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Why is the Mommy Makeover so popular?

Having a baby is one of the greatest wonders and joys in life. As a mom, you are loving, supporting, and nurturing, but pregnancy and breastfeeding can bring many physical changes to your body.

Our Mommy Makeover can address a number of areas affected by childbirth. It can help you get back into the clothes you wore prior to pregnancy and make you like yourself again. It can address sagging breasts, loose skin, stretched abdominal muscles, stubborn fat deposits on abdomen, hips, thighs and buttocks, stretch marks, and that protruding belly you can’t seem to get rid of. A Mommy Makeover with Dr. Chad Wu can help you reclaim the body you once had or have always desired.

As you take a little time for yourself to get a Mommy Makeover, you can enhance your body, boost your confidence, and strengthen your self-image. Individuals who are not mothers but who have experienced major weight loss or unwanted signs of aging can also experience many of the same benefits from these procedures.

Which Issues Does Our Mommy Makeover Address?

The changes your body goes through during pregnancy, may leave you almost unrecognizable to yourself. Patients visit Dr. Wu with a range of problems, such as:

  • Abdominal muscle separation, which creates an unwanted pooch in the belly that is best repaired with surgery.
  • Loss of breast volume and drooping after breastfeeding.
  • Excess fat and sagging skin.
  • Visible C-section scars above the bikini line, especially if they had an emergency C-section and are left with a vertical scar.
  • Excess fatty deposits that just won’t go away despite proper diet and exercise.

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Here’s What We Can Do For You

There is no standard formula for a Mommy Makeover; it is always tailored to your individual needs. Cosmetic procedures after pregnancy can help address changes to your body and skin. They can be performed individually or combined into a single treatment plan.

Dr. Wu has helped similar women like you achieve stunning figures through a uniquely tailored combination of procedures, aptly named, the “Mommy Makeover.”

It combines several procedures at once to help you achieve a flatter tummy, lifted and firm breasts, slender contours, and a more youthful, pre-pregnancy appearance.

Breast Lift

Breasts often lose volume, tissue, and skin tone from the changes that occur during pregnancy and breastfeeding, resulting in a drooping appearance. Breast lift surgery (mastopexy), eliminates extra skin and tightens the remaining tissue for firmer, “perkier,” more youthful-looking breasts. When done concurrently with a breast augmentation, these procedures will enhance your Mommy Makeover surgery to bring your breasts back to pre-pregnancy form. Improves breast shape and contour

  • Improves breast shape and contour
  • Corrects breast sagging
  • Restores a more youthful and perky breast appearance

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Breast Augmentation

Nothing takes the brunt of childbearing, breastfeeding, and aging, as much as a woman’s breasts. Our Mommy Makeover, Vaughan, most often includes a breast augmentation more than any other procedure.

A breast augmentation with implants adds fullness and volume to the breasts for a more contoured appearance. They can improve the cosmetic appearance of breasts that have lost volume or fullness after pregnancy, weight gain/loss, or breastfeeding.

  • Permanently boosts breast size with implants
  • Enhances breast shape for a rounder, more feminine look
  • Restores youthful volume and firmness
  • Implants come in a wide variety of sizes, profiles, textures, etc. for patient customization

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Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck can correct unattractive changes to the abdomen caused by pregnancy, aging, heredity, or weight fluctuations. This surgery tightens and firms the abdomen, including the loose skin after pregnancy, to restore its definition and contour.

  • Removes excess fat and skin from the abdomen
  • Tightens weakened or separated abdominal muscles (diastasis recti treatment)
  • Particularly beneficial after multiple pregnancies

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Liposuction

Pregnancy, nursing, and weight fluctuations often leave pockets of stubborn fat in areas such as the hips, buttocks, waist, and thighs. Liposuction removes fat from problem areas to create more youthful and slender body contours. Liposuction after pregnancy helps in post-pregnancy body contouring.

  • Directly targets stubborn fat in troublesome areas
  • Can be performed anywhere on the body
  • Permanently removes unwanted fat
  • Improves body contours

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The Procedure

Whether you’re getting a tummy tuck and breast lift, or breast augmentation with tummy tuck, rest assured that you’re in safe hands. Our customized surgical plan ensures that the outcome is suited to your needs and desires.

TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE PROCEDURE

  • Tell your surgeon what medications you are taking.
  • Tell the surgeon if you have varicose veins.
  • Tell your doctor about any allergies.
  • Tell your surgeon if you have ever had phlebitis.
  • Inform your surgeon if you smoke.
  • Do not take anti-inflammatory medications or aspirin.

THE DAY OF THE OPERATION

  • Wash with a disinfectant soap.
  • Wear comfortable, loose clothing.
  • Do not wear make-up.
  • Do not wear jewelry.

HE SURGICAL PROCEDURE

What to Expect
Mommy Makeover, that will include tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), liposuction, and breast lift/augmentation, is usually performed under general anesthesia and lasts between five and six hours.

RECOVERY

Back to Family, Back to You – The Mommy Makeover Recovery

Most moms don’t have the luxury of a long recovery after plastic surgery, so treatment plans are designed to help you get back to family life (and your personal routine) as quickly as possible. Most women are able to return to normal activities, including work, working out, and caring for their kids, approximately one week after a breast augmentation or breast lift, and within 10 days to two weeks after breast and/or tummy tuck surgery.

RESTRICTIONS

  • No alcohol
  • No tobacco
  • No intense physical activity

POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS

What are the risks of a Mommy Makeover?

As with all plastic surgery procedures, there can be related risks, complications and side effects associated with a Mommy Makeover. The combination of surgeries can prove to be a challenging task. As such, careful selection of your surgeon and surgical center is highly recommended.

