What is a Mommy Makeover?

The mommy makeover is one of the most popular operations performed by plastic surgeons. The procedure is a combination of cosmetic breast surgery, liposuction, and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). It has been designed to correct changes that occur normally with pregnancy. During pregnancy and breast- feeding, the breasts typically increase in size. After pregnancy and breast- feeding, a variety of scenarios may occur. In some cases, the breasts may not return to their previous size. In this situation, a breast reduction may be necessary.
In other cases, the breasts will shrink to their previous size, but will have excess, saggy skin and require a breast lift. Some patients will lose volume and require a breast augmentation, while others will have sag and volume loss and require a breast augmentation and breast lift.
The abdominal wall is also affected. It becomes stretched and there's usually redundant, saggy skin, stretch marks, and weakened muscles. This will require abdominoplasty, mini abdominoplasty, or abdominal wall liposuction.
Women also frequently note an increase in fat accumulation in their hips and thighs. These patients will typically require liposuction.
There are multiple advantages to performing these procedures in combination. These include an improved overall result, lowered cost, and a single recovery. Patients typically report increased self-esteem, self-image, and an overall improvement in the quality of their lives. For these reasons, the mommy makeover is one of the most popular operations that is currently performed in plastic surgery.

A mommy make over is the latest phrase referring to cosmetic surgery to address the unfortunate body changes following pregnancy.  This includes:


smaller breast size

sagging or drooping breasts

loose abdominal skin

abdominal bulging/weakness

facial skin changes.


The procedures that may be indicated range from breast implants, breast lift, tummy tuck, liposuction, medically based skin care.

The term mommy makeover is largely a marketing term to mean doing both the breast surgery and abdominal surgery at the same time. This does not mean that they have to be done at the same time.