Mommy Makeover

IN LONG BEACH, CA AND SERVING LA, ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Although motherhood can be highly rewarding, it can also affect your life in unexpected ways. Weight fluctuations and hormonal changes can considerably change the quality of your skin after pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Although some women’s bodies seem to completely snap back after their pregnancies, many more struggle to feel confident about their body shape after the fact. Normal post-pregnancy changes include excess or loose sagging skin, a change of breast position and firmness, and loose skin around the midsection that can’t be fixed with diet and exercise.

However, surgical intervention can help reshape your body and boost your confidence. A mommy makeover in Long Beach combines effective cosmetic procedures designed to target the areas affected by pregnancy and motherhood.

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Your Consultation for a Mommy Makeover

Dr. Waltzman is an incredibly detail-oriented plastic surgeon. During your consultation, he will thoroughly analyze the quality of your tissues and take measurements of your figure. He’ll walk you through all your options and guide you through all the decisions you have to make.

More importantly, he’ll listen intently to your aesthetic goals, and he’ll create a personalized treatment plan that’s designed to help you achieve them.

How Does a Mommy Makeover Work?

A few plastic surgery procedures are staples of the mommy makeover. While targeted treatment areas depend on the specific patient’s desires, treatment is often used to rejuvenate the abdomen and breasts. 

From sagging breasts and stubborn pockets of fat to loose skin, cosmetic surgery can help restore a more youthful look. In one outpatient surgical procedure, you can combine liposuction, the tummy tuck, and breast surgery to achieve what you’ve always wanted.

We know that pregnancy, or lactation, in particular, causes the breasts to swell. What’s not widely acknowledged is that once lactation is over, the breasts often shrink to a smaller size. Because it can help restore the volume lost to breastfeeding, breast augmentation is typically performed as part of your comprehensive treatment.

Breast augmentation uses breast implants to help women achieve fuller, more voluminous breasts. Breast augmentation is highly customizable, and Dr. Waltzman will guide you through the entire process so that you can make the right decisions.

We highlighted the issues caused by lactation above, but the skin sometimes never bounces back. In that case, women are sometimes left with breasts that substantially sag. To reposition the breasts to a perkier position, we recommend a breast lift. In a breast lift, Dr. Waltzman will remove excess skin and tighten the breasts to create a more youthful shape. The breasts and nipples will also be moved to a perkier position.

A breast lift often results in a small reduction in breast volume for the patient. We don’t recommend the placement of heavy implants into a breast with compromised skin elasticity; this could cause the sagging to worsen.

If you’d like to address reduced breast volume as well as sagging, a breast lift with implants can help you achieve the best of both worlds. We highly recommend that patients who want breast implants that also have a substantial amount of sagging add a breast lift.

Motherhood, or the hormonal changes brought on by motherhood, often lead to the development of stubborn pockets of fat around the body that no diet can remove. When all else fails, liposuction can remove these stubborn pockets of fat to sculpt the body into a sleeker figure. 

Using a narrow, hollow tube called a cannula, Dr. Waltzman breaks up and removes fatty tissue from the body. Once the fat has been removed and the skin has redraped itself, you’ll be able to enjoy a trimmer figure. Although it’s a plastic surgery procedure, liposuction only results in small incisions that are inconspicuous once they heal.

Liposuction is an incredibly versatile procedure, and it can be used on almost every single part of the body:

  • Neck
  • Chin
  • Flanks
  • Arms
  • Abdomen
  • Back
  • Buttocks
  • Knees
  • Ankles

The abdominoplasty procedure is also ideal for patients who want to consolidate their recovery time. Because multiple procedures are combined, the recovery time is slightly longer than a recovery from a single procedure—but it’s much shorter than multiple recovery periods done after another.

At The Waltzman Institute Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics, we stress that your procedure should not be considered a weight loss effort. The mommy makeover is recommended and helpful for patients in Long Beach who are close to their ideal weight but still want to change a few areas that can’t be helped with diet and exercise.

Am I a Candidate for a Mommy Makeover?

Treatment is used to reverse the physical effects created by pregnancy and childbirth but can be used for any patient who wants comprehensive body plastic surgery or a body lift. In general, the ideal mommy makeover candidate in Long Beach should have the following characteristics:

Have realistic expectations for what treatment can do for them

  • Relatively good health with no major untreated medical conditions
  • Wants to reverse the effects of motherhood on the body
  • Able to quit smoking if currently using tobacco products
  • Able to stop taking certain supplements and vitamins before the surgery
  • Close to their ideal weight or at a stable weight

A good candidate for a Mommy Makeover is somebody who is within 10-15lbs of their goal weight, has not breastfed/nursed for a minimum of 3 months, and has ample support at home to assist in their recovery and child care as they will not be able to lift, pull, or push anything over 10lbs for four to six weeks after their procedure.

