Did you know that 86% of women over the age of 40 are mothers? While being a mother can be a beautiful thing, it can take a somewhat less-beautiful turn on your body. Many women become dissatisfied with their bodies after childbirth because their skin is looser and flabbier than it was before.
While diet and exercise can firm up your stomach, hips, and thighs to a certain extent, they still might not be able to return your body to the state of fitness it used to be in before giving birth. A total mommy makeover may be just the thing you need to solve this problem.
Keep reading and learn more about what a mommy makeover is and how it can help transform your body into the youthful body you used to have.
What Is a Mommy Makeover?
A mommy makeover is not actually one surgical procedure but several. More often than not, the procedure will involve the stomach and breasts. That’s because these two regions of the body tend to stretch and deform the most after giving birth.
However, any top plastic surgeon will be able to tell you that a mommy makeover is not limited to only the breasts and stomach. After all, many parts of the body can change after giving birth, especially if you put on a few pounds after having your baby. A mommy makeover can also target the hips, rear, thighs, arms, and more.
This does not mean that you have to get all of these surgeries at once. Rather, once you find the best surgeon for you, you will be able to go over what you are looking for from this type of cosmetic surgery. For example, if your main concern is your stomach, you won’t need to have any surgery on other locations of your body if you don’t want to.
Most women wanting a mommy makeover want a tummy tuck. After carrying a child for 9 months, the skin over your stomach will stretch out. Some women may develop stretch marks that can be tough to get rid of once they form.
Besides the stretching of the skin, many women tend to gain weight around their stomachs after giving birth. This extra fat can also be very difficult to get rid of. A mommy makeover can fix the problem in the form of a tummy tuck.
A tummy tuck involves removing any excess skin and fat you may have around your stomach area. This will make your stomach look much flatter and tighter than before. But what else should you know about mommy makeovers?
What You Need to Know Before Getting a Mommy Makeover
A mommy makeover can be a big decision to make, especially since it can involve several surgeries. For that reason, you will want to consider several things before you decide to go through with a mommy makeover. One of the most important things you need to think about is whether or not you’re done having children.
You could get the best surgery job in the world, but having another child could ruin your body again. Since cosmetic surgery can be expensive and since it isn’t usually covered by insurance, you won’t want to waste all that money only to have your body back in the same place as it was before. This is especially true if you want to fix your breasts and stomach since those areas will be the ones to grow and stretch (and then become flabby later on).
In the same vein, you will want to make sure that you are at the right weight before you decide to get a mommy makeover. If you plan on losing weight after your mommy makeover, you might not be happy with the results. That’s because as you lose weight, you will end up with some loose skin.
Exercise and diet alone won’t be able to tighten this skin. Instead, you will need to have surgery to have it removed. For that reason, you will want to save yourself the trouble and make sure you’re at the weight you plan to stay at for the rest of your life once it’s time to go through with the surgery.
Finally, you should keep in mind that mommy makeovers aren’t as painful as you might expect. Since you will have pain medication on your side as you heal, the pain you will experience will be minimal.
Recovering after a Mommy Makeover
Recovering after a mommy makeover tends to be one of the hardest parts of the procedure because it takes such a long time. Your recovery time will vary depending on what kind of procedures you got done. For about three or four weeks, you should avoid moving around too much.
Moving can risk tearing open your stitches, which would then not allow your incisions to heal properly. For that reason, it is very important that you rest and move as little as possible during the first few weeks of your recovery. Resting will also help your body to use most of its energy to heal itself.
During the first few weeks, you will have to be responsible for cleaning your incisions so they won’t get infected. After about four weeks, you should be able to move around more and slowly get back to your daily life.
Everything You Need to Know about a Total Mommy Makeover
A total mommy makeover may sound daunting at first, but if it is really something that you want, you shouldn’t hesitate to go for it. After your surgeries, you will find that your self-esteem will be higher than ever before.
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