Wanting a mommy makeover and understand benefits of combined procedures but also want safey and want best results and am leaning towards staged procedures. Is it better to do tummy tuck or breast lift first?
Answer: For Staged Mommy Makeover Procedures, Start with a Tummy Tuck Before a Breast Lift Thank you for your question regarding the best order for staging your mommy makeover procedures. When deciding whether to begin with a tummy tuck or a breast lift, most plastic surgeons recommend starting with the tummy tuck. During a tummy tuck, excess skin and fat from the abdomen are removed, the abdominal muscles are tightened, and the upper portion of the abdomen is pulled down. This process can also involve lifting and reducing the pubic region. These changes can affect the position of your torso and, consequently, the position of your breasts. Specifically, the infra-mammary fold (the fold where the breast meets the torso) can be pulled downward during a tummy tuck, potentially lowering the breasts. If you were to have a breast lift first, a subsequent tummy tuck could pull the breast tissue downward, compromising the results of your lift by lowering the breast mound. Therefore, by starting with the tummy tuck, you ensure that the results of your breast lift remain optimal and aligned with your overall aesthetic goals. Thank you for your question regarding the sequence of your mommy makeover procedures. Sincerely, Dr. Katzen
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Answer: For Staged Mommy Makeover Procedures, Start with a Tummy Tuck Before a Breast Lift Thank you for your question regarding the best order for staging your mommy makeover procedures. When deciding whether to begin with a tummy tuck or a breast lift, most plastic surgeons recommend starting with the tummy tuck. During a tummy tuck, excess skin and fat from the abdomen are removed, the abdominal muscles are tightened, and the upper portion of the abdomen is pulled down. This process can also involve lifting and reducing the pubic region. These changes can affect the position of your torso and, consequently, the position of your breasts. Specifically, the infra-mammary fold (the fold where the breast meets the torso) can be pulled downward during a tummy tuck, potentially lowering the breasts. If you were to have a breast lift first, a subsequent tummy tuck could pull the breast tissue downward, compromising the results of your lift by lowering the breast mound. Therefore, by starting with the tummy tuck, you ensure that the results of your breast lift remain optimal and aligned with your overall aesthetic goals. Thank you for your question regarding the sequence of your mommy makeover procedures. Sincerely, Dr. Katzen
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Answer: Mommy Makeover - Staging the procedure thank you for your question about staging a mommy makeover. If you are considering staging a tummy tuck and a breast lift, you may want to start with the procedure that is most important to you. Other factors like recovery, postop care, taking time off from work may play a role in the the decision making process. From a plastic surgeons perspective, I think there are advantages starting with the tummy tuck and the mid-section first. The results of your abdominoplasty may influence your perception about the desired outcome of your breast procedure, when it comes to size and shape. Sometimes this allows patients to imagine their new breast shape better, and to communicate their desired results to the surgeon. I hope this helps.
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Answer: Mommy Makeover - Staging the procedure thank you for your question about staging a mommy makeover. If you are considering staging a tummy tuck and a breast lift, you may want to start with the procedure that is most important to you. Other factors like recovery, postop care, taking time off from work may play a role in the the decision making process. From a plastic surgeons perspective, I think there are advantages starting with the tummy tuck and the mid-section first. The results of your abdominoplasty may influence your perception about the desired outcome of your breast procedure, when it comes to size and shape. Sometimes this allows patients to imagine their new breast shape better, and to communicate their desired results to the surgeon. I hope this helps.
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August 9, 2024
Answer: Should I stage my procdures Hello, thank you for your question! I think it is perfectly safe to do a tummy tuck and breast lift at the same time. Now with that said most of my patients are great candidates for that and I know a little more about them such as health history and have photos or an in person consult. If you are a healthy female with no medical problems, you should be fine to move forward and do these two surgeries together. If you wanted to space them out, you can most certainly do that and as to which one to do first is your choice.
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August 9, 2024
Answer: Should I stage my procdures Hello, thank you for your question! I think it is perfectly safe to do a tummy tuck and breast lift at the same time. Now with that said most of my patients are great candidates for that and I know a little more about them such as health history and have photos or an in person consult. If you are a healthy female with no medical problems, you should be fine to move forward and do these two surgeries together. If you wanted to space them out, you can most certainly do that and as to which one to do first is your choice.
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July 15, 2024
Answer: Mommy makeover It is usually better to start with tummy tuck and breast combination as a first stage if you are in a good health but if you want to chose one of these you must start with tummy tuck as a first stage. Pulling the skin inferiorly may change the level of under breast fold so you should get the breast surgery as a second stage. When both of them are combined, plastic surgeons almost always start with tummy and then the breast respectively.Best luck
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July 15, 2024
Answer: Mommy makeover It is usually better to start with tummy tuck and breast combination as a first stage if you are in a good health but if you want to chose one of these you must start with tummy tuck as a first stage. Pulling the skin inferiorly may change the level of under breast fold so you should get the breast surgery as a second stage. When both of them are combined, plastic surgeons almost always start with tummy and then the breast respectively.Best luck
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May 28, 2024
Answer: Staged mommy makeover Hello, and thank you for your question! The answer is generally up to you and your surgeon. I would recommend choosing a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and expectations with. If you are wanting to stage your surgeries, you could start with whichever part bothers you the most. Best of luck!
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May 28, 2024
Answer: Staged mommy makeover Hello, and thank you for your question! The answer is generally up to you and your surgeon. I would recommend choosing a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and expectations with. If you are wanting to stage your surgeries, you could start with whichever part bothers you the most. Best of luck!
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