Patients should wait at least six months after giving birth. It takes a while to recover from childbirth, and you need to be in full health and great condition to undergo plastic surgery. Your body also goes through some incredible changes through motherhood, and it’s crucial that your body is in a stable condition before you undergo a cosmetic body lift.

We highly recommend that patients finish having children before their procedure. Pregnancy has the potential to reverse or compromise your results, so it’s best that you’re somewhat sure that you’re done having children.

Of course! A mommy makeover is not limited to just post-baby bodies, and anyone can have a mommy makeover procedure for a variety of reasons. A mommy makeover is two or more procedures at one time. 

So, a mommy makeover for one patient could be completely different than it is for another patient. One patient might need a tummy tuck and a breast lift, while another may need liposuction and a breast augmentation. This is entirely up to your personal preference and desired results, and having children is not a requirement.

What Results Can I Expect from a Mommy Makeover?

Your mommy makeover results will vary depending on which procedures were included and your treatment goals. Results are usually long-lasting, although you can maintain them by leading a healthy lifestyle. Swelling can take several months to resolve completely, so your results will continue to evolve and improve. 

What is Recovery Like After a Mommy Makeover?

Keep in mind that a mommy makeover in Long Beach will vary from patient to patient, so there’s no typical recovery period for all patients. All women also heal differently, so your recovery will move at the speed your body heals from the surgery.

You will feel some soreness, swelling, and discomfort, but we will give you prescription pain medication. Many of our patients report that the recovery is quite tolerable and that a few days into their recovery, they can switch from prescription pain medication to over-the-counter pain pills.

On average, patients take about 2-3 weeks to heal from their procedures. Regardless of what procedures you undergo, we highly recommend that you avoid any strenuous activity, including exercise, during the first couple of weeks. After the one-month mark of your recovery, you can perform some light workouts before easing into your regular routine.

We also ask that you get some help with childcare for the first few weeks of your recovery; you will not be able to lift or carry anything heavy during that time.

Dr. Waltzman now offers ELIXIR MD™, an FDA-cleared, medical-grade device developed exclusively for plastic surgery recovery. It delivers precise wavelengths of light to different layers of the skin, stimulating cellular repair and tissue regeneration while reducing surface-level redness and swelling. The result is a better, faster healing experience.

Return to Life Faster & Quicker After Surgery

ELIXIR MD™, an FDA-cleared medical-grade device, is exclusively designed to transform post-surgical care. It employs advanced photobiomodulation technology, infusing energy into the skin with varying light wavelengths. Each wavelength is precisely calibrated to penetrate different skin layers, enhancing specific healing mechanisms. Deeper wavelengths stimulate cellular repair and tissue regeneration, while surface-level wavelengths reduce redness and swelling.

Accelerated Healing Process

Reduced Pain & Discomfort

Minimized Swelling & Bruising

Customizable Treatment Options

Hands-Free, Relaxing Experience

Why Choose Dr. Waltzman for Your Mommy Makeover?

Dr. Waltzman’s mommy makeovers are fully customizable; no two treatment plans are alike. The most common procedures included are breast augmentation/breast lift, liposuction, and tummy tuck. Still, regardless of what areas you want to target, Dr. Waltzman will create a personalized body contouring surgery plan so that he can tailor each procedure to your unique needs.

Dr. Josh Waltzman prides himself on creating a personalized experience for his patients. Throughout their journey, he will take the time to explain important aspects of the procedure and help guide the patient through important decisions.

The Waltzman Institute Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics is a boutique practice known for outstanding patient care. With warmth and compassion, Dr. Waltzman will help you attain a sculpted physique that helps you look and feel like yourself.

Dr. Waltzman also offers advanced healing options like ELIXIR MD™ to help you recover faster.

Take the Next Step

When you are ready to consider a mommy makeover, reach out to The Waltzman Institute Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics at (562) 448-6100 to schedule your initial consultation and learn more about our many aesthetic enhancement options.

We are located in Long Beach and serve patients in LA county, Orange County, the South Bay and all of Southern California. You’ll find that we are fully committed to the best possible experience and outcomes for all of our patients!

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