Pregnancy and the early days of motherhood are usually among the most wonderful times in a woman’s life. Nevertheless, it’s obviously a process that has some stress attached to it as well as numerous impacts on a woman’s body — and those impacts are not always especially pretty. As practiced by Dr. Payam Jarrah-Nejad, MD, FICS, FACS, a double-board certified plastic surgeon, mommy makeover surgery seeks to repair some of the less attractive changes to the post pregnancy body. “Dr. J,” as he is known more familiarly to patients and colleagues, is highly experienced in all phases of mommy makeover surgery.
The most popular phase of the mommy makeover is the tummy tuck, which tightens skin that has been loosened by the inevitable abdominal stretch experienced during pregnancy. The stretch marked skin under and around the belly button is removed. The loosened muscles will be tightened again. The gap which develops in between the two main muscles in front of the tummy is corrected, muscles are tightened, and the tummy is flattened. The excess fat is removed, directly or with liposuction. Removal of excess fat can be done at the same time from other areas of unwanted fat. This fat may be used for transfer to other areas as the patient desires. For example, fat may be used for buttock enhancement.
Lactation and breastfeeding obviously have a great deal of impact on breasts, so a breast lift is another routine aspect of mommy makeover surgery. The idea is to remove any sagging or other unwanted changes that may have occurred. Also, many of Dr. J’s patients also take the opportunity to receive breast augmentation surgery. Some like the size they had during pregnancy and would like their breasts to return to that size.
Aside from such nonsurgical aspects of the mommy makeover as Botox and facial filler injections to deal with parenthood-related wrinkling, the final element of the mommy makeover is body contouring. Dr. J is renowned for his artistry as a surgeon, and he is often able to take the opportunity to subtly modify the shape of the body to make a more pleasing and harmonious shape. He is also admired by patients for his ability to keep surgical and post-surgical downtime to a minimum. Surgeries are performed at fully accredited centers and the patients are encouraged to walk the very same day as the procedure.
For more information on both the surgical and nonsurgical aspects of a mommy makeover in Beverly Hills, please contact us today.