“The Mommy Makeover surgery entails a combination of different surgeries.” According to Dr. Carlos Illich Navarro founder of Mommy Makeover Tijuana. “Each Mommy Makeover is tailored to the patient’s preferences.”
A mommy makeover can include any combination of the following: Tummy Tuck, Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift, Liposuction, Vaginal Rejuvenation Surgery, and Brazilian Butt Lift. Traditionally, the standard Mommy Makeover entails a Tummy tuck and breast augmentation.
The Mommy Makeover Procedures
Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
A typical pregnancy entails a large fluctuation in weight over a short period of time (9 months).
The degree of enlargement of the uterus may be significant enough to cause irreversible stretching of the Linea Alba, a connective tissue structure that runs through the middle of your six-pack muscle.
This pathology is called diastasis recti and the amount of stretching correlates with increased girth of your abdomen. The increased girth cannot be corrected with diet and exercise. A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, must be performed to address this issue.
Along with a fairly rapid increase in abdominal girth from pregnancy, followed by weight loss, many women develop sagging abdominal tissue and skin along their lower abdomen.
Additionally, pregnancy often causes tears in the deeper layers of the skin, manifesting as stretch marks. An abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck, removes the skin and underlying fatty tissue of your lower abdomen, and this is where the majority of pregnancy-related stretch marks develop.
Breast Augmentation
Due to fluctuating hormone levels and changes in your weight during pregnancy and breastfeeding, your breast skin envelope may stretch resulting in breasts that appear slightly more deflated than prior to pregnancy.
A breast augmentation increases the fullness, size, and symmetry of your breasts. The procedure is typically performed with the insertion of silicone or saline implants.
Breast Lift
A breast lift, or mastopexy, is a surgical procedure that reduces the breast skin envelope and repositions the areola and nipple to a more naturally anatomical location.
A breast lift does not involve any removal of breast tissue, and can be performed in conjunction with a breast augmentation.
Liposuction
Liposuction is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that permanently removes unwanted fat in stubborn areas. Liposuction is not a weight loss procedure.
The fat is removed through suction technology and is an excellent way to achieve a tailored silhouette that is impossible to obtain through diet and exercise alone.
The fat removed contributes to improving the contour of the target area—you do not lose a substantial amount of weight from this procedure.
Vaginal Rejuvenation Surgery
Vaginal rejuvenation surgery entails several different surgeries to improve the shape, size, and function of your vaginal area. These procedures help to restore the soft tissue structures that may have been causing you discomfort and embarrassment.
Additionally, vaginal deliveries may result in widening of the vaginal canal that can be narrowed with vaginal rejuvenation surgery.
Vaginal rejuvenation includes clitoral hood reduction, labiaplasty, labia majoraplasty, monsplasty, and vaginoplasty.
Gluteal Fat Transfer or Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)
Buttock or gluteal augmentation is a procedure used to improve the volume, shape, and contour of the buttocks. Buttock augmentation can be achieved through fat grafting, (famously referred to as a Brazilian Butt Lift or BBL).
Liposuction is performed in areas where fat removal will improve the contour of your body. Typically, fat is harvested two or more regions to obtain an adequate amount. These areas include the flanks (love handles), abdomen, and back.
The harvested fat is purified to optimize the viability of your fat cells and stem cells which will be injected into the subcutaneous layer (below the skin, but above the muscle) of your buttocks.
Women who wish to explore the option of using plastic surgery to recover (or build upon) their former silhouette will find that at Mommy Makeover Tijuana, Dr. Navarro is an understanding and compassionate doctor whose only goal is to inform and assist women interested in these procedures.
