Mommy Makeover in Fort Worth

In some cases, a breast augmentation alone is adequate to restore volume loss after pregnancy. Some women may be happy with a breast lift alone to reshape and elevate the breast higher onto the chest. In many cases, a combination breast lift with implant is performed in a local mommy makeover to provide the best of both worlds: a fuller breast that is shapelier and sits higher on the chest.

In most cases, a full tummy tuck is required. This will allow Dr. Steele to tighten the abdominal wall muscles and remove as many stretch marks and excess skin as possible. This is often combined with flank liposuction to improve the waist contour.

If you are done having children and are close to your pre-pregnancy or ideal body weight, then you may be an excellent candidate for a mommy makeover. Additionally, you should be in good health and a non-smoker.

There are always risks involved with surgery, however, with today’s modern anesthesia, the risk is very minimal in healthy patients. Medical problems such as asthma, high blood pressure, and diabetes may increase your surgical risk and may require a preoperative medical evaluation to gauge suitability for this longer, elective procedure. If prudent, Dr. Steele will recommend that you spend a night in the hospital to monitor your vital signs and fluid intake/output.

Ideally, you would wait to have a mommy makeover until after all pregnancies are complete. In the event of future pregnancies, you may suffer more stretching or sagging of the skin. A later revision surgery may be necessary to correct this.

The length and extent of scars will depend on each individual patient and the procedures she chooses. Generally, there will be a tummy tuck scar from hip to hip and some sort of breast incision. Dr. Steele takes the time to make sure that your scars are as fine as possible and will recommend postoperative scar care for optimal healing. Most women are so pleased with their new contours that they feel the results after a Mommy Makeover cosmetic surgery package far outweigh any scarring left behind.

Generally, an abdominoplasty will remove all stretch marks below the belly button. Patients with upper abdominal stretch marks will get some improvement- they will be moved lower down on the abdomen and will be tighter, which helps diminish the appearance. Stretch marks in the upper breast cannot be excised, however, the placement of an implant makes them less noticeable by placing tension and stretch on the skin.