Pregnancy does not mean that you can't look the same or even better than before. Majority of women are positive about pregnancy and they are happy when they become mothers. However, for some women certain physical changes to the appearance that occur after the pregnancy are not a reason to be happy. Fortunately, we do not "have to learn" to love our "post-pregnancy" figure as it was the case with our grandmothers and grand-grandmothers. There are new ways of regaining the figure from before the pregnancy or even improve it.

BREAST ENLARGEMENT:
Changes in breasts occur already at the very early stages of pregnancy. The mammary gland grows bigger getting ready for milk production. After the child is bornthe gland contracts leaving an empty space, which makes breasts appear less full. Plastic surgery offers a safe and simple way of improving breasts appearance by inserting implants. The operation can be performed under general anaesthesia. Small incisions on the skin are hardly noticeable. Usually incisions are made under breasts, around the nipple aureola or in the arm pits. Implants can be inserted under the mammary gland or breast muscle. Stitches are taken out 7 days after the procedure.

MASTOPEXY - breast lifting
This procedure aims at lifting breasts by appropriately removing excess of skin. The nipple and nipple-aureola positions change. The post-operative scar can have the shape of I or inverted T letter. In majority of cases the surgery is performed under general anaesthesia.

ABDOMINOPLASTY - tummy tuck.
Excess of skin in abdominal region is not the only post-pregnancy problem that women have to cope with. A frequently occurring problem is splitting of straight muscles of abdomen during pregnancy when they need to support enlarged uterus. Very often the straight muscles of abdomen do not join after the pregnancy weakening the abdomen wall at this place. Another problem is stretch marks in the abdominal region and around the navel. Abdominoplasty consists in getting rid of the excess of abdominal skin (with possible stretch marks), suturing the muscles, reinforcing the abdominal wall and suturing tightened skin low at the supra-pubic area.

LIPOSUCTION - sucking off fat.
Currently this is the most frequently performed operation in cosmetic surgery. Liposuction improves the appearance of abdomen, thighs, buttocks... . Liposuction aims at modelling the figure, reducing protuberances in hips, buttocks and abdominal areas. The operation can be performed under general anaesthesia or, in the case of small body areas, under local anaesthesia. The procedure should be treated as complementary to going on a diet. It is not recommended to very obese women although it can encourage them to change their life style and lose some weight.