The term mummy makeover really is a bit insulting. It implies that after you have babies there’s something that has fundamentally changed in you, and that I, a surgeon can fix it. Certainly, something has changed – you don’t get a full night’s sleep for a few years for one thing, and secondly your bank balance never recovers. EVER. Also, you become responsible for another little human, and that never goes away. At the tender age of 52, my mother still wants to know if I’m getting enough sleep and why I look like a dero on a Sunday morning. I blame it on being up all night writing blogs….
Anyway, I suppose what the term “Mummy makeover” means to many people is a simultaneous surgery to perk up breasts and try and bring your abdomen back to some semblance of how it was before you got pregnant.
A couple of bits of advice; don’t do it until you’ve stopped being pregnant, in other words until you’ve finished having your family. Second, don’t do it unless you have serious help around the house for at least 4 and preferably 6 weeks. And I don’t just mean your husband / partner / significant other. A combination of post op made over mummy, small children and partner person who you feel free to abuse “because he really loves me” is an explosive mixture and a recipe for disaster.
You need good girlfriends who are happy to run around and subcontract all the usual things you do at home until you are back on your feet. Also, really good friends bring you wine, preferably with takeaway and listen to you winge incessantly about your surgeon and / or partner.
It isn’t that hard to find these angels of mercy as you might think because they are watching you like a guinea pig before they commit to a mummy makeover, and also they are planning for you to return the favour when it’s their turn. Be warned – especially if they have six fractious toddlers.
In England at the moment about to visit my mother, who will no doubt tell me I need to shave. Until tomorrow Mummies!
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.