Combining Tummy Tuck, Breast Lift with Implants, and Thigh Lift

I am a very healthy 27 year old mother of 3. Finally done having babies and am begining to plan my mommy makeover. I am currently a few weeks out from weaning my youngest and know that I need to wait a few months before i schedule my surgery. I will need a tummy tuck, breast lift with implants, and thinking about a thigh lift. I am 5'4" 134lbs. There is a small pocket of loose skin on each of my inner thighs that I just can't seem to tighten. Is it safe to combine these surgeries?

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Combining Tummy Tuck, Breast Lift with Implants, and Thigh Lift

The answer to your question is yes it is safe to combine these procedures at one time. Generally, surgical procedures of less than six hour duration have a very low complication rate and even longer procedures have only slightly increased risks. The key to this type of surgery is finding a board certified plastic surgeon with experience doing these types of combination procedures and let them guide you. You may want to hold off on the inner thigh lift at the same time and just do the... more

Adding thigh lift to mommy makeover

Typically a mommy makeover will involve tummy tuck, and breast augmentation and lift if needed, and some liposuction to the hip and thigh. The surgery will push right up to 'safe' limits of five hours for a well prepared surgeon and patient. Adding a thigh lift can be safe, but if the surgery time extends to six hours or more the risk increases as well. Also consider your surgeon's ability to perform and 'focus'. Runners don't run the last miles of the marathon at... more

Safety with mommy make over procedures

In plastic surgery multiple procedures with one anesthesia are quite common. Looking at the data it has become known that problems may occur when more than five to five and a half hours of anesthesia are exceeded. Therefor, it is common to set that limit and if everything that you want done exceeds this number by a lot, then you break it up and do the entire package of procedures over time with two anesthias. For me a mommy make over, i.e. breast rejuvenation and a... more

Talmage J. Raine, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Mommy makeover is a great idea to lessen recovery time.

Usually a longer surgery like this is OK as long as you are healthy as you say you are. Combining tummy tuck and breast augmentation along with other surgeries has become extremely popular these days. Combining the surgeries lessens your recovery time in the long run versus having the surgeries separate and saves on OR costs. I recommend you schedule a consultation at least 6 months after you are completely finished nursing. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Combination plastic surgery

Combining these surgeries for someone like you would be fine as long as the surgery doesn't go too long. The duration of the surgery is critical. Consult your board certified plastic surgeon and see what his recommendation is.

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Regarding: "Combining Tummy Tuck, Breast Lift with Implants, and Thigh Lift I am a very healthy 27 year old mother of 3. Finally done having babies and am begining to plan my mommy makeover. I am currently a few weeks out from weaning my youngest and know that I need to wait a few months before i schedule my surgery. I will need a tummy tuck, breast lift with implants, and thinking about a thigh lift. I am 5'4" 134lbs. There is a small pocket of loose skin on each of my... more

Multiple procedures in one setting can be OK

Multiple procedures can be safely performed in one setting. But it depends on your health status (past medical history), your anatomy, and the amount of surgery/type of procedures to be done. Please visit with a board certified plastic surgeon for a formal evaluation. He/she will determine the how long it will take and whether you are a safe/good candidate for these combined procedures. Hope this helps.

Mommy makeover - tummy tuck and breast lift/breast implants

You should have a stable weight for at least 6 months before undergoing body contouring surgery. The reason is that after losing weight or giving childbirth the skin shrinks back some and you want to give it time to do so. Also surgeons need a stable baseline in order to plan surgery and obtain reliable results. The earliest abdominoplasties involved just freeing up the abdominal skin pulling it down and cutting off the excess. This was refined to the removal of an ellipse of lower... more

Mommy makeover

The combination of Tummy Tuck, Breast lift and IMplants and a small medial thigh lift in a petit person like you is possible. Start looking for A BOARD CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON (AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY) find some one with experience , expertise and compassion to give you the care and the best results..

Mommy Makeover Safety

Thank you for the question. Congratulations on your decision to proceed with the Mommy Makeover Procedure. Unfortunately, I cannot give you precise advice without examination or good quality pictures. Generally speaking, I would not do all of the procedures that you have listed in 1 stage. It is possible to do the breast and tummy tuck surgery in 1 session. I would do the thigh lifting in a 2nd session. It would behoove you to meet with several board certified... more