Tummy Tuck Timetable Post Childbirth And C-section
As a young mother looks down at her growing belly during pregnancy
, she may wonder if it will ever return to its previously flattened state. An amazing thing about bodies is that they do return to their pre-pregnancy shape, at least for the most part.The internal organs reposition themselves after the crunch of sharing tight quarters with a developing baby. The stretched out skin retracts to a certain degree, the hormones realign. But most often, the body is simply not the same as it was nine months before.
A question many new mothers or mothers-to-be ask about obtaining a surgical tightening of their belly is: how soon? And if a caesarean section becomes necessary, how will this affect the tummy tuck timetable as well as its advisability?
A tummy tuck is a surgical procedure performed by a reputable plastic surgeon in order to tighten up the excess skin remaining after a pregnancy. Factors that influence just how stretched out the area is include number of pregnancies (as repeated stretching seems to make it more challenging for the abdomen to return to its taut state), a woman's age (a younger body tends to have more elasticity), and health and genetic makeup. Another name for this procedure is an abdominoplasty.
The length of time to wait post-partum before embarking on this surgery will depend on each individual case and is an issue to be discussed with both the obstetrician and the plastic surgeon. The body needs to heal from the huge metamorphosis it has just undergone. The hormones need to readjust themselves and the skin needs to do its own work of tightening and recovery.
These changes evolve over a period of several months. It is a good idea to get back to a healthy weight as well as to be participating in a regular exercise regime so that there is a good idea of just how much tightening is necessary.
Something else to consider is how the surgical recovery period will coincide with the strenuous early days of caring for a newborn. It is best to wait till the baby has settled into a good eating and sleeping routine in order to allow for the rest and recuperation time that Mom will need after an abdominoplasty.
Tummy tucks may be done after a caesarean section, but again, the mother must be fully healed from her childbirth experience before undergoing yet another procedure. Some women may want to combine a tummy tuck with the c-section itself, but this is not a good idea, as the body needs to heal and realign itself between surgeries. So relax and enjoy your new baby. Soon enough you will be able enjoy a taut belly, as well.
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