A mommy makeover is a collection of customizable procedures designed to restore the body after pregnancy for a more defined appearance. It can be difficult to regain your pre-pregnancy curves with diet and exercise alone. Excess, droopy skin and separated abdominal muscles can impact the way your clothes fit and how confident you feel about your appearance. With a mommy makeover, you can enhance the shape of your body after childbirth for a slimmer, curvier, more athletic appearance.

At Monarch Plastic Surgery, we can help you achieve long-lasting results with a comprehensive procedure. Whether you would like to achieve a smoother abdomen or enhance your breasts for a rejuvenated look, a mommy makeover can help you achieve stunning results. The way you feel about your body matters! Contact our office today to learn more about how we can improve your figure after pregnancy or weight loss:

Before and After Photos

View More Photos

About Mommy Makeover

A mommy makeover can increase the volume of your breasts, tighten the abdominal skin, and remove stubborn fat from your body for a smoother, more athletic look. During pregnancy, the body undergoes substantial changes. Weight changes and hormonal fluctuations can result in sagging skin, deflated breasts, and excess fat deposits that take a toll on your self-esteem and quality of life. With a mommy makeover, we can enhance your curves and improve your body proportions to help you achieve your goals.

Common procedures include a tummy tuck, liposuction, breast lift, breast augmentation, and more. A single mommy makeover appointment can save costs and recovery time when compared to separate surgeries.

Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) removes excess skin for a slimmer, smoother abdomen. It can also repair loose abdominal muscles that were separated (rectus diastasis) by pregnancy. During this procedure, we can make a discreet incision along your underwear line to remove excess skin. We can almost always tighten the underlying abdominal muscles if they were stretched during pregnancy. We take care to make incisions where they will be less noticeable and easy to conceal.

Liposuction

Liposuction can remove fat deposits around the body to restore pre-pregnancy curves. If you have pockets of excess fat that are affecting your proportions, we can sculpt them with liposuction to help you achieve a more defined figure. During the procedure, we can make a thin incision and infuse the treatment area with tumescent fluid– a combination of saline, epinephrine, and lidocaine that causes fat cells to swell for easy removal. We remove the fat cells with suction technology that preserves the surrounding tissue. We can also sculpt your body and define your muscles with SmartLipo or Renuvion if you would like a more toned, athletic appearance.

Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is a body contouring procedure that increases the volume of your breasts for a curvier figure. Volume loss in the breasts is common after pregnancy; we offer several different types and shapes of implants for a natural result:

Breast Lift

A breast lift is a procedure that removes excess skin to reduce the appearance of sagging. The result is often breasts that appear firmer, smoother, and more youthful. During a breast lift procedure, we can also lift your breasts to a higher position to balance your body proportions. We can make incisions along the edges of the areola or the lower breast crease to remove excess tissue and tighten your skin. We can also reposition the breasts to a more youthful position.

Breast Reduction

After pregnancy, some women would like to decrease the size of their breasts with a breast reduction. This procedure is designed to balance your proportions and make the breasts a more comfortable size. If you find that your breasts are larger after pregnancy, or you were born with naturally large breasts that you would like to make smaller, we can remove some of the breast tissue to balance your proportions and relieve discomfort or pain caused by large breasts. You may also feel more confident in certain clothing styles after a breast reduction if you feel that your breasts are overly large.

We will discuss your aesthetic goals during your consultation to determine the best procedural plan for your needs.

Mommy Makeover Benefits

After a mommy makeover, you can enjoy several benefits, including:

Mommy Makeover Candidates

Any patient who wishes to enhance their figure after a pregnancy and experience the confidence that follows the procedure is a good candidate for a mommy makeover. We encourage patients to wait 6-9 months after breastfeeding their last child to undergo a mommy makeover. This will allow your body to return to its natural state. If you undergo significant weight fluctuations after your mommy makeover, this might compromise your results.

Suitable candidates:

Personal Consultation

A mommy makeover begins with a custom-tailored plan. Your surgeon can combine several surgical procedures within a single appointment to reduce stress and recovery time. During your consultation, we will ask about your current medications and lifestyle to determine the best treatment plan for the look you would like to achieve.

We will also perform a physical exam as well to assess the condition of your skin. Please come prepared to discuss any questions you have about the procedure. If you have photographs of your desired look, please bring them with you as well to help us understand your aesthetic goals.

You will need to be able to maintain a healthy lifestyle and a stable weight to maintain your results. Discussing your lifestyle and expectations can help us determine the best procedural plan for you, as well as how we can provide you with resources for living an active, healthy life.

How to Prepare for a Mommy Makeover

Since the mommy makeover is customizable for your needs, preparation instructions will be slightly different for each patient. We can provide specific instructions ahead of time based on your planned procedure. To prepare for a mommy makeover, most patients will need to:

You will also need to take good care of your skin in the weeks leading up to the procedure and avoid excessive sun exposure or medspa treatments that could lead to skin damage. If your skin does become damaged, we will need to delay your appointment until your skin heals.

Mommy Makeover Results

The results of a mommy makeover are long-lasting as long as you maintain a stable weight and take good care of your body. To ensure the results from your mommy makeover are long-lasting, we encourage patients to adhere to a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet and routine exercise schedule.

Since a mommy makeover is a customizable collection of procedures based on your needs, the recovery period is slightly different for each patient. We can provide specific instructions based on your treatment plan so you can achieve the best results. We can also provide advice to help you maintain your results for a longer period.

Cost of a Mommy Makeover in Kansas City

The cost of a mommy makeover will depend on the amount and type of procedures you have. We create an individualized plan for each patient’s unique needs and can discuss an accurate quote for the procedures you choose after a personal consultation.

Why wait to enhance your figure when this customizable procedure has already helped thousands of patients achieve stunning results after just a single appointment?

Contact our office to learn more about the mommy makeover:

FAQ

References

1. Crittenden T, Watson DI, Ratcliffe J, Griffin PA, Dean NR. Does breast reduction surgery improve health-related quality of life? A prospective cohort study in Australian women. BMJ Open. 2020;10(2):e031804. doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031804 
2. Khavanin N, Jordan SW, Vieira BL, et al. Combining Abdominal and Cosmetic Breast Surgery Does Not Increase Short-term Complication Rates: A Comparison of Each Individual Procedure and Pretreatment Risk Stratification Tool. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2015;35(8):999-1006. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjv087