Lots of women choose to have a mommy makeover once they’ve completed their families. One of the great benefits of this procedure is that you can custom-tailor it to fit your unique needs and goals. While your results can be very long-lasting and even permanent, there are a few different factors that can affect how long your same smooth, beautiful outcomes may last.
Which Procedures Are You Combining?
Because a mommy makeover is so customizable, it’s difficult to generalize things like how long the results will last or even what will be entailed in the procedure itself. Most commonly, however, women may choose to combine procedures like a tummy tuck, liposuction, breast lift or breast augmentation.
While the outcome from your tummy tuck and liposuction, for instance, could be permanent, breast implants will eventually need revised. However, many women are able to enjoy their new figure for up to 10 years before planning for an update.
A Healthy Lifestyle Can Prolong Your Results
Other lifestyle factors, such as smoking, alcohol use and sun exposure, can also affect your results by accelerating the natural aging process.Maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle is one of the best things you can do to help prolong your new look after a mommy makeover. Liposuction does permanently remove isolated pockets of fat from your body, but new cells can form if you drastically change your eating and exercise habits.
Maintain a Relationship with Your Cosmetic Surgeon
It’s important to make sure you go to any follow-up appointments with your cosmetic surgeon as directed so that he or she can help you stay on track for a safe and speedy recovery so that you can enjoy your new physique for years to come.
Author: Dr. Joseph Castellano
Dr. Joseph Castellano is a native Floridian who grew up in the Tampa Bay area. After medical school and residency, Dr. Castellano returned home and has opened a practice in Tampa, Florida focusing on breast augmentation, abdominoplasty, liposuction, facelift, and eyelid rejuvenation. He is a member of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, American College of Surgeons, and American Medical Association
