Motherhood can be a very rewarding experience. However, many mothers only look at their sagging or shrunken breasts and protruding stomachs after giving birth. Many mothers work to exercise and diet but sometimes the added effort does not work. Often women will turn to plastic surgery to correct and enhance their breasts.



After childbirth, many mothers want to change the look of their bodies to regain a more youthful appearance. Many others want to return to their pre-pregnancy shape. Nursing a baby can cause sagging and drooping breasts. Many women try to do sit ups and crunches and wear special bras, but they can not tighten their abdominal muscles. Ultimately the woman may choose to get a tummy tuck or a breast lift.

None of the incisions, commonly used during the implant can prevent breast-feeding. Implant placement under the muscle usually allows for an extra layer of protection between the implants and the milk ducts, and provides a more natural look and feel. Breast augmentation enhances the size using either saline-filled or silicone gel-filled implants. The surgery takes one to two hours, and can be performed in an accredited outpatient facility. Side effects are temporary soreness, swelling and bruising. Most patients are able to return to work in a few days, although they may not be able to pick up their kids. Breast lift surgery can remove excess skin, resulting in a shapely and perkier busts, especially from sagging due to breastfeeding.

If a mother gets a breast enhancement, they must realize that implants require daily maintenance. In order to retain a more natural appearance, many surgeons suggest that the patient perform implant massages or compression exercises. Compression exercises are when the patient displaces the implant to the outer most corners of the pocket. Doctors also tell the patient to perform these movements, to hold the implant in this position for a few seconds. A surgeon may also want the patient to massage the implant.

After the surgery, most doctors will show how to perform these exercises. Some females start it directly after the surgery, but if this seems too early or if the massage causes the woman pain, then she should discuss other options with her surgeon. Some surgeons will instruct the woman to conduct massages several times a day until about three weeks after the surgery. Then after three weeks, the woman may begin massaging them only once a day forever. The purpose of the massage is to keep the pocket roomy. Massaging also keeps the scar capsules that naturally forms around any foreign body lose and elastic. The massage, usually lasting three minutes, keeps the implants open, soft, freely moveable, and natural-looking.

Plastic surgeons recommend different techniques to maintain the breast implants. Techniques could depend on whether the implant is textured or smooth or saline or silicone. Furthermore, maintenance techniques can depend on the size of the breast and the body structure. The woman should ask the surgeon explicit directions for maintaining it.