Motherhood is a joy, but that joy does come with some sacrifices. One of the first sacrifices of parenthood is that tight body that you spent hours cultivating in the gym. Both pregnancy and breastfeeding wear heavily on the body, but that doesn’t mean your body needs to stay that way. Even if you put the time into re-firming that body in the gym, not all problems will be fixed. However, a mommy makeover at your local plastic surgeon might be just the key to decisively getting back into pre-pregnancy shape.
What is a “Mommy Makeover”?
A mommy makeover isn’t just one procedure, but rather is a small handful of different procedures that address all the areas that were ravaged during your pregnancy. These procedures can be done in quick succession or can be spread out to fit you schedule and needs. So what procedures go into the overall mommy makeover?
Breast Lift
After having their last child, many women often choose to empower themselves with breast augmentation surgery. However, if you still want to breastfeed in the future or don’t want your breast augmented, they can still benefit from breast lift surgery. Even after just breastfeeding one child you will notice that your breasts have started to take on that sagging, lifeless look of older mothers. However, having a breast lift can rejuvenate your chest by making the nipples more perky, lifting the breasts to a more firm position, and generally giving them a more youthful look.
Tummy Tuck
Your newborn needed a lot of room to grow over the nine months it was in your body, and while a select few lucky women have their body slim back to normal after giving birth, almost all women will be left with undesirable remainders. This commonly includes an abdomen paunch, sagging skin, excess fat, and weak abdomen muscles. By having a tummy tuck, all those issues are fixed. By making an incision just above the pubic area, the abdominal muscles are flattened, sutured together for more strength, and excess fat and skin are removed. Your tummy is then adjusted to your natural contours that you had before pregnancy.
Liposuction
While a tummy tuck can solve your post-pregnancy paunch in the abdomen area, pregnancy weight gain isn’t limited to your belly. Often mothers will gain weight throughout their body during pregnancy and from the stress after pregnancy that ends up sticking around. If you have excess weight in your arms, legs, butt, or even in your face, some light liposuction could be the key to firming your entire body back up.
If you have recently given birth and want your body back to the state that it was pre-baby, any experienced plastic surgeon can lend you a hand. For more information on the procedures that go into a mommy makeover and consultation on which would be right for you, contact the West Maple Plastic Surgery.
