She worked hard with a personal trainer to establish a good level of physical fitness and lose as much weight as she could on her own. After two years on her own, she felt ready to “pass the baton” to a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, and she found our office!
Her Mommy Makeover included removal of over four kilograms of excess lower abdominal skin and fat (over nine pounds!), repair of her significant rectus diastasis, and creating a flatter and smoother abdominal contour. Liposuction removed three and half liters of fat from her upper and lower abdomen, flanks, pubic region and upper inner thighs.
Given her dark skin and propensity for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, it was not a surprise that her scars healed darker than her surrounding skin and took several years to fade. Long-term follow up photos are shown 4 years after surgery. She feels very comfortable in her skin and continues to feel motivated to stay fit and active as her children enter high school and get ready for college!
The last set of photos show the abdominoplasty specimen and fat removed via liposuction for this patient.
*All photos are actual patient photographs and are for illustrative purposes only. Individual results may vary.
