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Mommy Makeover or Individual Surgery?

asked 1 year ago by griz7674 in Illinois
Latest answer by Carlin Vickery, MD
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Tags: candidate, options

I am a 35 year old mother of 4. We are done having children and am 5'7" and 180 pounds. I do not plan on having the surgery until I get to a more ideal weight. I cannot decide if a Mommy Makeover is the best solution for me. I am wanting my breasts to be higher on my chest and a flatter stomach. I would appreciate any input as to whether the Mommy Makeover is the best avenue for me to pursue when locating a surgeon.

24 answers to Mommy Makeover or Individual Surgery?

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Mommy makeover timing and options

If you are contemplating multiple procedures such as your breast and abdomen, I would consider doing them at the same time as you then experience one anesthetic, one recovery.  The combination does not significantly impact on your recovery.  These are procedures commonly performed together, often with the addition of liposuction of the flanks or love handles,  If you are anticipating losing weight,  I would like you to initiate that program of eating healthy and exercise... more
Roger J. Friedman, MD

Bethesda Plastic Surgeon
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A Mommy Makeover Can Be Life Changing

In carefully selected patients, Mommy Makeover surgery will achieve dramatic correction of sagging breasts and stretched out abdomens. Following four pregnancies it is likely that your breast skin and abdominal skin has been stretched out and lost its pre-pregnancy elasticity. The dual breast and abdominal surgery will safely allow the correction of your breast shape simultaneous with the repair of your abdominal core muscles and removal of excess abdominal skin... more
Carlin Vickery, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover

Find a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and discuss your options. If you have no abdominal issues, then just focus on the breast. You can choose between gel and saline.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover

The first step would be to reach your ideal weight and be stable at that weight before having surgery because if you have surgery and your weight changes, it will change the results of your surgery. Whether you perform the breast and tummy procedure together or separately is your choice. Most of my patients decide to do the surgeries at the same time because they only have to go to the operating room once, one recovery, less financially. Some of my patients don't have... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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Mommy makeover or individual procedures

The decision to do multiple procedures in one stage or in several stages should be made in consultation with your board-certified plastic surgeon. In my practice, I typically do more than one procedure in each operation, but not always. It depends on the patient's health, the size of the procedures, and the experience of the surgeon. I have published several plastic surgery journal articles on this topic that you may view on my website.
David Stoker, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy needs TLC

Try yoga to lose the weight and really streengthen your core. who knows you may even get into the spiritual stuff. as far as surgery goes, after you get to your ideal weight the proper procedures should be obvious and done well by almost any ABMS plastic surgeon (board certified by palstic surgery). just remember you don't have to do it all together and really tax your recovery reserves and your families patience. I prefer a staged approach, can you tell? It makes more sense to me, the... more
Rafael C. Cabrera, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover

If you are relatively young and in good health and not extremely overweight there is no reason you can't combine procedures.
David E. Kim, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover: combining breast surgery and tummy tuck

Once you are at your ideal weight a mommy makeover sounds like a good procedure for you. Provided you are in good health these procedures (breast lift +/- implants) and a tummy tuck can be done on the same day as long as they are completed in a reasonable amount of time (less than 5 hours). You should obtain medical clearance from your primary care physician prior to surgery and can consider staying in an after care facility the night of surgery for observation. Consult with a... more
William Bruno, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Combined procedures for "mommy makeover"

There are plusses and minuses for combining procedures. There is the benefit of shared recovery time, but there is the added risk of a longer anesthetic. Generally a "mommy makeover" combines abdominoplaty with bresat lift with or without implants. This is a safe combination of proceduresif done expiditiously.
Neal Goldberg, MD

Westchester Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover candidates

A mommy makeover usually includes a breast lift with/without implants and a tummy tuck. You may want to get several opinions as to whether or not you're a candidate for everything. Then, you can decide if you want to do both together or apart.
Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover after pregnancy and weight

A Mommy Makeover (tummy tuck and breast lift and/or augmentation) is ofter a very good option in a woman who has had multiple pregnancies and is not planning to have any more children. It always pays to watch one's diet/weight and exercise regularly, but at 5'7" tall and 180 lbs., I do not think this precludes you from having the procedure or having a good result. I would check with your regular physician and make certain they feel you are in good health and... more
Vincent D. Lepore, MD

San Jose Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover

A mommy makeover is really a combination of plastic surgery procedures. It is best to wait until you have reached your ideal weight. The best combination of procedures will  depend on your anatomy and that can not be determined without a consultation
David L. Abramson, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover or separate procedures

Mommy makeover simply refers to combining a tummy tuck with breast lift and/or augmentation, and possibly liposuction.  These procedures can often be done at the same time in one operation, but it is also fine to do them as separate procedures.  A consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon can help you decide what is best for you.
Arnold S. Breitbart, MD

Long Island Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover or Individual Surgery?

