Plastic Surgeon Daniel Ronel, M.D.

Mommy makeovers can involve any number of procedures from simple lip augmentations to full body transformations. The most common combination is a breast augmentation and tummy tuck, but other procedures include buttock lifts, liposuction, thigh lifts, and breast reduction. Anyone who is healthy and has realistic expectations is a good candidate. Combining surgeries does raise the complication risk slightly, but when performed in an accredited surgical facility with board certified doctors, the risks are low. We use preoperative acupuncture and other modalities to decrease pain, bleeding, and bruising. Most women go back to work in two weeks. The first few days are difficult, although you can't just lie in bed. By the end of the first week, most people feel good enough to be taken out shopping or to a movie, etc. Between the first and second week, most people are going a little stir crazy and even go into work for a few hours. With the addition of acupuncture, reflexology, and other holistic modalities, we have seen a decrease in recovery time.