Do You Need to Lose Weight Before a Mommy Makeover?

It is always best to be at your ideal weight, a weight that you can also maintain, before undergoing any type of body contouring surgery. This includes Mommy Makeover. If you undergo a procedure to remove excess skin, losing more weight afterwards will result in more excess skin. This may require an additional procedure to achieve your desired appearance.

How Weight Loss Affects Your Mommy Makeover

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Each Mommy Makeover will vary based on individual needs. It can include any combination of breast augmentation, breast lift, tummy tuck and liposuction. Losing weight after any of these procedures is likely to affect your appearance. Weight loss following breast surgery may cause your breasts to lose some of their fullness. This might require an upsize in your implants or revision of a breast lift to eliminate unwanted sagging.

 

Following a tummy tuck, weight loss could cause skin on your stomach to appear looser. In the case of liposuction, losing weight before the procedure can make recovery easier since less fat will need to be removed. Regardless of the specific nature of your Mommy Makeover, achieving an ideal, stable body weight before the procedures is the best approach.

Achieving Ideal Body Weight

Eating a nutritious, well-balanced diet and engaging in routine physical activity is the best route to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight -- even a brisk, 10-minute walk per day can help. Patients should speak with their primary care physicians for specific advice.

Losing weight and achieving ideal weight is easier said than done. Sometimes it is next to impossible, no matter how much you diet and exercise. In these cases, surgery can help to provide the impetus to lose those final few pounds. Patients often experience improved self-esteem following cosmetic surgery that motivates them to live a healthy lifestyle with physical activity and a nutritious diet.

If you are considering Mommy Makeover, Finesse Plastic Surgery will help you to determine how you can achieve your desired results. At an initial consultation, you will be afforded an opportunity to ask any questions you have about Mommy Makeover procedures, as well as discuss safe options for weight loss.

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