This is a continuation of a post I did earlier today about plastic surgery.

New resources have shown me that a plastic surgeon can offer many different forms of cosmetic surgery but the two that stood out the most for me were beverly hills liposculpture and my personal favorite which is called the mommy makeover.

Naturally learning more about these procedures is something that I had to do so I’m going to give a pretty quick break down of what each of these procedures really mean for those who are at all interested in them.

Beverly Hills - Liposculpture - This is a new procedure that focuses on not only the unwanted fat but the overlying skin. Traditional liposuction and liposculpture removes the fat and the surrounding skin will more than likely remain loose, which minimizes the desired look that the patient was going for. One of the doctors at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery is utilizing a unique form of liposuction to minimize this potential problem. The technique that this doctor uses is to not only suck out the fat but tighten the area so that you don’t have the excess skin to take care of. I’m sure this would also work financially considering it’s cheaper to have one procedure of lipsculpture than it would be to have liposculpture plus a tummy tuck later on, in order to tighten or remove this excess skin.

The combined skin tightening with the removal of fat is what makes Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery’s Skin Activating Liposuction TM so effective. The technique can be used anywhere liposuction is done, from the chin to the chest to the love handles to the thighs. It also helps achieve improved results in larger volume liposuction procedures, since the skin needs to shrink by a large amount in these instances.

Mommy Makeover - This is one that I can personally understand. After a woman, no matter what age, has given birth the skin just doesn’t do the same thing that it used to. The boobs may need a lift considering they grew to at least two cups larger during pregnancy and then shrank back to their original size, almost over night. As a larger woman, I also understand skin losing it’s elasticity so naturally if you’re carrying a child around for 9 months the skin around your stomach isn’t going to go back to where it was before. There’s going to be sagging that exercise won’t fix, unless you were active during the pregnancy this is something that can’t be over looked if you truly want your old figure back.

These surgeons don’t give them the body they WISH they had before pregnancy unless it’s requested. What they do is place a small implant in the breast - not to increase the size but to bring back the volume that was lost during and after pregnancy. They can and will do a formal mastopexy or breast lift but for the most part they’re just going to put you back to where you used to be, they also do liposuction. They’ve done these sort of makeovers on women as young as 22 and as old as 64.

The thing that gets me, however, is the fact that there are 22 year olds with plenty of energy and elasticity left in their skin and they’re taking the route of surgery. I understand that young mothers are just as busy as mothers in their 40’s but if you’re going to be chasing around a child for the first 7-10 years of life, could you seriously NOT work off the fat that was gained during the pregnancy?