Couple’s Plastic Surgery

June 10th, 2016 | Posted in: Plastic Surgery |

The Growing Appeal of Couple’s Plastic Surgery

If you feel that you and your partner should work hard together to make sure that you both look good as you age, then you aren’t alone. As plastic surgery becomes more socially acceptable, the trend for couple’s plastic surgery will continue to grow.

Mommy Makeover

While men and women tend to seek out different procedures at different times in their lives, there has been a growing trend in mommy makeovers. Mommy makeovers are a series of multiple cosmetic surgery procedures that restore or improve post-pregnancy bodies. Most mommy makeovers include surgeries such as breast lift, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, and liposuction.

Combining a breast lift with an augmentation not only restores fullness, roundness, and perkiness, it will also correct a nipple pointing downwards and place it in a centralized position. Breast lift with augmentation surgery can take 2 to 4 hours or more, depending on the amount of lifting that is necessary, and should be performed under general anesthesia. Patients can return to office work after 5-7 days, but should avoid vigorous activity for a few weeks.

A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, flattens the abdomen by removing excess fat and skin, and tightening the muscles in your abdominal wall. You should consider waiting to receive a tummy tuck after you’re done having children, since the possibility exists that future pregnancies can stretch out your tissues again.

After your surgery, you will be expected to wear an abdominal binder that helps give support and compression. Most patients need to take 10-14 days off from work, and you will need to slowly incorporate and increase physical activity over six weeks.

Liposuction is a surgical procedure where your surgeon selectively removes excess fat to improve your contours and shape. During the procedure, your surgeon will insert a small, blunt-tipped hollow tube (cannula) into tiny cuts in the skin in order to suction out the targeted fat.

Liposuction can also be used for medical conditions, such as:

• Benign fatty tumors
• Abnormal enlargement of the male breasts (gynecomastia)
• Metabolism problems
• Excessive sweating in the armpit area

You may experience the following after any of these procedures:

• Swelling
• Bruising
• Pain/Discomfort
• Numbness

However, these are common with any surgery you undergo and need to time to recover from. Give yourself one to two months to fully heal.

Daddy Makeover

Just like the mommy makeover trend, there is also a growing trend in daddy makeovers when it comes to couple’s plastic surgery. While men aren’t the ones giving birth to their children, men also feel the stress of raising kids, which can cause them to age more rapidly. Procedures to help dads include eyelid surgeries and facelifts. Daddy makeovers can also include liposuction and tummy tucks like the mommy makeover does, but most daddy makeovers also include smaller procedures, such as Botox, facial fillers, and hair restoration.

Blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, removes the excess fat or skin of the eyelids that gives a heavy, tired, and aged appearance.

Facelifts, as well as neck lifts, will remove creases, lines, sagging, and the excess skin caused by aging, gravity, volume loss, and sun exposure. Both of these procedures tend to give a more youthful, vibrant look- essentially a younger version of yourself when performed in the proper amount to look natural and not overdone.

Botox works to block nerve signals to muscles, causing a temporary reduction in muscle activity, which helps to prevent wrinkles.

Facial fillers are injections that restore volume that has been lost, such as in the cheeks from gravity and aging. Facial fillers are among the safest cosmetic procedures in use today.

Hair restoration, or hair transplant surgery, moves hair that you already have to fill an area with thin or no hair. After the procedure, you will have to wear bandages over your scalp for a couple of days. You should be able to return to work in two to five days after the surgery.

Book Your Consultation Today

Before considering if any of these cosmetic procedures are the right fit for you and your partner, consult with Dr. Gabriel Chiu of Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, Inc. about couple’s plastic surgery. Dr. Chiu is an experienced Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery who helps patients in the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills area. He can help you and your partner make the right decision about how to continue looking young together.