Mommy Makeover

The mommy makeover is one of the most desired combination plastic surgery procedures designed specifically to restore common cosmetic problems experienced by females who have been through breastfeeding, pregnancy, or age. The surgical technique is also a benediction to women assaulted by genetic, hormonal, or external environment hostilities.

The surgical stratagem has found its way into mainstream media with it becoming the well-liked medical modus operandi of among Hollywood and Bollywood bigwigs. “Mommy makeover” is actually an umbrella term referring to a designated combination of body contouring/sculpting procedures, conducted together to enhance the physical alterations that persist long after pregnancy.

Procedures included in a mommy makeover are categorized into:

• Surgical
• Non-surgical

Depending upon the issue, the extent of the issue, and the expectations of the woman in question, the type of mommy makeover is chosen – either standalone or in combination.

One reason for its great acceptance and adulation is that the mommy makeover has no set components or definite procedure; each treatment is tailored to suit the individual patient’s distinct needs. That said, the surgical approach usually begins with a breast and abdomen contouring procedure, then adding supplementary aspects as required.

Since breasts and belly are the fundamental first areas of change with motherhood, a mommy makeover will commonly be circumscribed around a breast and abdomen procedure. During pregnancy and breastfeeding, the breasts become bigger, enlarging as much as the full cup size or even more.

But, decreasing down to ‘normal’ can mean a sizeable loss in breast volume and evident loosening. All through pregnancy, the abdominal skin tissues and muscles outstretch to safe the developing infant. Sad to say, after childbirth, these layers may not rebound to their stiff, flexed, pre-preggy shape.

Your mommy makeover may include all or any of the following:

• Breast Lift
• Breast Reduction
• Breast Augmentation
• Tummy Tuck
• Liposuction
• Facial Rejuvenation
• Body Contouring
• Circumferential Abdominoplasty

The process of breast augmentation involves restoring fullness and lost volume and installing inside Breast implants under the tissues. However, do not confuse breast augmentation with breast lifting as the latter helps to lift sagging skin under breast tissue for improved shape and pleasing structure and comfort.

The current technique of breast augmentation is far safer and more effectual than the traditional one, with many practitioners incorporating the “touch-free method” to reduce the likeliness of infection and capsular contracture associated with most surgical procedures.

For those with unreasonably large, inconvenient breasts, a breast reduction surgery can create a smaller, more realistic, and comfortable appearance. To further give a facelift to the figure, commonly supplemented techniques can include abdominoplasty (liposuction and circumferential abdominoplasty).

That being so, women do not have to just halt here; a mommy makeover can also include an arm lift, thigh lift, cellulite reduction, love handle reduction, or a Brazilian butt lift. Depending on the individual doctor and the prescribed standalone or set of procedures, a mommy makeover can be carried out during one single operation, or for safety reasons, maybe spanned over many surgical sessions.

Breast lift (aka Mastopexy) and (at one’s discretion) augmentation: Most females, particularly those females in their 30s or 40s, must be having a breast lift after giving childbirth. This is because the breast tends to enlarge and shrivel so crazily during milk production.

It’s not very surprising for a breastfeeding woman to shoot up to several cup sizes, only to bounce back again once her baby is done breastfeeding. Seeing that the skin must stretch to stock all this milk, many women are ultimately left with flatter, looser, hanged down breasts that do not need but necessitate“ surgical breast lifting. Some women also take into note that their breasts are smaller than they once were after breastfeeding is finished, making combined augmentation and lift surgery an ideal option.

FWIW, if your nipples point “south” instead of “north,” then it’s nearly definite that you must have a breast lift. If they do not, but your breasts look less full than they used to be before, you may only be getting your breasts augmented. Instituting gel or saline implants into the breast sack can dramatically help restore the volume that was lost after milk production terminated.

New and advanced Liposuction is a surgical technique for the removal of fat through a minimally-invasive tube tool that is occasionally directed before an abdominoplasty to get rid of adamant fat pockets. If, for example, you have gained big love handles, you may need to undergo liposuction to toss them out.

