Shingles Outbreak After MM?

This is a common question from patients who get mommy makeovers. Each plastic surgeon has specific post-op instructions that include recommended sleeping positions. Because a mommy makeover includes breast surgery, it's important to avoid putting pressure on that area along with the abdomen....

A 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 #b...

Honesty is the best policy but I would be short on details.  Basically you tell them your body has changed with aging and the pregnancies and you are putting things back the way they were.  After the procedure they may ask for and you can give them more details but you will be...

It's difficult to suggest without a in-person one-on-one consultation. 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 c...

I appreciate your question. For health and safety reasons, best to be at a BMI less than 30 or within 10 pounds of your goal weight and stable at that weight for 6 months prior to surgery for optimal results. The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam. Please...

Thank you for your question.  It's a challenging question because each plastic surgeon may have a slightly different definition. In my own practice I frequently perform flank liposuction with my tummy tucks as part of the procedure.  For appropriate candidates with good skin...