Mommy makeover is a term heard and used often but not defined. According to top plastic surgeon Dr. Jejurikar, the effects of pregnancy can be highly unpredictable and the physical impacts on new mothers are never the same.
In his podcast, Dr. Jejurikar discusses when the needs for a mommy makeover become more prevalent, usually after the second or third child. He then defines a mommy makeover is a procedure that includes a breast enhancement procedure, like augmentation or reduction, and one other post-pregnancy plastic surgery procedure.
The most common plastic surgery options post-pregnancy are described below to understand what a mommy makeover entails.
Breast Augmentation, Lift, or Reduction
A pregnancy can result in sagging, reduced volume, or decreased volume of the breasts. While pregnancy outcomes on the breasts are unpredictable, the procedures to correct undesirable effects produce excellent results.
Breast augmentation restores lost volume and fullness to the breasts. Implants can be either silicone gels or saline, each offering its advantages.
A breast lift (termed mastopexy) is a procedure performed to correct sagging breasts that have resulted from pregnancy. Returning the breasts to a more youthful position can be accomplished with or without the placement of breast implants.
When pregnancy has left the breasts more prominent than a patient finds desirable, a breast reduction is an answer. Removing extra fat and tissue returns breasts to their pre-pregnancy shape and size.
Tummy Tuck
Pregnancy can leave behind excess skin or torn abdominals that diet and exercise are not enough to correct and return to their pre-pregnancy shape. A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, is the only way to correct the problem. The procedure will flatten and reshape the abdomen and waist by removing the post-pregnancy excess skin and tightening the muscles.
Liposuction
Pregnancy can result in exercise and diet-resistant fat in the abdomen, hips, buttocks, waist, or thighs. Such fat accumulation can commonly be found in more than one of those areas. Liposuction can sculpt any affected area by removing the undesirable fat and returning that body area to its pre-pregnancy state.
Buttocks augmentation
Pregnancy can impact the shape of the buttocks, leaving them with less volume or shape. A buttock augmentation, or gluteal augmentation, improves the size and shape of the buttocks using implants, fat grafting, or a combination of both.
The surgery results can be the increased fullness and projection of the buttocks and return your figure to its pre-pregnancy state.
Dr. Jejuirkar and His Mommy Makeover Procedure
While these would be considered the most common mommy makeover procedures, other procedures such as an arm lift, thigh lift, or vaginal rejuvenation can also be part of the makeover. In his podcast, Dr. Jejurikar goes in-depth about the individual procedures that comprise a mommy makeover to inform women who are both post-pregnancy or considering pregnancy. Dr. Jejurikar’s foremost goal as a top plastic surgeon is for patients to know their options and the excellent results a mommy makeover can produce.
