goals. You can receive individualized mommy makeover recommendations by speaking with us in person.
Please contact our office or call (859) 276-3883 today to schedule a consultation.
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About Mommy Makeovers
Motherhood is one of the most fulfilling experiences in life. It is also one of the hardest things you will ever do. Raising children requires you to constantly make sacrifices to put the needs of your kids first. Often, these sacrifices force you to neglect important needs such as sleep, exercise, and nutrition. This can create challenges when trying to take care of yourself.
Even when you do have time to exercise and eat healthily, pregnancy can leave you with pockets of subcutaneous fat that can be difficult to eliminate with diet and exercise. Breastfeeding can cause your breasts to lose their volume, affecting your body proportions and curves. With a mommy makeover, we can restore the volume of your breasts, remove excess droopy skin, and eliminate pockets of excess fat all in one procedure.
Patients often combine abdominal and breast surgeries after pregnancy because the abdomen and breasts are the most heavily impacted. Surgeons performed more than 304,000 breast augmentations in 2023. (1) Combining breast and abdominal procedures is proven to be a safe, effective way to contour your body and enhance your curves after giving birth and does not increase procedure-related risks. (2)
Customizable Mommy Makeover Treatments
Mommy makeovers are individualized to address your specific areas of concern. Depending on your goals, your mommy makeover may include two or more of the following procedures:
- Breast augmentation: We can perform breast augmentation to restore lost breast volume for fuller, perkier breasts. During the procedure, we can make a thin incision along the edge of the areola or inframammary crease to place saline, silicone, or gummy bear implants.
- Breast lift: A breast lift will eliminate sagging skin to restore a more youthful breast appearance. We can also lift the position of your nipples with a discrete incision along the areola. A breast lift can include implants too.
- Breast reduction: We can perform a breast reduction to improve the appearance of large, saggy breasts. If you received implants during a previous breast enhancement procedure, we can replace them with smaller implants. We can also use liposuction to remove some of the natural fat in your breasts and decrease their size.
- Liposuction: Liposuction can help you eliminate any remaining baby weight by removing targeted areas of fat to provide a smoother figure.
- Tummy tuck: We can remove excess abdominal skin and tighten your abdominal muscles to address any changes to your abdominal region, including separated abdominal muscles, excess skin, or stretch marks on the lower abdomen.
- Brazilian butt lift (BBL): We can perform a fat transfer procedure to help you achieve rounder buttocks with a BBL. If you have excess fat removed from the abdomen, we can put it to use and inject it into the buttocks for a natural, soft feel.
- Labiaplasty: We can improve the appearance of the vulva after childbirth to improve your intimate relationships and self-esteem with aesthetic genital surgery. See our page about procedures for women to learn more about intimate treatments.
Mommy Makeover Benefits
If pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding have impacted your body we can help you address those changes. Benefits include:
- Skin Tightening: Excess skin after weight loss or childbirth can be removed with tummy tuck surgery, leading to a smoother abdominal appearance.
- Targeted Fat Removal: Stubborn fat often resists exercise or diets, but with liposuction, patients regain contours across various body areas.
- Balanced Proportions: Tailoring breast and body procedures creates harmony throughout the figure, providing an appealing silhouette.
- Improvement in Self-Esteem: Many women feel renewed and restored after satisfying surgical outcomes, resulting in boosted self-confidence.
- Single Recovery Period: By combining multiple surgeries, recovery time is condensed into one period, balancing efficiency in healing.
- Versatile Customization: Every surgery can be customized to meet individual needs so that every procedure works cohesively toward your desired transformation.
- Enhanced Physical Comfort: Beyond aesthetics, correcting abdominal issues may alleviate discomfort associated with muscle separation or sagging.
A mommy makeover can help put the finishing touches on your hard work to restore the figure you had before becoming a mother.
Mommy Makeover Candidates
You may be a good mommy makeover candidate if you would like to address one or more of the following:
- Large areolas
- Sagging breasts
- Asymmetrical breasts
- Stretch marks on your breasts or stomach
- Excess fat in the abdomen, lower back, arms, hips, or thighs
- Loose, hanging abdominal skin
- Separated abdominal muscles or a bulging midsection
- C-section scars
You should be in good overall health and have realistic expectations for the outcome of your procedure. To achieve long-lasting results, you should be in good health and near your ideal body weight. If you smoke, you must be willing to quit before your procedure and throughout the recovery period since smoking can adversely impact healing and results. While future pregnancies will not rule you out as a mommy makeover candidate, they may potentially affect your results. For this reason, our plastic surgeons generally recommend that you wait to undergo a mommy makeover until you are finished having children.
