Undoubtedly, having children is a life-changing, rewarding experience that can be one of the most important events in a mother’s life. The physical effects of pregnancy and birth on a mother’s body, however, are not always positive.

Pregnancy can leave a mother with excess skin around the waist and hips, along with unsightly stretch marks. After pregnancy, breastfeeding can cause breasts to sag and lose their shape, and the demands of caring for a baby can interfere with proper diet and exercise routines and result in weight gain.

To address your concerns about your figure, and to restore your youthful, pre-pregnancy body shape and appearance, the expert Northern Virginia cosmetic surgeons at The Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery have developed the comprehensive Mommy Makeover Plan. The Mommy Makeover Plan is a full-body sculpting and rejuvenating makeover to regain your ideal breast, tummy, hip/thigh, and skin appearance.

Mommy Makeover Components

The Mommy Makeover Plan from The Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery can involve any or all of the following procedures:

• Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
• Body Lift
• Liposuction (including VASER® Lipo)
• Breast Enhancement
• Fraxel™ Stretch Mark Removal

Tummy tuck surgery (abdominoplasty) is helpful for addressing the stretched skin and abdominal muscles caused by abdominal expansion during pregnancy.

Using an incision that can be carefully hidden by the bikini line, the surgeon removes excess skin and fat while tightening the abdominal muscles for a smooth, feminine tummy. For excess skin and fat around the hips and buttocks, abdominoplasty can be extended to a full body lift procedure, producing the same smoothing and tightening effects in the hip/flank area.

Weight gain is common during pregnancy, and it can be very difficult to eliminate fat deposits that persist after delivery with diet and exercise. Highly advanced VASER® Lipo can remove unwanted body fat using minimally invasive ultrasound technology. VASER® Lipo is precise and efficient, allowing your surgeon to target specific areas to produce ideal results.

Your breasts are especially vulnerable to the effects of pregnancy and childbirth, as they can expand during pregnancy and breastfeeding producing unwanted stretch marks only to lose volume and sag after breastfeeding.

Breast lift surgery can reposition your breasts to eliminate sagging and restore their youthful perkiness. To restore volume and shape to your breasts, breast augmentation surgery using saline or silicone gel breast implants can produce dramatic improvement.

Performed as an outpatient procedure with four or more treatments, the Fraxel™ laser system is the most effective stretch mark removal technology available. Fraxel™ can eliminate stretch marks from pregnancy, giving your skin a healthy, smooth, and younger-looking appearance.