Liposuction can also be executed to get rid of fat accumulations in other areas of the body, as well, not just the abdomen. If you have burgeoned extra fat on your thighs or hips, during pregnancy, it can be thrown off with liposuction.

The procedure of Abdominoplasty surgery involves making in long incision by the side of your bikini line, enabling the performing plastic surgeon to “pull down” and tighten the skin and muscles. In cases, where upper abdominal tightening is required too, a second incision will be made in the area surrounding your belly button.

In either case, your saggy skin will be cast off and any muscle damage you have will be fixed. Furthermore, if you also have an issue of stress urinary incontinence, you can ask your surgeon to also institute a mass of tissue near your bladder. This will assist in regulating urine flow.

In some cases, a woman’s inner vaginal lips (labia minora) stretch dramatically during childbirth. Due to this, the flaps of the fragile, hairless skin of the inner labia can be affected to bulge out beyond the protective inner vaginal lips (labia majora). Not only is this displeasing for many females, but it’s also quite uncomfortable too.

And because the inner labia are so sensitive, it’s inclined to chafe, making it utterly difficult for the woman in the situation to engage in sexual activity, exercise, or other physical activities. Luckily, however, the advanced medical medium there we have— labiaplasty- can significantly repair this problem. During a labiaplasty, the excess skin is carefully removed from the labia minora, then the surgeon stitches the area. Once the patient has healed, her labia will once again be functional, comfortable, and conveniently safeguarded by the labia majora.

Nonsurgical body contouring also called non-surgical fat reduction can include abdominoplasty and liposuction, to eliminate excess skin or fat for a flatter tummy and slimmer areas, and nonsurgical options to shape the body. Do not confuse the treatment with weight loss since it’s commanded to eject out the fat deposits that help reduce weight from the targeted areas in order to contour and shape different areas of the body. There is a wide range of non-surgical fat reduction techniques. Most non-surgical, non-invasive fat reduction procedures rely upon one of these four theories:

Cryolipolysis: This is an FDA-cleared treatment that uses controlled cooling, and freezing temperatures to destroy fat cells in different areas of the body. Keep calm; your Surrounding tissues are left secured and uninjured. The freezing temperatures annihilate the fat cells, which are eventually ejected out of the body through the lymphatic system. Once these cells are dead, they shouldn’t reoccur.

Target areas include:

• Arms
• Abdomen
• bra and back fat
• love handles
• thighs and flanks
• banana roll (beneath the buttocks)
• double chin

Treatment with cryolipolysis takes about 30-60 minutes, with little to no downtime. Repeated sessions are generally needed to meet ideal results.

Radiofrequency lipolysis: This is an FDA-approved treatment that uses controlled heating and gentle ultrasound technology to single out fat cells without causing any harm to the surround skin and tissues. Ultra Shape and BTL Vanquish ME are nonsurgical ways to contour the body which in general are quite gentle to the skin when treating mulish deposits of fat.

Target areas include:

• Abdomen
• Flanks

Treatment with Radiofrequency lipolysis takes about an hour, with little to no downtime so you are able to return to your routine activities immediately. Many treatments are generally needed to deliver satisfactory results.

Laser lipolysis: This kind of treatment employs controlled heating and laser energy to single out fat cells without causing damage to circumscribing skin. SculpSure was the first non-invasive method of lipolysis that is approved by the FDA in 2015. The usage of high temperatures progresses the fat cells to die and flush off via the body’s lymphatic system. The dead fat cells eject within a span of about 3months after the procedure.

Target areas include:

• Abdomen
• Love handles
• Bra bulge
• flanks

Treatment with laser lipolysis takes about 30 minutes, with little to no downtime so you are able to return to your routine activities immediately. Multiple treatments are generally needed to deliver desirable results in the long run.

Injection lipolysis: The procedure uses injectable deoxycholic acid (a substance otherwise naturally produced by the body) that helps absorb fat which has the potential to blow fat cells to death. The body steadily metabolizes the dead cells weeks after the treatment (approximately 10-12 weeks).

