Mommy Makeover Overview
A mommy makeover proposal can bundle several decisions into one number, which makes it hard to check. Start with the definition. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says the goal of a mommy makeover is to restore the shape and appearance of a woman's body after childbearing.
The same society says many areas of the body can be addressed, most commonly the breasts, abdomen, waist, genitalia and buttocks. It also says a mommy makeover is typically performed as a single-stage procedure. A single-stage quote can still cover more than one area of the body, so it deserves a closer read.
What the four pages ahead check
Each page below answers one question that a bundled proposal can blur together.
- Procedures in a Mommy Makeover asks which procedures a proposal combines and why.
- Mommy Makeover Incisions and Scars asks where incisions would fall and what a second source says about scars.
- Mommy Makeover Recovery asks how a proposal describes recovery from more than one procedure.
- Mommy Makeover Candidates asks who a proposal assumes the makeover is for.
Reading each piece on its own
A proposal may name individual procedures inside the bundle. The Aesthetic Society publishes a separate page for each of them: liposuction surgery, breast lift surgery, breast augmentation surgery and implants and tummy tuck surgery. Reading them one at a time lets you see which piece of the bundle a statement in your quote belongs to.
The cross-check before you leave
Pick the single line in your proposal that bundles the most together, such as one price or one recovery plan covering every procedure. Then ask which independent source supports that line for each procedure separately. If none does, you have found the question to take into the consultation.