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Restore SD Plastic Surgery»Blog » Archives for Plastic Surgery»Body Surgery»Mommy Makeover

Your 2025 Mommy Makeover Checklist (Free Download)

Mommy makeover patient going over checklist with plastic surgeon

Once you’ve scheduled your San Diego mommy makeover, it’s time to prepare yourself, your family, and your recovery space. Below, San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Katerina Gallus shares a free comprehensive mommy makeover checklist (plus a few other tips!) to help you enjoy a smooth recovery and the best results possible. Pre-surgery preparation Post-surgery mommy […]

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Podcast: Ben Affleck’s Faux-Hawk & A Female Plastic Surgeon’s Guide to Mommy Makeover

San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Katerina Gallus and her scrub tech Bri on the mommy makeover episode of their podcast, "All the B's"

Listen: Watch: San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. G & Bri cover: Trending Daily Mail article:Olympian Carlos Yulo Wins Condo, Colonoscopies & Free Ramen for Life (eonline.com)Mommy makeover-related Daily Mail articles:My husband told me I should get ‘mommy makeover’ SURGERY – because he’s not attracted to me after I gave birth to two kids 90 Day Fiance’s […]

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How to Plan Mommy Makeover Recovery Around Summer Vacations, According to a San Diego Female Plastic Surgeon

Mother and daughter on the beach during summer vacation

The plastic surgeon explains when to time a “mommy makeover” surgery—like tummy tucks, breast enhancements, and liposuction—to be ready for summer vacations and holidays. San Diego, California /Press Advantage/ —Dr. Katerina Gallus of Restore SD Plastic Surgery in San Diego has performed hundreds of mommy makeovers in her 20+-year San Diego plastic surgery career, and she’s learned […]

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Everything You Need to Know About Mommy Makeovers, From a Plastic Surgeon and Mother

Young new mother and baby lying on bed

Motherhood is one of the greatest joys of life, but it surely takes a toll on the female body. Moms, you know the effects I’m talking about: new fat pockets, sagging skin, and separated abdominal muscles, not to mention a few more lines and wrinkles. The truth is, many women require help restoring their bodies […]

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Take Back the Years With a Mommy Makeover

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If you’re dissatisfied with the way your body looks after giving birth, you’ll be happy to know that there’s an answer. A mommy makeover is a combination of cosmetic procedures performed to restore your pre-pregnancy appearance. A typical makeover might include a tummy tuck, breast augmentation, breast lift or breast reduction, and liposuction of problem […]

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Five Reasons to Get a Mommy Makeover

woman in black dress showing right leg

Pregnancy and childbirth are incredible experiences, but they can take a serious toll on your body. You might find that you’re not able to get your body back in shape no matter how hard you eat right, exercise and try to tone up. Most women find that pregnancy leaves them with sagging breasts, a bulging […]

Filed Under: Body Surgery, Mommy Makeover, Plastic Surgery

Receive Personalized Care with a Mommy Makeover

Mommy Makeover

A Mommy Makeover is a way for a woman who has finished childbearing and breastfeeding to improve her appearance. It is a combination of cosmetic surgeries done during one surgical session that focuses on the changes that pregnancy can make to a woman’s body, including sagging breasts, loose abdomen muscles and stretched excess skin. A […]

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Mommy Makeover: Regain Your Pre-Baby Body

mommy makeover

Have you felt as if you would never get back to normal since you have given birth to your babies? While being a mother is a wonderful feeling and one that you certainly would not give up, you may not be as happy with some of the other changes to yourself since your children arrived. […]

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Consider a Mommy Makeover to Restore Your Body

Restore SD Plastic Surgery

A mommy makeover can help you restore your shape, your confidence and your beautiful skin tone if you have undergone one or more pregnancies that have left your body tissues sagging and that have given you stubborn pockets of fat that you cannot seem to diet away. Rather than just addressing a single problem, this […]

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Reclaim What You’ve Lost with a Mommy Makeover

Mommy Makeover

A Mommy Makeover is the popular name for a combination of cosmetic surgeries that may change your post-pregnancy body back to its pre-pregnancy state. Once you are done childbearing, your abdomen, breasts and skin may be stretched and flabby. You may also have pockets of fat that refuse to budge after months of diet and […]

Filed Under: Body Surgery, Mommy Makeover, Plastic Surgery

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