Breast Lift / Tummy Tuck / Hernia Repair / Liposuction: Flanks

When patients choose to have more than one surgical procedure, doctors often recommend doing several procedures during a single session. This has several advantages including only needing one dose of anesthesia and one period of recovery. When mothers are ready to retake control over their bodies following pregnancy, they often turn to plastic surgery to get the results they're looking for and surgeons often recommend a mommy makeover involving several procedures. This woman found herself with stubborn excess fat and loose abdominal skin. She also wanted to improve the shape and size of her deflated breasts. So, she came into the Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery in Reston VA, near Washington DC for a consult. Her surgeon performed a mastopexy, an abdominalplasty, and liposuction of the flanks or love handle area. During the tummy tuck procedure, he also repaired her Rectus Diastasis (AKA Mummy Tummy) and umbilical hernia. She is thrilled with her results. Pregnancy is hard on a woman's body, but a skilled surgeon can do wonders both to her external appearance and her internal acceptance of herself.