How hard is recovery from a mommy makeover?

The use of breast implants with or without a breast lift (mastopexy) in combination with a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) with muscle tightening and possible liposuction constitute the main components of the "Mommy Makeover".

First let's discuss the augmentation.  Nowadays the implants are placed under the muscle.  This means that the lower, medial or the part of the muscle closest to the sternum has to be divided. This is where most of the pain will come from. Second the muscle will spasm due to the implants.  I... more

The recovery from these procedures is from muscle tightening (TT) and stretching (BA).  If you are a calm, positive, half-full type person with excellent support around you and an excellent surgeon, you will do just fine.  Worry and anxiety will only highten your pain.

The two most painful procedures I do are the BAM and TT.  Both hurt due to the surgical muscle trauma and resultant spasm.  The recovery is significant and more than from a CS.  The medications will help, and you must keep walking caughing and deep breathing.  The movement will help your... more

 While what is involved in a Mommy Makeover varies from patient to patient, in your case, your recovery should be pretty straightforward.  One helpful hint is to make sure you continue to have lots of help at home-- this cannot be stressed enough.  You'll be tempted to try to help around the... more

Pain pumps have dramatically altered the recovery from abdominal and breast surgery.  They reduce pain without sedating patients.  Their safety profile is also much higher than in the past, with no need for Marcaine, a long acting anesthetic that has been associated with heart block in some patients... more

Doing the tummy tuck and breast implants together makes a lot of sense. One thing that may be helpful is the use of "pain pumps" such as the On-Q which slowly infuse numbing medication directly into the surgical area for the first few days, which are the worst. This helps avoid having to take higher... more

Now that you know what the pain is like from a c-section, I would tell you that from the experience of my patients, a mommy makeover is about the same  as the c-section. For the first few days you feel pretty lousy, but by the first week you feel better and move around much easier.  By the second... more

Hi there- The recovery from a Mommy Makeover is going to vary quite a bit, depending on the details of the procedures involved (a Mommy makeover usually includes a breast augmentation and a tummy tuck, but can also include a breast lift, some liposuction, and/or a labiaplasty), and techniques chosen.... more

 Having both procedures done at the same time does not lengthen the recovery, it just makes the tummy tuck the time variable.  Breast augmentation recovery is 7 days or so.  Tummy tuck recovery is 10 to 14 daysl.  Your recovery will be in the 10 to 14 day period for both.  If you've... more