Is It Possible to Find Low to No Cost Mommy Makeover Surgery Anywhere?

asked 10 months ago by LovelyLeesha in Everett, WA
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, cheap, costs, free

I am a 31 year old stay at home mom who has recently busted butt to lose 70 lbs and after having 3 c-sections and breastfeeding all 3 of those babies my body is in desperate need of repair but being a stay at home mom I can't afford it. Are there doctors who will take on a pro bono case possible for me due to my weight loss and such? I just want to be happy but even my size 8 jeans can't make me smile when I have to tuck my belly skin into them. thank you

11 answers to Is It Possible to Find Low to No Cost Mommy Makeover Surgery Anywhere?

Free mommy makeover

Hello, First let me congratulate you on your weight loss. As has been stated before free cosmetic plastic surgery is hard to find and a mommy makeover is a big expense. Depending on your current job skilss you may be able to barter your services for plastic surgery. Perhaps you do marketing or advertising, you would trade X amount of your time for your plastic surgeons time. Some things like breast implants and additional costs may still need to be paid in... more

Remus Repta, MD
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

www.aaaplasticsurgery.com

Pro bono mommy makeover

Okay, even if I waived my surgeon's fee (which I won't), do you expect the anesthesiologist, the nurses and the surgical techs to donate their time? And how about the hardworking folks in my office who answer the phone and take care of the charts and keep the books? And the janitor who cleans the office building at night? And do you expect the companies who make the sutures and drapes and surgical instruments to donate their products? ... more

Lisa L. Sowder, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.sowdermd.com

No

There is almost no way to get this surgery for no fee. There may be parts of your state or parts of the country where plastic surgeon's fees are lower than where you are. Also, you might check with a plastic surgery training program in your area. The residents are always looking for cases to do as part of their training, and it is usually very inexpensive.

E. Anthony Musarra II, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Mommy makeover surgery

You can see if a university hospital near you (perhaps University of Washington) has a plastic surgery training program which often times has low rates for plastic surgery performed by residents under supervision of senior surgeons. This is commonly known as a Resident's Clinic. Best wishes, Dr.Bruno

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Mommy Makeover

If you live near a university, perhaps they need clients to donate abdomens to give students (Plastic Surgery Students) an opportunity to practice tummy tucks and other procedures. Otherwise, due to the high cost of overhead, pro-bono surgery is very rare, and with plastic surgery being on the downturn, incomes down, many plastic surgeons closing up surgery centers, economically, the timing is very bad. I wish you the best on this challenging endeavor.

Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon

Mommy Makeover

Thank you for your question. Congratulations on your weightloss! Unfortunately, I don't think that there is any surgeon who will perform surgery at no cost because there are other people involved with the surgery (nurses, anesthesiologists) and costs of the operating room, supplies, etc.. Sometimes having the surgery performed at a teaching institute will reduce fees. Best Wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Free Surgery

Congratulations on your hard work and losing your weight. Nothing in life is free. Set up a separate savings account for your mommy make-over. Your results will be very much worth saving for. Best of luck.

Christine Sullivan, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Mommy Makeovers cannot be Free

Mommy Makeovers are a great way to regain your pre-pregnancy body. Unfortunately, these are elective cosmetic surgeries and there are costs involved. While most of us do participate in charitable organizations offering free or highly discounted procedures to victims of accidents or domestic abuse, this does not apply for mommy makeovers. Mommy Makeovers are a great operation for women that can afford it. If this is something you are serious about, you should obtain a... more

Matthew Schulman, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Is It Possible to Find Low to No Cost Mommy Makeover Surgery Anywhere?

The simple answer is there are no FREE rides. But as stated by Dr Rand and others there are costs to doing any cosmetic surgery. Just the costs for a "mommy makeover" could run near $8,000. So best is to start saving up and keep exercising. PS Even using University Plastic surgery residents are not FREE.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Mommy makeovers can't be performed for free

Congratulations on your weight loss. In order to get your body back in the desired shape, you would need a mommy makeover which for you sounds like a tummy tuck and breast augmentation and lift. Unfortunately, there are multiple and extensive costs for this procedure even without including the physician (plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist) costs. It is virtually certain that even teaching hospitals won't provide this service for "free" because it is expensive and they are... more

Steven Turkeltaub, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

Mommy makeover

Congratulations on your weight loss and on the job you are doing raising your family. Unfortunately, even if a surgeon waived his fees for the surgery, there are still literally thousands of dollars of cost to pay for the anesthesia, the nurses, the equipment and drugs, the insurance, the facility etc etc. So, there is really no way this can be done for free, even at the UW where I was Chief for 10 years. Even though you deserve this, you are not "entitled" to it... more