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

asked 1 year ago by CCC's Mommy in Raleigh, NC
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 554 times
Tags: age 25-34, thighs, female, loose skin

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?

18 answers to Combining Tummy Tuck, Breast Lift with Implants, and Thigh Lift

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

Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.drvitenas.com

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

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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
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
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.

Ricardo A. Meade, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgery is like Baseball...

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

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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.

C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.basuplasticsurgery.com

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

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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..

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Do not do thigh lift together with mommy makeover.

Hi. I am in the minority here. I think it is absolutely safer to do the thigh lift as a separate procedure several months later. It is not just a matter of how long. Both tummy tuck and thigh lift can have risk of clotting, and it seems to me unnecessarily riskier to combine them.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

A little bit of a lot of surgery, best way to "Mommy Makeover"

All three surgeries you mention can be big and involved. However at your height and weight, in your case none of the procedures prohibit multiple, simultaneous surgeries. My question is, thigh lift? Really? Unless you once weighted a lot, and I mean a lot more, you probably don't need that. True mommy makeover is breasts and tummy. And it sounds like you have a good plan. Pick a good doctor and you are on your way.

Ritu Chopra, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Multiple Procedure Mommy Makeover

It is very safe to combine these procedures if you are cleared by your primary care physician with a thorough medical workup. I would recommend that you consult with 3 board certified plastic surgeons to begin the research process. You may discover that you will get a great result with just thigh liposuction, avoiding a scar in your groin. I usually recommend waiting 3 months after breast feeding to ensure milk production has ceased and the breast reaches its new... more

Paul S. Gill, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Combining multiple surgeries at one time

My rule of thumb is to try not to exceed 6 hours of anesthesia time. If I feel that the combination of surgeries is going to take significantly longer than 6 hours, I usually recommend breaking up the work into 2 parts. I feel that it is safer, and that the patient's recovery is easier, rather than trying to get it all done in one ultra-marathon of surgery. Safety first. All the best,

Thomas Fiala, MD
Altamonte Springs Plastic Surgeon

Combining multiple procedures

It is certainly possible to combine some procedures together, it depends upon the health of the patient and the legnth of time the surery will take to name a few. You may not want to combine all these procedures in one setting.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Combining surgeries can save time, money, and recoveries

Thank you for your plastic surgery inquiry. Combining cosmetic surgery procedures is great for saving time, money, and limits your recovery periods. However, be careful in combining too many things. Make sure your plastic surgeon know exactly what you want to accomplish so that you're not sacrificing quality for quantity. Also, if you are going to do more than one procedure, you may want to consider having your plastic surgery done in a hospital setting with... more

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Mommy Makeover - Combining Tummy tuck, breast enhancement, thigh lift

Combining procedures are a smart way to both undergo anesthesia once, recover once, and save money. How about your safety? Not everyone should under multiple procedure at once. Depending on your health, it may be better to stage these procedures. I personally think that combining all of these procedures may increase your risk of complications such as blood clot and infection. Because your safety is very important to me, my recommendation would be to undergo tummy tuck and breast... more

Stanley Okoro, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

www.georgiaplastic.com

Mommy Makeover Combinations and Timing after Pregnancy

Wait 6 months before any surgery and make sure your weight is exactly where you want it for the next 80 years.The three procedure can then be considered. Breast and abdomen surgery is fairly easy and results produce happiness. Thigh Lifts are more unpredictable but you may be a candidate. Consult with an ABPS surgeon and get 3 opinions including one from a local University Service.