3 weeks before Mommy Makeover. Should I keep losing weight until then?

Thanks so much for your question!  It is always a very good idea to keep on track with your healthy habits before surgery.  It will help you maintain healthy habits after surgery and you will have optimal results.  The closer you get to your goal weight the better the post operative results.  Remember you will not be able to exercise for six to eight weeks post operatively, so even if you lose more then you planned,  you will have some down time that may cause you to pick up some weight.  If you get to your goal weight, then you will be so happy with your body after your surgery.  Good Luck and keep working hard.Dr. Lane F. Smith

Most Board Certified Plastic Surgeons would like their patients to be about their goal weight before surgery. One would rather not operate on someone, have them lose 100 lbs., and then have to do that operation again.  There is a significant increase in complications in heavier patients.  This includes a very high increase in the wounds, (that will be on tension in a Mommy Makeover), falling apart.  Each Plastic Surgeon has their own "window" where they feel comfortable enough operating.  Talk to your Plastic Surgeon.  Together you will make a safe plan.

It is best to undergo #MommyMakeover procedures when your weight has been stable for at least one year. But it's great to be caring for yourself up until the surgery with exercise, healthy eating habits and additional healthy choices as the #MMO is not a substitute to weight loss.

The Mommy Makeover is a combination of procedures to bring a woman’s body back to the way she looked prior to pregnancy. Most commonly some variation of a #TummyTuck and #BreastSurgery are performed. Additional procedures can include liposuction, umbilical hernia repair.  The most common #breastprocedures include #mastopexy or #breastlift, #breastaugmentation, or #breastreduction. 

In addition to a one-on-one consultations with a board certified Plastic Surgeon, patients always need to be seen by their primary care doctor prior to such procedures.  We screen every patient and their medical records for risks of blood clots (DVT) and then take appropriate measures.  MWL (massive weight loss patients of  75 lbs or more) tend to have poor skin elasticity and will frequently need additional tightening even afte 6 -12 months regardless of who or how their surgery is performed. This is simply the nature of such body tissues and the ability to heal with the lack or limited elasticity.