If you can’t quite decide between a tummy tuck and a breast augmentation, why not look into getting them both at the same time? Whether you’ve had kids, achieved a major weight loss goal or simply have more than one trouble spot you’d like to address, pairing a tummy tuck with your breast enhancement could be the most effective solution to enhancing your curves in all the right places. Here’s why.
Get More Comprehensive Results
Many women choose to get breast implants to get that coveted hourglass shape, but a flabby tummy could keep you from quite achieving this goal. This is often the case for women who have had children and therefore have some loose or sagging skin and muscle tissue in the abdominal area, as well as anyone who has experienced massive weight loss.
If this is the case for you, combining a tummy tuck with your breast implants could help you to get more complete results that highlight your natural curves and offer a more comprehensive final outcome.
Customize Your Procedure
Known as a mommy makeover, you can combine several different cosmetic procedures into one totally customizable surgery. While abdominoplasty and breast enhancement are two of the most common procedures to include in a mommy makeover, you can also add liposuction, an arm lift or other body contouring treatments to help you achieve the look you’re going for.
In many cases, including liposuction with your tummy tuck and breast augmentation can help to enhance your final results, as a tummy tuck alone cannot address stubborn pockets of fat that don’t seem to respond to diet and exercise. On the other hand, while liposuction can offer a smoother, sleeker contour, it isn’t able to fix sagging skin or loose muscle tissue. For these reasons, a tummy tuck and liposuction are often combined.
It is important to note, too, that before you opt for a mommy makeover or other plastic surgery procedures, it’s typically recommended that you complete your family and reach and maintain a healthy weight first. Otherwise, a revision surgery may be necessary to keep your same great results.
Have a Single Recovery Period
Having a tummy tuck and breast augmentation at the same time can be a very safe and effective cosmetic procedure.One of the biggest benefits of combining procedures like a tummy tuck and breast enhancement is that you’ll only need to recover once. While the recovery period for a combined procedure may be slightly longer than it would be for a single procedure, in the long run, you’ll spend less time recovering if you have both surgeries done at the same time.
This can be especially beneficial if you have young children or a limited amount of time that you can take off of work.
Save on Surgical Costs
While it’s never a good idea to choose a plastic surgery procedure or a plastic surgeon based solely on price, you can save some money by combining procedures that you know you’ll want to get in the future, anyway. Because a combination procedure only requires one anesthesia and surgery, rather than two or even three, the cumulative costs will be lower than if you were to space each procedure out over several months or even years.
The best way to decide if having a tummy tuck and breast augmentation at the same time makes sense for your individual situation is to schedule an in-person consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon to discuss your goals.
At Pacifica Center for Plastic Surgery, Dr. Daniel G. Kolder, M.D. has established one of the most reputable plastic surgery practices in Southern California. The practice draws patients from Camarillo, Simi Valley, Oxnard, Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks and all of Ventura County.
