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Most Common Reason to Get Mommy Makeovers?

asked 1 year ago by anon
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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i am curious to know what your patients say is the reason they are undergoing all the surgeries for a mommy makeover. is it to be attractive to their husbands? other reasons? i want a makeover but can't get the courage

14 answers to Most Common Reason to Get Mommy Makeovers?

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Mommy's reasons...

Most surgeons refer to a "mommy makeover" as a series of cosmetic surgery procedures intended to restore a woman’s figure after pregnancy. I perform these procedures as part of a “mommy makeover” for patients who want an improved figure after having children. Pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding can take a serious toll on a woman’s body, and many moms find that no amount of diet and exercise can restore their pre-baby figures. Procedures commonly... more
C. Bob Basu, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.basuplasticsurgery.com

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Mommy makeover

Every woman has different motivation different goals and different anatomy; therefore each mommy makeover is unique and costumized to benefit each individual woman’s needs. Mommy makeovers are designed to counteract the physical effects of childbearing and nursing or breastfeeding. I have found that the best candidates for surgery are "self-motivated" wanting to feel better about themselves etc. Best wishes.
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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Most Common Reason to Get Mommy Makeover?

Re: "curious to know what your patients say is the reason they are undergoing all the surgeries for a mommy makeover. is it to be attractive to their husbands? other reasons? i want a makeover but can't get the courage" As much as a mother loves her child / children it is hard to look in the mirror on at photographs and wonder WHERE did the "Old you" go. It is grossly unfair that the cost of motherhood is a "Mommy Tummy", "Muffin Top" and... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover

My patients WANT TO GET THEIR BODY BACK.  Most of the mommy makeovers are for a breast lift or augmentation and a tummy tuck. 
Jay H. Ross, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon
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Reasons for Getting a Mommy Makeover

Here are the most common reasons for a Mommy Makeover: 1.  Loose skin of the belly 2.  Laxity of the abdominal muscles causing a buldge 3.  Loss of volume in the breasts after breastfeeding 4.  Drooping of the nipples/areolae after breastfeeding
Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Pregnancy inevitably affects a woman's body.

You are undoubtedly familiar with some of the changes which occur with pregnancy and by extension, with age: a) Breast volume loss, sagging, nipple growth, stretch marks, disassociation of skin brassiere with breast tissue, etc. b) Abdominal wall weakness resulting in a bulge, stretch marks, umbilicus shape changes, fatty degeneration of the pubis; c) Facial hyperanimation wrinkles, fat accumulation under chin, jowls, fat wasting from the face, laxity of neck skin.  In polling... more
Lavinia Chong, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

www.chongmd.com

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Makeover for personal reasons

Each patient is different in their desire to have plastic surgery. Most just want to have the body that they had before becoming pregnant.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover is for pesonal reasons

Like all plastic surgery, my patients who have the mommy makeover do it for personal reasons and not to please someone else, which would be a poor reason. They may say things like "I just want my old body back" or "now it's time to do something for me." Often their husbands will say "I love her the way she is" but that she wants to do it so they support her. If you do get up the courage, you will find what most mommy makeover patients do, which is that... more
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

baxterplasticsurgery.com

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Reasons for mommy makeover

Most my patients choose the mommy makeover because they are unhappy with the changes pregnancy has had on their body.   They desire their pre-pregnancy body back.     In addition, my patients feel that they have given so much of themselves to their children and loved ones, that they want to do something for themselves to improve their self esteem and confidence.  
Paul S. Gill, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Reasons To Choose a Mommy Makeover

The typical Mommy Makeover patient is seeking to restore her body to it's pre-pregnancy state so that she can return to activities and clothes she enjoyed prior to children. These activities do include a satisfying sex life and patients do express a loss of sexual confidence if pregnancy has resulted in sagging breasts with a loss of volume , stretched abdominal skin and splayed abdominal wall muscles. Most distressing to a Mommy Makeover patient is to have an have an onlooker... more
Carlin Vickery, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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What motivates women to have a mommy makeover

Ultimately, you want to do any cosmetic procedure for your own goals and not someone else's. IF you seek happiness in the eyes of others, you will be disappointed. One friend will say you went too big while the other will say you went too small. Do your research and write down what makes you happy. Discuss these goals with your surgeon and what is reasonable to achieve see video
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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A mommy makeover is done for the benefit of the patient and should be undertaken only with full understanding.

A mommy makeover is a set of operations, usually on the abdomen and breasts, to restore the unwanted changes from pregnancy.  They should not be performed to please the husband.  They are performed to restore a feeling of youth and femininity to the mother.  Naturally, there are risks and collateral effects that must be fully understood by the patient.
Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Why women want a "Mommy Makeover"

Many women do say they want to feel more attractive to their husbands, but most say they want to do it for themselves, they want to look like they did prior to having children. They want to feel good in their clothes and in a bathing suit. see video
Miguel Delgado, Jr., MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

www.dr-delgado.com

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Candidates for Mommy Makeovers

There are numerous reasons for undergoing mommy makeovers, and different procedures depending on what each patient is looking to achieve. The most important factor in determining if you are the right candidate is to ask yourself if there is any part of your appearance that you yourself - not husbands or significant others - are interested in improving.
Olivia Hutchinson, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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