Consultation
During your consultation, we will ask about your medical history and lifestyle. We will also ask about current medications and family planning to determine the best surgical plan for your needs. If you have photographs with details about your desired look, please bring them with you so we can examine them and understand more about your body goals. You must have realistic expectations about the procedure to ensure we can help you achieve your desired look. Although mommy makeovers are a body contouring procedure, they are not a weight loss treatment.
How to Prepare for a Mommy Makeover
To prepare for a mommy makeover, you will need to:
- Stop using blood thinners (e.g. NSAIDs like aspirin)
- Cease smoking cigarettes and using nicotine products six weeks before your procedure.
- Avoid tanning beds and excessive sun exposure that could damage your skin
- Arrange for someone to take you home and care for you
- Go grocery shopping and run errands ahead of time
- Schedule time off work
We also recommend that you prepare a place in your home to recover comfortably after your procedure. You will need to wear comfortable clothing and relax for a few days afterward, depending on the type of procedure you have.
Mommy Makeover Procedure
All women have a different response to pregnancy. The method of giving birth, the size of the baby, and the collagen levels in your skin can all affect your body’s ability to bounce back. (3) As a result, you may not experience the same issues as someone else. For this reason, all mommy makeovers are customized for your unique needs and aesthetic goals. During the procedure, we will place you under anesthesia and mark your skin for surgery. The procedure can take several hours if you need multiple treatments. Afterwards, you can return home but you will need someone to monitor you and care for you for the first 24-72 hours depending on the type of procedure you have.
Recovery & Results
The specifics of your recovery will vary depending on the procedures included in your mommy makeover. Your surgeon will provide you with specific aftercare instructions to follow during the first few weeks of recovery. In general, you will need to avoid exercise and strenuous activity for approximately 4-6 weeks. We will closely monitor your healing and let you know when it is safe to resume these activities. It may take 3-6 months before your final results are visible. After a mommy makeover, you can enjoy a smoother, more toned body. Depending on the type of procedure you have, we can permanently remove excess skin and fat to help you get your old body back.
Cost of a Mommy Makeover in Lexington
The cost of your mommy makeover will depend on your unique treatment plan. To learn more about the procedures we can combine with a mommy makeover, see our blog. We offer financing options to help make your treatment more accessible.
Contact our office or call (859) 276-3883 to book your mommy makeover consultation at Plastic Surgeons of Lexington.
FAQ
Why do people get mommy makeovers?
The desire for a mommy makeover can stem from the emotional and physical desire to feel more like oneself again. With the advanced techniques available today, many women report high satisfaction levels after such procedures.
Can I have a mommy makeover if I am planning to become pregnant again?
If you are planning to become pregnant again, we recommend that you wait to have a mommy makeover until you are finished with your family planning.
When will I start to see results after a mommy makeover?
You will start to see results immediately, and over the next few weeks as your body heals, any puffiness from incisions will subside. Your results will also depend on the type of procedures you have. If you have a breast augmentation, tummy tuck, and abdominal liposuction, your recovery period will be different.
Will I need more than one mommy makeover procedure?
No, since a mommy makeover is a collection of procedures that we can perform during one appointment. However, we can discuss your aesthetic goals if you have additional treatments you would like to combine with a mommy makeover.
References
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons ® Endorsed Partner. https://www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/news/statistics/2023/plastic-surgery-statistics-report-2023.pdf
- Khavanin N, Jordan SW, Vieira BL, et al. Combining Abdominal and Cosmetic Breast Surgery Does Not Increase Short-term Complication Rates: A Comparison of Each Individual Procedure and Pretreatment Risk Stratification Tool. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2015;35(8):999-1006. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjv087
- Romano M, Cacciatore A, Giordano R, La Rosa B. Postpartum period: three distinct but continuous phases. Journal of prenatal medicine. 2010;4(2):22-25. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279173/