My advise is seek 3 in person opinions from boarded Plastic Surgeons in your area. like Dr Otto Placik in C-town.
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover

Mommy Makeover usually consists of a breast rejuvenating procedures such as mastopexy (lift) with or without breast augmentation and also an abodminoplasty (tummy tuck) and liposuction.  From what you describe, it sounds like these would be good procedures for you.  However, without examining you or seeing pictures, it is difficult to give you specific advice.     Good Luck.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

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Mommy makeover

Mommy makeover is a colloquial, mainly marketing, term. It is not a specific procedure. it generally refers to cosmetic changes performed for the aftermath of pregnancy. This often is in the form of breast enhancement and contoruing of torso but is non-specific. When you have reached your ideal weight, or more appropriately, your "healthy, stable and happy lifestyle" then decide on what you want to change and how you want to change. Consult with an experienced board-certified... more
Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover is Wonderful

A Mommy Makeover is a wonderful way to treat yourself after having children! Typically, a breast lift with or without implants, liposuction, and a tummy tuck done together comprise what is called a Mommy Makeover.  This can be done under twilight anesthesia as an outpatient.  Your plastic surgeon can help you decide whether you will benefit from these procedures after an examination and consultation.
Randy J. Buckspan, MD

Austin Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy Makeover - Is it for you?

It sounds like you would be a good candidate for a mommy makeover procedure.  This usually involves lifting the breasts and adding volume with an implant, and a simultaneous tummy tuck giving you a tighter, flatter abdomen.  You are able to correct all of the post-pregnancy changes in one procedure.  However, being at your consistent and "ideal" weight is very important for a successful outcome.  You can only get a definitive answer after a consultation with a... more
Vincent P. Marin, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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A Mommy Makeover is a chance to improve breasts and belly at the same time

If you are healthy and therefore a low risk for anesthesia, combining surgery on the breasts and tummy is a great way to improve everything with only one surgery and one recovery period.  The best surgical plan is one designed in person with your surgeon, just make sure he or she is appropriately trained and certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery  
Elizabeth Lee, MD

Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

artfulsurgery.com

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Mommy makeover usually best in one combined surgery

The mommy makeover fixes the changes that happen to the breasts and abdomen from pregnancy, and usually involves a breast lift (mastopexy) with or without breast implants, and a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). Losing the weight first is important, and then the surgery addresses the things you can't fix on your own with diet and exercise: tummy tuck fixes muscle separation (diastasis) and removes loose skin to flatten the abdomen breast lift corrects sagging, which... more
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

baxterplasticsurgery.com

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Breast surgery and abdominoplasty - mommy makeover

I think it is more important that your weight has been stable for a number of months than for you to temporarily lower weight prior to surgery as long as you are not morbidly obese (you are not). Never having seen or examined you and not knowing your medical history it is impossible to say what is your best option. In deciding whether or not to combine procedures at one operation a number of factors have to be considered including planned time of surgery, your surgeon's comfort with... more
Aaron Stone, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Sounds like you can do it

Sounds like you are interested in a tummy tuck and a breast lift. They can be done at the same time if the plastic surgeon is comfortable doing it that way. Also at 5'7" you might try to get your BMI below 25. Good luck.
William B. Rosenblatt, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover or individual procedures

The term "Mommy Makeover" is really just a catch-all for the variety of things that can be done to restore a pre-pregnancy body.  That usually is breast and abdominal surgery done simultaneously, maybe with some liposuction.  The reason it usually makes sense to do breast and abdomen together is that the overall recovery is not much longer than it is for abdominal surgery alone.
Malik Kutty, MD

Sugar Land Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover works.

This just means fixing your breasts and your stomach at the same time.  From your description, you are a good candidate to have breast lift and tummy tuck at the same time. One anesthesia and one recovery period.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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