Mommy makeover.
A bespoke combination of body procedures addressing what pregnancy actually changed — not a marketing menu. The plan is built per patient, in consultation, after we look at your body.
What a mommy makeover actually is, in our hands.
A mommy makeover is the term — not one we love, but one patients arrive with — for combining several body procedures into a single operation, addressing the physical changes pregnancy and breastfeeding leave behind. Most commonly the combination is an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) to repair the abdominal wall and remove loose skin, a breast procedure (lift, reduction, or augmentation depending on what the breasts now ask for), and targeted liposuction in areas where fat redistributed and stayed. Combining them under one anaesthetic means one recovery instead of three.
What we will not do is pre-package this. There is no Aesmax Mommy Makeover® with a fixed list of procedures and a fixed price. Some patients need a full abdominoplasty; others need only a mini-tummy-tuck because the muscle separation is small. Some need a breast lift with no implant; some need a small implant with no lift; some need their abdominal wall repaired and nothing else. The first conversation is a long one — we measure, we discuss, we look at your photographs from before pregnancy if you have them — and we propose a plan. Then we discuss whether the plan should be one operation or, occasionally, two staged ones if the surgical load would be too high in a single sitting.
This is the procedure where the consultation does most of the work. We do not begin from a menu — we begin from your body, and we build the plan from there.Aesmax
The combination is what makes recovery the longest of any procedure on this site. You should plan, realistically, for several weeks of restricted movement and several months before the body has settled into its final shape. We will tell you, before you book, exactly what the recovery will ask of you — and whether it is feasible given your work, your family, and the help you can arrange at home. The plan is the operation; the recovery is the other half.
The procedure in numbers.
From the day of surgery to the final result.
Day one and two
You spend one to two nights in hospital depending on the combination of procedures. The first 24 hours are the most uncomfortable; you are on intravenous pain control during this period and the medical team checks on you regularly. Surgical drains are typically in place at this stage to evacuate any post-operative fluid. We see you the morning after surgery and again before discharge.
Hospital, drains in
Days three to seven
Drains are usually removed between day three and day five. You are upright but moving slowly, walking short distances around the home is encouraged, and you sleep with the upper body slightly elevated. Compression garments are worn day and night. Pain transitions from constant to intermittent; oral pain medication is sufficient. We see you for a check at the end of this week.
Drains out, upright
Week two
You are functional in the home but should still avoid lifting children, heavy housework, or any activity that requires sustained core engagement. Most patients find this the hardest stage psychologically — you feel better than the first week but cannot yet do what you want to. Compression continues. Light short walks build to twenty or thirty minutes by week’s end.
Functional, restricted
Weeks three to four
Most patients return to office-style work in this window. Driving is permitted once you can perform an emergency stop without hesitation. Lifting children remains restricted — this is the part that requires planning at home. Swelling is still significant; clothes will fit differently from how they will fit at three months.
Back to work, no lifting
Weeks six to eight
Light cardio is reintroduced — walking, stationary cycling, swimming once incisions are fully healed. Core work, lifting heavier than five kilos, and high-impact exercise wait until eight to twelve weeks depending on how the abdominal wall repair is healing. We assess this directly at your check-in visits.
Light cardio returns
Months three to six
The bulk of the swelling has resolved, the body shape is largely settled, and full exercise has typically resumed by month three. The waist looks tighter than it did at six weeks; the breasts have softened into their final position. Scars are still pink at this stage; their final appearance is judged at twelve months, not three.
Shape settles
Twelve months
Scars have matured to fine lines, sensation in the abdominal skin has largely returned (some numbness around the lower abdomen can persist longer), and the result is the result. We see you at one week, two weeks, one month, three months, six months, and twelve months — longer if you want, and at no extra cost. Photographs at the twelve-month visit are how we judge a result, not how we judge it at three weeks.
Final shape, scars mature
The questions we hear most often.
Should the procedures be combined or staged separately?
Combining them is the more common choice — one anaesthetic, one recovery, one period of disruption to family life. We combine when the total surgical load is acceptable for your health profile and the operation can be completed in a single sitting without extending fatigue beyond safe limits. We stage when there is too much to do well in one operation, or when your medical history makes a long single anaesthetic less wise. The decision is medical, not commercial.
How long should I plan to be unable to lift my children?
Six weeks for children under fifteen kilos — longer if your abdominal wall repair was extensive. This is the single most important practical question for most patients, and it is the one that determines whether the timing is workable. We will help you plan realistically: most families arrange additional help in the household for the first three to four weeks, and partial help through week six.
What gets included in my plan?
It depends entirely on what your body asks for. The most common combination is abdominoplasty plus a breast procedure plus liposuction in one or two specific areas — but each of those three components has variations, and any one of them may be omitted if it is not what you need. We propose the plan in writing after consultation. You can take it home, sit with it, ask questions, and decide.
Will the scars be visible?
The abdominoplasty scar runs low across the lower abdomen, hidden by underwear and bikini bottoms in most patients — we plan its position with you so it sits where you want. Breast scars depend on the breast procedure chosen. Liposuction leaves only small puncture marks that fade significantly. All scars mature over twelve months; we judge their final appearance at the year mark, not at three months.
How soon can I exercise again?
Walking from week one. Light cardio (stationary cycling, swimming once healed) from week six. Core work, lifting weights, and high-impact exercise from week eight to twelve, depending on how the abdominal repair is healing — we assess this directly at your check-ins. Patients who push the schedule risk separating the abdominal repair, which is hard to undo. Patience here is mandatory, not advisory.
Should I wait until I am done having children?
Yes — if you are planning more children, this is the wrong year. A future pregnancy will undo most of the abdominal work. We are happy to consult earlier if you want to understand what the procedure would involve, but we will recommend waiting until your family is complete before operating. The work lasts; we want it to last on you.
How soon can I fly home if I am coming from abroad?
We ask international patients to plan ten to fourteen days in Istanbul. We see you the morning after surgery, again at three to five days for drain removal, again at end of week one, and once more before you fly. Long-haul flights are safe from day ten; we will write any documentation airlines need. Compression garments continue for several weeks after you fly home.
Önceki hastalardan fotoğraflar.
Mommy makeover before-and-after pairs are photographed at the six- and twelve-month follow-ups and processed for KVKK compliance before publication. They will appear here — not stock images, not ours.
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