After having a baby, many women are left with saggy breasts, loose abdominal skin, stretch marks, and stubborn fat. Despite diet and exercise, these post-baby body changes stick around, causing women to feel embarrassed and out of place in their new bodies.
A mommy makeover helps women to address these pregnancy-related body changes using plastic surgery. In partnership with a plastic surgeon like Dr. Sara Yegiyants, women can create a plan to restore their bodies after baby. A mommy makeover typically includes a combination of surgical treatments like abdominoplasty, breast surgery, and liposuction.
A mommy makeover can lift those saggy breasts and flatten that tummy, but to enjoy lasting benefits, you must get the timing of this procedure right. A board-certified plastic surgeon like Dr. Yegiyants can help you determine the ideal time for your surgery. Contact our office if you would like to schedule a consultation.
What Happens If I Get Pregnant After a Mommy Makeover?
A mommy makeover offers women a dramatic post-pregnancy transformation:
- Sagging breasts can become full and perky again.
- A stretched-out tummy is once again tight and flat.
- Stubborn fat disappears
- Changes to the delicate feminine areas are addressed.
Unless you get pregnant again, the changes a mommy makeover provides are dramatic and permanent. Pregnancy and the associated hormonal changes impact the body from head to toe, even if you’ve had plastic surgery. Skin still stretches after a tummy tuck, and breasts can still sag after breast augmentation.
Pregnancy is safe after a mommy makeover, but its effects on the body can undo many of the aesthetic benefits of a mommy makeover. We recommend that women wait to schedule this procedure until they are no longer planning additional pregnancies.
I’m Still Breastfeeding. Do I Need to Wait for a Mommy Makeover?
Breastfeeding is a wonderful time of connection for many women and their children. Some women breastfeed for many months or years after pregnancy. As some of the medications needed for aesthetic surgery may pass through breastmilk, we do not recommend breastfeeding at the time of your mommy makeover. Wait until your child is fully weaned to schedule your consultation.
Waiting until you’re no longer breastfeeding for your mommy makeover allows Dr. Yegiyants to address breast changes during your procedure. Breast implants can be placed to add volume and shape to deflated, sagging breasts. A breast lift can also be performed to address sagging and restore a youthful breast positioning on the chest wall.
My Children Are Grown. Is it Too Late for a Mommy Makeover?
A mommy makeover can be done many years after pregnancy or shortly after. Many patients have young children, and many have children that are fully grown. If you have pregnancy-related body changes, this procedure is for you.
Am I Ready for a Mommy Makeover?
If you’ve experienced changes to your body because of pregnancy or breastfeeding, you may be a good candidate for a mommy makeover.
The best candidates for this surgery:
- Are not planning future pregnancies
- Are no longer breastfeeding
- Are in good overall health
- Have help and support to care for young children (if applicable)
Are you ready to get your body back? Contact Dr. Yegiyants to learn more about a mommy makeover in Santa Barbara, CA.