The status of your health determines the best age for a mommy makeover. After childbirth, you may want to have several surgical procedures performed simultaneously: for example, a tummy tuck, breast augmentation, breast lift, and possibly labiaplasty.
The condition of your skin, the lifestyle choices that affect your health, and whether you are finished having children are the most important considerations in determining if you are ready for your mommy makeover. You should also consider how long recovery may take after your combined mommy makeover procedures because you will need time to rest and look after yourself. Our experienced Walnut Creek plastic surgeon can discuss all these considerations with you.
As you are focusing on your physical condition instead of your chronological age, you must consider several factors before committing to a mommy makeover. You must be in excellent health, without any medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and lung, liver, or kidney disease. To be an ideal patient for a mommy makeover, you should be a non-smoker who drinks in moderation, if at all.
We recommend that you wait six months to a year after giving birth to get a tummy tuck. If you are planning to include breast surgery in your mommy makeover, you must also wait until you are no longer breastfeeding or lactating.
After pregnancy and childbirth, your abdominal muscles will stretch and expand, sometimes to the point of separating. Your skin may also stretch and lose its elasticity, creating visible stretch marks.
Your breasts can lose their form, shape, and size, and your pelvic floor muscles may become weakened. Hormonal changes may darken your skin in various areas of your body, especially your face and breasts. The name of this skin condition is melasma. You can have it treated with chemical peels and a prescription strength topical product as part of your mommy makeover. These signs are better indicators for considering a mommy makeover than just your age.
Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Seth Eberlin of Golden Hills Plastic Surgery is ready to help you choose the best options for your mommy makeover. He is an accomplished specialist who is highly skilled at body sculpting and using the latest surgical methods for performing mommy makeovers.
If you ask Dr. Eberlin what the best age is for a mommy makeover, he will surely say that it is whatever age you are when you become healthy after childbirth. He will explain everything you need to know about pre-surgery procedures, the surgery itself, and post-operative recovery. Take the first step toward restoring your pre-pregnancy body by consulting Dr. Eberlin of Golden Hills Plastic Surgery for your mommy makeover.
