Mommy Makeovers Houston

We often combine 3-5 plastic surgery procedures into one mommy makeover procedure. At your consultation, we will discuss your medical history and treatment goals to determine how many procedures are needed and safe to receive at one time. Dr. Chaudhari routinely performs surgeries for 8 to 10 hours, if needed, without any increase in surgical complications.

The cost of a mommy makeover varies depending on how many procedures are received. At your consultation, we will give you a price estimate and discuss financing options. Depending on the combination of procedures, the price range can be between $12,000 and $25,000.

A mommy makeover is a large complex combination of procedures that can be executed safely when performed by a board certified plastic surgeon like Dr. Chaudhari. However, like any surgical procedure, there are small risks of bleeding, infection, scarring, dissatisfaction, and need for revisions.

Liposuction can remove an average of 3-5 pounds of fat, and this amount may vary, depending on how many areas you receive liposuction and how much excess fat needs to be removed to create a smooth, beautiful contour.

Before a mommy makeover, patients should be in overall good health and nonsmokers or committed to not smoking for at least six weeks. Patients should also avoid blood-thinning medications like anti-inflammatories and certain herbal supplements for a few days before surgery. Alcohol should also be limited during the week leading up to your procedure. Daily protein intake should be increased before surgery to maximize your healing potential. Dr. Chaudhari will go over all of these and more at the time of your consultation.

Most patients can return to work two weeks after their mommy makeover procedure but more strenuous exercise and activities like heavy lifting should be avoided for at least four weeks. After two weeks, most of the swelling will have gone down and discomfort will be minimal, but it can take several weeks for swelling to completely reduce.

The phrase “mommy makeover” is a broad phrase that includes any combination of breast and body enhancement procedures that reverses the effects of having children. For many women, this includes a breast lift and tummy tuck, but some women want implants and some women want liposuction, so it’s very customized for each woman. When you meet with Dr. Chaudhari, he will spend a lot of time understanding your needs and helping you develop a treatment plan for you. We are more than capable of handling anything you need to have done.

In addition to oral pain medications, including narcotics and anti-inflammatory medications, Dr. Chaudhari also provides the option of having an implantable pain pump that continuously and automatically infuses a local anesthetic medication to numb the surgical site. This On-Q pain pump delivers the local anesthetic medication for 6 days post-op to really give you good relief from postop pain. Our patients really love this option and most of them state that their pain is surprisingly minimal after major body contouring procedures.