| This 36-year old patient from Murrieta, California was unhappy with the body changes from having 2 children. She wanted to reduce the size of her breasts with breast reduction surgery, along with tightening her abdominal muscles and also remove the excess skin and stretch marks from pregnancy (tummy tuck surgery).
After losing her pregnancy weight, the patient decided to meet with Dr. Pousti to discuss Mommy Makeover options.
The night before surgery, the patient came in with her favorite bathing suit to have markings performed. The bathing suit is used a guide to plan where to hide the tummy tuck incision area.
Measurements were made to ensure as much symmetry as possible and to map out the mommy makeover procedures.
The patient’s right breast was larger than her left breast, and she was very concerned with breast symmetry. Dr. Pousti takes his time to make sure to achieve the patient’s desired look.
After the completed breast reduction/breast lift surgery, the weight of the removed tissue from the right breast was 515 grams and 385 grams was removed from the left breast. Dr. Pousti checked for symmetry before, during and after the completed breast surgery, while the patient is in the upright and laying down position.
Here, Dr. Pousti shows the muscle laxity (separated abdominal muscles) after pregnancies. The markings show the extent of the separation.
Once the muscles brought together and are repaired, the patient will have a tighter, flatter, and a more narrow stomach. Liposuction was also performed to contour the flanks and hips was well.
The patient is now 4-weeks post-op surgery and is very happy with her results.
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