Indianapolis Mommy Makeover Provider
Dr. Barry Eppley

Pregnancy and childbirth can wreak havoc on a woman's body. Few women would cast doubt on a phenomenon that they have probably seen or experienced. Throw in the strain of a few months of breast feeding and a bunch of sleepless nights and a woman's body is sure to suffer (not to mention how she may feel). To reverse some of these changes, plastic surgery has come up with a variety of cosmetic procedures to help restore a woman's body. Dubbed the "mommy makeover," it has become popular as both a marketing concept and a treatment strategy for the post-pregnancy female body.

A mommy makeover is a collection of female body reshaping procedures that focus on the breasts and abdomen the two body areas that are most affected by pregnancy. These can include breast procedures such as a breast lift to perk up sagging breasts after breast feeding, breast implants to bring back a woman's cup size or even more, and a breast reduction to reduce breasts that may have become enlarged during pregnancy. Abdominal and waistline options include various forms of tummy tuck procedures to tighten stretched stomach muscles and remove loose and sagging skin and liposuction to eliminate unwanted pockets of fat from the stomach, hips and thighs.

None of these plastic surgery procedures are new, but combining them all at once in a single surgery is. Combining breast and abdominal reshaping can create the most dramatic changes ever seen in a woman between the shoulders and the hips. Some women can never return to exactly the way they looked before children even with the best of plastic surgery, but others can end up looking more proportionate and attractive than before pregnancy.

While many women get stellar results with a mommy makeover, this procedure is not right for everyone. The best candidates are those women who are not planning on having more children and are done with breast feeding. One should have made a good effort with diet and exercise to get the best body possible before surgery, and have sufficient time off and support to allow for an adequate recovery. While some women are anxious to begin the process of mommy makeover surgery shortly after giving birth to their last child, it is often better to wait at least six to 12 months before undergoing the surgery.

Most mommy makeovers are done on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia. Significant reshaping cannot be completed under local or sedation anesthesia.

While some women bounce back from pregnancy like nothing ever happened, other women struggle with feeling their bodies have been ravaged after pregnancy. Mommy makeovers can reverse years of damage to a woman's body in just a few hours. Please visit our mommy makeover results page to view before and after pictures.

Dr. Eppley is a well-trained Indianapolis mommy makeover surgeon who is also recognized as a top-notch Indianapolis breast augmentation provider among patients seeking plastic surgery in Indianapolis.