Mommy makeover — tummy tuck and breast surgery, combined

Pregnancy changes two areas of the body in ways that diet and exercise often can't reverse: the abdomen (loose skin and separated muscle) and the breasts (lost volume and sagging). A mommy makeover addresses both in a single, coordinated operation — which is why it's become one of the most requested procedures among women who've finished having children.

What's actually in a mommy makeover

There's no fixed recipe — it's built around what your body needs. The most common components are:

• Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) — removes loose lower-abdominal skin and repairs the muscle separation (diastasis recti) that pregnancy so often causes.
• Breast surgery — a lift (mastopexy) to restore position, an augmentation to restore lost volume, or both together, depending on what's changed.
• Liposuction — of the waist and flanks, usually folded into the tummy tuck as lipoabdominoplasty, to refine the overall contour.

The point of combining them is coordination: the abdomen and breasts are treated as one aesthetic unit, in one operation, with one recovery — rather than as separate projects months apart.

The timing question — when to do it

This is the most important planning decision, and the answer is consistent: after you've completed your family.

Beyond that, two more timing points matter:

• After breastfeeding: wait roughly 6 months, so your breasts reach their settled resting shape and size.
• Weight stability: be at or near a stable goal weight for several months. Significant weight change after surgery can compromise both the abdominal and breast results.

Is combining procedures safe?

For healthy, well-selected patients operated on by an experienced surgeon in an accredited hospital, combining a tummy tuck and breast surgery is well-established and safe. The safety comes from doing it properly:

• Patient selection — good general health, a sensible BMI, no uncontrolled conditions, a non-smoker.
• Operating time — kept within safe limits; if the combined plan would run very long, staging is safer.
• VTE prophylaxis — longer combined operations raise clot risk, so Caprini-guided mechanical and chemical prophylaxis is essential.
• Accredited facility — a proper hospital with anaesthesia and ICU access, never an office setting.

It isn't right for everyone. A higher BMI, certain medical conditions, or a combination that would mean an excessively long operation can all be reasons to stage the procedures instead. A responsible surgeon will tell you when combining isn't in your interest — that honesty is part of what you're choosing.

What recovery looks like

Recovering from two areas at once sounds daunting, but the timelines overlap rather than stack. You'll follow the abdominoplasty recovery arc — bent posture and the hardest days in week one, desk work around two weeks, core recovery over 4–6 weeks (see the week-by-week recovery timeline) — with added breast-specific guidance: limited overhead arm movement early, and a supportive surgical bra.

Most patients find one combined recovery genuinely easier than two separate ones — a single anaesthetic, a single block of downtime, and a single follow-up arc. If you're travelling for surgery, it also means one trip instead of two.

Cost in Istanbul

All-inclusive mommy makeover packages with Dr. Erdal typically run €6,500–€9,500, depending on exactly which procedures are combined and your individual anatomy — the breast component varies the most between patients. Combining is more economical than two separate operations because you share one hospital stay, one anaesthetic, and one set of pre-operative tests. As always, a firm figure follows a consultation rather than a price list (see what's included in the cost).

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