MOMMY MAKEOVER
A “Mommy Makeover” is a combination of body contouring procedures that can help a woman return to her pre-pregnancy figure, with the most common being: breast lift and/or augmentation, tummy tuck surgery, and liposuction. A Mommy Makeover can effectively reverse the unwanted physical effects of childbearing. As it remains a highly sought after cosmetic surgical solution, Dr. Wilcox can determine which procedures are best in providing the patient with the most optimal reshaping results.
Myth # 1: Diet and exercise alone will restore your abdomen to its pre-pregnancy condition.
For most women, this isn’t the case. During pregnancy, skin and abdominal muscles can become permanently stretched. No amount of dieting and exercise – not even the most rigorous exercise regimen – can tighten excess skin and repair over-stretched muscles. A tummy tuck corrects these problems by tightening the muscles and removing excess abdominal skin.
Myth #2: Skin care products will eliminate stretch marks.
There’s no magic potion that gets rid of stretch marks. If there were, everyone would know about it. It wouldn’t be a secret. There would be a line down the street to get it! The only way to remove stretch marks is to remove the skin that contains them. When excess skin is removed during a tummy tuck, the stretch marks are removed as well.
Myth #3: Special exercises will lift sagging breasts and make them perky again.
Pregnancy and aging can cause breasts to lose volume and sag. No amount or type of exercise will elevate drooping breasts to their pre-pregnancy location and restore their shape and volume. A breast lift, often combined with a breast augmentation, restores breast elevation, shape and volume.
Myth #4: Getting back to your pre-pregnancy weight will eliminate those stubborn areas of fat in your mid-section that developed during pregnancy.
Many women get back to their pre-pregnancy weight only to find that their weight has been re-distributed. Diet- and exercise-resistant areas of fat can develop that won’t go away even with the most rigorous exercise regimen. Liposuction shapes and contours the body by reducing fat in treated areas.
