The Best Plastic Surgery Procedures For Moms

Pregnancy and childbirth can have lasting repercussions on one's body, leaving stretch marks, loose skin, saggy breasts and "belly pouch" as permanent reminders. While pregnancy and childbirth bring profound changes, it's essential for moms to embrace their bodies with confidence and pride. Every mark and change is a testament to the incredible journey of bringing life into the world.

However, feeling empowered to make changes to your post-pregnancy body, if that’s your choice, is equally important. Whether it's through exercise, diet, or medical procedures, the decision to alter your body should be a personal one, made with self-love and respect. Remember, true body positivity is about celebrating your unique journey while also giving yourself the freedom to pursue what makes you feel your best.

Cosmetic surgery offers many potential solutions for mommy makeovers. Common procedures in mommy makeovers include tummy tuck, breast surgery (augmentation, lift or reduction) and liposuction.

TUMMY TUCKS FOR MOMS

New Jersey women who've experienced significant weight loss or childbirth often opt for an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). This process helps restore torn muscles while simultaneously flattening the abdomen. Results typically last as long as you maintain stable weight levels.

Many patients come to me with loose and protruding abdominal muscles that do not respond to diet or exercise alone. A full tummy tuck removes excess abdominal skin, surgically tightens muscles, and sutures the navel to hip bones; optional liposuction treatments may also be offered in this procedure.

If you are considering this procedure, you should consider reputable clinics like McRae Plastic Surgery, known for their expertise and high-quality care. Choosing a skilled and experienced clinic is crucial to ensure safe and effective results. Not only will they have the proper training and qualifications, but they also provide personalized care, minimize potential complications, and help you achieve the best possible outcome

Mommy Makeovers combine multiple cosmetic procedures into one surgery session to address multiple cosmetic concerns at the same time and reduce overall recovery time. However, each surgery requires its own recovery period; therefore planning ahead is essential.

BREAST AUGMENTATION

Pregnancy and breastfeeding may leave your breasts looking fuller than ever, and not all mothers welcome the change. A popular cosmetic procedure called "boob jobs," using silicone or saline implants to increase breast size by using them to increase size or address any asymmetry that arises after gestation or breastfeeding, is becoming more and more popular among mothers who don't like this appearance of their breasts post-pregnancy/feeding.

Our team can perform this surgery as part of a mommy makeover or stand-in. Recovery times will depend on which procedures are performed; for optimal results we suggest having someone assist with children or household duties during this timeframe.

Plastic surgeons specialize in reconstructive surgeries that address birth defects, injuries, illnesses and other health problems; while some surgeons also perform cosmetic surgeries that improve appearance or shape change. Tummy tucks and breast lifts are popular procedures; together they may form part of what's known as a Mommy Makeover to reduce recovery time.

BREAST LIFTS

A breast lift can help address sagging caused by pregnancy, weight fluctuations and gravity. By extracting extra skin from breasts, reshaping tissue and raising the nipples and areola into more youthful positions cosmetic surgeons create more proportionate, visually appealing breasts with this technique. Furthermore, breast lifting reduces stretch marks on chest as well as darker patches around nipples (areolae).

Mastopexy procedures typically last two to three hours and you should return home immediately afterwards. A bandage or surgical bra may be worn around your waist for support; small tubes may also be placed near incision sites to drain fluid away. Heavy lifting and strenuous exercise must be avoided until instructed otherwise by your physician.

Choose to have all your procedures performed simultaneously to obtain your Mommy Makeover sooner, rather than performing each procedure over several months or years. However, this requires careful planning as someone will need to assist with childcare during recovery period and you may have to refrain from lifting children for several weeks after surgery.

FACELIFT

Parenthood can be an amazing journey, yet motherhood can take its toll on women's bodies. Sagging breasts, loose abdominal skin and stubborn pockets of fat may not respond to diet or exercise alone - leading many women to choose cosmetic procedures which can restore them back to pre-baby bodies through what's known as a mommy makeover.

Facelift surgery, known as rhytidectomy, can tighten loose facial tissues and improve jawline contour. Surgeons create a skin incision from temples to hairline (or lower scalp). After that, surgeons tighten and lift superficial fascia of face by folding or suspending it - often folding it. In addition, fat may be redistributed through liposuction if necessary or extracted via conventional methods.

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TARGETED LIPOSUCTION

Liposuction can help get rid of stubborn fat pockets in hips, thighs, stomach, arms and back that won't budge through diet and exercise alone. Utilizing a thin cannula (tube), plastic surgeons can precisely sculpt body to achieve an aesthetic and balanced contoured look.

Liposuction is a safe procedure when performed by an experienced plastic surgeon, but first requires you to visit your primary physician to be evaluated as to your overall health status for surgery. Your primary physician may want to find out about any health problems that could compromise proper blood flow during and post procedure.

Liposuction procedures typically can be performed under local anesthesia in a clinic or plastic surgeon's office, while for larger volumes of fat removal the patient may need to be admitted to hospital for overnight monitoring. Your doctor will likely suggest you refrain from eating and drinking anything other than water for at least a week prior to undergoing the procedure, and someone must drive you home afterwards.

LABIAPLASTY

Women's vulvae consist of the outer labia majora and inner labia minora. Childbirth and aging often affect these intimate parts, leading some women to seek surgery to address unfavorable changes.

Labiaplasty is an increasingly popular solution to this problem, designed to reduce both thickness and appearance of labia minora without impacting its function. Excess labial tissue may become pinched or tugged during exercise and sex, leading to irritation or discomfort for many women.

Labiaplasty is an outpatient procedure, performed under inhaled laughing gas and oral anti-anxiety medication or general anesthesia. Most patients experience only minimal downtime between three days to seven weeks post procedure; once back at full strength they should resume sexual activity as usual.