Kybella, a synthetic form of deoxycholic acid gets its clearance by the FDA in 2015 as a nonsurgical injection to treat fullness in the submental area (under the chin), also known as a double chin.

Target areas include:

• chin area, double chin (particularly under the chin)

Treatment with Injection lipolysis takes about an hour, with no recovery time in most cases. Multiple treatments are generally needed to deliver satisfactory results. All of the above nonsurgical body contouring treatment isn’t purposed to be weight loss solutions. Qualifying candidates are close to their desired weight and want to cast out adamant accumulations of fat that are unaffected by diet and exercise. With most nonsurgical body contouring treatments, your body mass index (BMI) shouldn’t be more than 30.

Facial Fillers, injectables, Botox, and nonsurgical alternates are employed to undetectably minimize fine lines, folds, or wrinkles on the face, or chemical peels or lasers to fade off dark spots and several signs of aging on the skin Below are some of the most typical treatments that women have as part of a mommy makeover:

One of the most popular and popular procedures of present times is – to resurface the skin by applying a chemical solution that induces the outer layers of the skin to strip away. This is generally conducted in a cosmetic surgeon’s office, either by the facial plastic surgeon or a specially qualified aesthetician.

During the procedure, a solution is stroked or swabbed onto your skin, where it will be left for an amount of time. Following days of treatment, the treated layers of skin will start to steadily strip off, materializing into a smoother, younger-fairer complexion.

• Remove or reduce dark spots, age spots, blemishes, or discoloration
• Remove or reduce acne scars or milder scars from acne, surgery, or injury
• Iron out wrinkles and fine lines on the skin’s surface
• Tighten & tone the skin
• Brighten the complexion
• Eliminate keratoses or precancerous growths

While dermal/facial fillers are offhandedly known as “soft-tissue fillers,” or “wrinkle fillers,” they can do much more than just smooth out fine lines, and creases, though they are superbly splendid at this too! Here are some common issues facial fillers can help address:

• Improve and restore volume to sunken cheeks or temples
• Ironing out creases, and lines around the mouth, and nose (a.k.a. smile lines, marionette lines, and parentheses)
• Flatten off chin crease
• Plump & pump up the lips
• Reduce vertical lip lines
• Enhance symmetry among facial features

However, with advancing medical science, we are available with a variety of dermal filler options that can work like a magic wand if chosen correctly.

The majority of HA fillers are permeated with lidocaine which substantially helps control discomfort during and after treatment. HA fillers approved by the FDA include:

• Juvéderm by-products: Juvéderm VOLUMA, VOLLURE, VOLBELLA, Juvéderm XC
• Restylane by-products: Restylane, Restylane Lyft, Restylane Silk, Restylane Refyne, and Restylane Defyne
• Belotero Balance

The consistency of Calcium hydroxylapatite-based filler is customarily thicker than that of an HA filler and essentially lasts longer as well, approximately a year for most patients.

CaHa is also reported to help prompt the production of natural collagen and is prototypically used to treat deeper wrinkles and lines. CaHA filler approved by the FDA includes Radiesse®.

A kind of biocompatible filler which means safe to use in the body is made up of biodegradable synthetic substances. Surprisingly, the substance has been in use for many years in medical instruments, such as dissolvable stitches.

Poly-L-lactic acid essentially helps to treat deeper facial lines and wrinkles. The fillers do not usually dissolve before 2 years. Poly-L-lactic acid fillers filler approved by the FDA include Sculptra® Aesthetic.

PMMA is a biocompatible, synthetic substance that has been in use for over a past century in medicine. One Poly-L-lactic acid filler approved by FDA includes Bellafill® (formerly known as Artefill).

The only injectable filler treatment that needs surgery, but results remain for many years. The surgeon uses your own body’s fat that’s being culled from another area (autologous means “from the same individual”), normally using liposuction.

The fat is then decontaminated, refined, and injected into the face which as a result leads to—volume restoration to the temples, cheeks, lower eyelids, chin, or other areas. Since it involves surgical invasion, thus Fat injections require specialized training to safely process the procedure and get excellent results. The treatment should only be availed by an experienced, trained board-certified cosmetic surgeon.