Most common risks: infection, internal bruising, bad reaction to anesthesia, bleeding, soreness, swelling, numbness, capsular contracture, hematoma, implant rupture, fluid imbalance, altered sensation of the nipple and breast, and embolism.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the right time after pregnancy to consider a mommy makeover?

We highly recommend that you consider our Mommy Makeover at least six months after you have a baby (and are not planning more) and have stopped breastfeeding. You should also be physically fit to undergo major surgery. The closer you already are to your goal weight, the better the results from your procedure.

Who is an ideal candidate for the mommy makeover surgery?

Ideal candidates for a Mommy Makeover are typically mothers or individuals who have lost a significant amount of weight. Most patients have pockets of stubborn fat combined with sagging abdominal skin, weakened stomach muscles, and deflated, sagging breasts. Candidates should be non-smokers or be willing to quit for at least two weeks before and after their procedure. The best candidates have a healthy lifestyle and are within 10 to 15 pounds of their ideal goal weight.

Do I have to be a mother to get a Mommy Makeover?

Despite its name, the Mommy Makeover is not just for mothers. This procedure can be performed on any woman (or even any man) who desires correction of multiple body issues at once.

What is the benefit of combining your treatments into a Mommy Makeover rather than doing each procedure one at a time?

There are multiple benefits to combining your procedures into one as a Mommy Makeover:

  • Overall less expensive than multiple surgeries
  • Far easier recovery than multiple surgical procedures
  • Shorter surgical timeline altogether
  • Less total time off work 
  • Your full results come sooner
Are the results permanent?

The results of your Mommy Makeover are designed to be long lasting. However, their longevity largely depends on choices that you make. Women who become pregnant or gain a lot of weight after their procedure will likely compromise their results. The natural aging process can also affect how long results last. You will be able to maintain your results best with a healthy lifestyle and by avoiding future pregnancies.

Will I not be able to breastfeed after breast surgery?

Some breast surgeries affect milk production more than others. It’s very important to provide prenatal support by discussing the type of breast surgery to identify potential effects on milk production. After birth, closely monitor the infant’s nutrition and consult a lactation specialist if needed. Appropriate emotional support can help mothers overcome breastfeeding challenges.

Dr. Chad Wu will answer your questions and discuss your options in detail to help make a choice that is right for you. The doctor takes every necessary precaution for your surgery to be successful. Book a consultation today.

Will breast implants affect my ability to receive mammograms?

A skilled technician should be able to perform a mammogram even with breast implants. Make sure you inform them that you have implants when you make the appointment and confirm that they have someone experienced in image testing patients with implants. In some cases, you may be asked to undergo an MRI to better view the breast tissue.

Will this procedure help eliminate cellulite?

It depends on the selected procedures. Liposuction can help to reduce the appearance of cellulite, but it does not eliminate it.

What happens if I get pregnant after a Mommy Makeover?

Becoming pregnant after a Mommy Makeover can reverse the effects of the surgery, which is why we recommend undergoing the procedure if you are not planning on having any more children.

What should I expect post-op?

You will be required to wear a compression garment over the treated areas and may also require drains* depending on the procedure. Massages are an extremely important part of the healing process. They help in providing optimal results, assisting with natural contour and uniformity. To manage pain, your doctor will prescribe you pain medication. Recovery time varies depending on the procedures selected in your Mommy Makeover.
*Drains are temporary tubes placed under the skin after surgery to remove excess fluid during recovery

How soon after I finish breastfeeding can I have breast plastic surgery?

Breast augmentation or breast lift should be performed at least three months after breastfeeding has ended.

WHAT PROCEDURES ARE TYPICALLY INCLUDED IN A MOMMY MAKEOVER?

A Mommy Makeover with us includes breast lift/breast augmentation, tummy tuck, with liposuction. Only after a proper consultation and complete discussion with you regarding your goals, will we decide on the best course of treatment.

CAN A MOMMY MAKEOVER COMBINE TUMMY TUCK, BREAST SURGERY, AND LIPOSUCTION?

Yes. That’s the advantage of a Mommy Makeover. We can combine any number of procedures you wish and create a customized plan for you that will help you enhance your body and boost your confidence.

HOW LONG IS THE RECOVERY AND WHEN CAN I RETURN TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES?

Most women are able to return to normal activities including work, working out, and caring for kids approximately one week after breast augmentation or breast lift, and between ten days and two weeks after breast and/or tummy tuck surgery.

CAN A MOMMY MAKEOVER ADDRESS LOOSE SKIN AND STRETCHED ABDOMINAL MUSCLES?

Yes. We have two excellent treatments: tummy tuck and liposuction. Depending on your condition and goal, we will address your concern and suggest a solution accordingly.

Ready for Your Mommy Makeover?

Your body has done something incredible. But if you’re feeling self-conscious about the changes that came with it, rest assured that you can restore your pre-baby body and confidence.

As a quadruple board-certified plastic surgeon in Toronto, Dr. Chad Wu combines advanced surgical expertise with a patient-first philosophy to help mothers regain confidence in their own bodies. During your consultation, you’ll receive a thorough evaluation of your anatomy, skin quality, and aesthetic goals to build a personalized treatment plan designed around you.

You’ll also have the opportunity to:

  • Discuss your concerns about breast sagging, volume loss, abdominal laxity, and stubborn fat
  • Learn whether a breast lift, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, or liposuction best suits your goals
  • Review before-and-after results and understand realistic, natural-looking outcomes
  • Ask questions about procedure sequencing, recovery timelines, safety, and long-term results

Dr. Chad Wu takes a holistic approach to body contouring, delivering harmonious, balanced results while honoring what makes you uniquely you.

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