A “Mommy Makeover” is a combination of procedures designed to restore the female body back to its pre-childbearing figure. Women’s bodies often change dramatically once they have children, and diet and exercise are simply not enough sometimes to shed the extra pounds or regain contour and tone where it was lost. Breasts tend to droop once women finish breastfeeding, and areola can become deformed. The volume of the breasts may be too large, causing neck or back pain, or they may resume a size that is smaller than they were before pregnancy. In addition, The abdominal muscles can separate (diastasis recti) during pregnancy and may not always heal appropriately during the postpartum period.
Typical Mommy Makeover procedures include:
Breast Augmentation Breast Reduction
A Mommy Makeover refers to the combination of these procedures, as they are performed in a single surgery rather than separately. Patients who are candidates for a Mommy Makeover should be done having children, and it should be at least six months since the last childbirth. During your consultation, you and Dr. Self will go over your goals for surgery, and together you will decide on the combination of procedures that will be best for you. The recovery time for a Mommy Makeover is a bit longer than individual surgeries and depends on the patient, as different bodies heal at different rates. You can expect to take several weeks of downtime to rest and recuperate from surgery before you resume full daily activities that put stress or strain on the body. It can take months to see the final results, but they are well worth it. During that time, you will have regular office visits with Dr. Self to ensure that healing is going smoothly.