Mommy Makeover
Overview
Quality plastic surgery makes profound improvements not only on the way people look but, more importantly, the way they feel about themselves. This is especially true with women who have had children. This is particularly upsetting because, as a whole, childbirth is such a beautiful time in a woman's life. Still, the toll that it takes on a woman's body is frustrating. We frequently hear concerns from mothers about how they feel that their once beautiful body has been taken from them. Usually, they are reluctant to say this because they love their children and do not want to seem ungrateful for what they know is a blessing. This section was created to help mothers deal the specific issues that surround the physical changes that occur with childbirth.
It is important for mothers to know that many of their body changes caused by pregnancy are out of their control. This is especially true for her breasts and her abdomen. Mommy Makeover is not a catch phrase. It is a treatment plan for the normal condition that follows childbirth.
Mommy Makeovers on the Rise
More than 325,000 tummy tuck, breast augmentation and breast lift procedures were performed on women ages 20 to 39 in 2006, according to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The 11 percent increase over 2005 statistics in Mommy Makeover procedures is more than five times higher than the growth of overall cosmetic plastic surgery procedures (2 percent) during the same time period.
"In this day and age, women are giving birth later, returning to their careers sooner, and have busier schedules than ever before. Many are finding cosmetic plastic surgery to be the answer to returning to a pre-pregnancy shape they are comfortable with," said ASPS President Roxanne Guy, M.D.
The Mommy Makeover procedures, which include breast augmentation, tummy tuck and breast lift, rank first, fourth and fifth respectively among all procedures performed on women ages 20 to 39 in 2006. Women in their twenties had 95,500 breast augmentations (up 15 percent), 14,500 breast lifts (up 11 percent) and 13,800 tummy tucks (up 9 percent.) The number of procedures increases in the “30 something” category with 118,500 breast augmentations (up 9 percent), 34,000 breast lifts (up 11 percent) and 49,600 tummy tucks (up 12 percent).
ASPS procedural statistics are collected through the first online national database for plastic surgery procedures, Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons (TOPS). This data, combined with the annual survey sent to American Board of Medical Specialties certified physicians most likely to perform plastic surgery, results in the most comprehensive census on plastic surgery procedures.
2006 Top Female Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures
