Tell Us: Would You Go Under the Knife for a Mommy Makeover?

OK, so nobody feels they look their best post-childbirth. We’ll wear our maternity pants way longer than we should and carry “baby weight” when our kids are writing term papers. So, we buy the DVDs or sign up for yoga or take long walks with baby in the stroller to try to get that pre-baby body back. But now their appears to be an easier way.

It’s the Mommy Makeover, an “I’m done having kids” trip to the plastic surgeon. It might mean a breast lift or upgrade, liposuction and, of course, the old tummy tuck. Cosmeticsurgery.com claims many women go for the Mommy Makeover as a self-esteem boost before they head back to the work world, and that the surgery is often a post-baby gift from their husband. Some women wait years for their Mommy Makeover and while they’re at it they add on a little face tightening or wrinkle zapping. Some wait until they feel that an improved appearance will help them on the career track.

I wasn’t thrilled with my after-baby body, well except that for the old nursing mom bonus. It took me years and a couple of bad flus to lose most of my baby weight, but I was never even close to considering plastic surgery.  And while I’d love a flat tummy, I’m not about to go under the knife for one. 

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