When the shape of the body gets customized by restoring its shape after having childbirth is called mommy makeover. Enhancement of the particular body parts, like breasts, face, tummy, etc, done by a plastic surgeon is called mommy makeover surgery. After having a baby, clothes do not fit much better because they changes the shape of the body. So, mommy makeover is done to increase women’s beauty and to become more confident and beautiful women.

Components of Mommy Makeover Surgery

After pregnancy, the abdomen and the breasts need to get in shape because these are considered as primary body parts that are affected or need to be in shape. The tissues and muscles get stretched, and the volume of the breasts get saggy. So, due to all these reasons, these are categorized into the following types:

Breast Lift: In this, the saggy breast is uplifted to change its shape.
Breast Augmentation: The shape and size of the breast are increased with the help of fat and by putting breast implants.
Abdominal Tuck: It is a procedure to make the tummy flatter and firmer by removing excess fat from the abdomen.
Breast Reduction: The extra fat that is present in the tissue and the skin of the breast is extracted through the reduction of mammoplasty.
Labiaplasty: It is a surgery that is done to improve the intimate parts of women. In this, the size of the skin of inner lips, which is enveloped by the vagina and urethra, gets reduced through plastic surgery.
Liposuction: Excess fat is extracted from the surgery from different parts of the body. Like thighs, stomach, hips, etc, to shape these parts of the body.

Benefits of Mommy Makeover

There are plethora of benefits of mommy makeover, and these are mentioned below:

Self-Confidence: Firstly, after a change in the physical appearance after pregnancy, to increase their confidence and be able to live their life in a more comfortable way to give a more positive outlook on their body.
Clear Stretch Marks: Stretch marks are quite common problems women have to experience after pregnancy. It can be on your hips, thighs, breasts, and abdomen, which is quite common. The skin of the tummy gets stretched more than its elasticity, which leaves scars of the stretch marks. With the help of tummy tuck procedure, these marks can be minimized.
Less Recovery Time: The recovery time for mommy makeover surgery requires short whether for a single procedure or all the procedures.
Improve Cleavage: The narrow depression between the breasts gives erotic pleasure. However, after breastfeeding, these breasts are not very perky. So this procedure helps to restore the cleavage and bustline.

Procedure for Mommy Makeover Surgery

There are certain procedures that have to be followed while performing mommy makeovers. It includes skin tightening, extraction of fat, and shaping of other body parts. There are various steps for different surgical procedures:

Breast Lift

This procedure depends on the breast’s size, shape, sagging, and elasticity. It includes certain steps:

Anesthesia: During this process, an intravenous sedative is given to the patient to make that person comfortable throughout the procedure.
Incisions: There are three types of cuts, which are:
- The first cut is around the dark area of the nipple.
- It is cut around the areola, which is vertically down the breast edge.
- Incision surrounded by the dark area of the nipple, vertically down from the breast crease, and horizontally with the breast crease.
Reshape: In this step, the breast is reshaped, uplifted to look more natural and youthful.
Close of Cut: Now close the incisions that were made during the surgery.

Tummy Tuck

Anesthesia: It is given throughout the surgical process.
Incision: A first horizontally cut is made on the tummy, which occurs between the belly button and pubic hair. Then the second cut is made at the upper abdomen around your navel to extract extra skin.
Closing of Incision: Cuts are closed with the help of tapes, skin adhesives, clips, and sutures.

Liposuction

Anesthesia: Cosmetic surgery proceeds with general anesthesia.
Incision: A thin hollow cannula is inserted to remove excess fat through the surgical vacuum in which a syringe is attached. There are some types of liposuction techniques:
- Ultrasound-assisted liposuction
- Traditional liposuction
- Water-assisted liposuction
- VASER liposuction
- Laser-assisted liposuction
- Power-assisted liposuction

Breast Augmentation

Anesthesia: In the first step, a doctor will give sedatives to a patient during the procedure.
Incision: There are three types of incisions are made at the edge of the areola, under the breast, and the armpit.
Inserting the Breast Implant: There is a pocket made after cutting under the submuscular and submammary area. Now insert this breast implant into it.
Close the Cut: Now, after completing the procedure, the cut is closed with different layers of skin adhesives, sutures, and surgical tapes.