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The Cost of Becoming a MILF

Think Hollywood moms bounce back by diet and Pilates alone? Here's what it really takes to score a hot post-baby bod
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Most new moms stick to abdomen-obscuring outfits in the weeks following their deliveries, but for celebs like Chrissy Teigen, crop tops and cutoffs will do. Just weeks after giving birth to daughter Luna, the model mom hit dinner with hubby John Legend in black short-shorts and celebrated her first Mother's Day clad in a belly-baring top that made many of us wonder how she bounced back so quickly.

"Celebrities happen to be very health- and body-conscious throughout their entire lives, so when they do have babies, they're ahead of the curve," says Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Dr. Jaime Schwartz, MD. "Women who are athletes or work out seven days a week also tend to bounce back a lot quicker."

Still, Schwartz admits that many a starlet has come to him for a mommy makeover when her expertly maintained body can't deal with the changes that accompany motherhood. From drooping skin to sagging boobs, Schwartz and other top plastic surgeons have helped celebrity moms deal with every imaginable change that having a baby has on a body -- for a cost. We tallied up all the procedures you can get to tune up your post-baby bod to see how much money it takes to earn MILF status.

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Breast Lift
Mama Drama: Got milk? Yes, a lot of it. In fact, your once A or B cup can suddenly runneth over as your breasts become engorged for nursing -- not exactly a change most women complain about...until they realize Mother Nature's boob job is temporary. As dermatologist Dr. S. Manjula Jegasothy, MD, founder of the Miami Skin Institute explains, milk ducts and glands deflate once a woman is done nursing, leaving moms with smaller and saggier breasts that they often describe as "bags of air."

Mommy Makeover: You can say so long to saggy breasts with a breast lift, which raises and reshapes breast tissue, while also eliminating any excess skin you may have acquired. If you're more interested in boosting your bust's volume, you can opt for implants to restore -- or increase -- original breast size. Of course, you can also have your doctor perform both a breast lift and augmentation, which we're pretty sure makes many a surgeon the ultimate bosom buddy in the hearts of their patients.

Cost: $6,000 - $10,000 for a breast lift
$8,000 - $12,000 for breast augmentation

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Tummy Tuck
Mama Drama: Just as your breasts swell to accommodate milk production, so does your belly to, you know, grow a human baby. But, unlike your breasts, which may shrink post-baby, your belly can hold on to every last ounce of baby weight -- because the alternative would be way too easy, right? Many new moms are left with flabby, droopy post-delivery mummy tummies -- and perhaps a new understanding for why any woman would ever reach for those high-waisted mom jeans.

Mommy Makeover Moms who don't want to restock their closet with a new supply of denim have surgical and non-surgical options. "A tummy tuck consists of three things: Removing extra skin, removing excess fat through liposuction and tightening the rectus abdominis muscles, which expand when your uterus expands from the baby," says Los Angeles plastic surgeon Dr. Grant Stevens, MD. But women should not consider this option until they are done having children, cautions Stevens. Why undo all the changes baby No. 1 caused only to have his little bro or sis reprise their siblings' greatest physical hits to your body? Bonus: If you have a C-section scar, your surgeon can remove it along with the excess skin and fat during the tummy tuck.

For those who would rather not go under the knife, Schwartz recommends Sculpsure, a body contouring laser device that melts stubborn fat (Real Housewife Kyle Richards is a fan). "It takes about 25 minutes and your see a 20 to 25 percent reduction of fat in the area with each treatment," he says. Schwartz has also seen success with CoolSculpting, a device that freezes fat cells until they die (Here's everything you need to know about Sculpsure and CoolSculpting). Cue "Frozen's" "Let It Go" (with "it" being the baby weight, of course).

Cost: $8,000 - $12,000 for abdominoplasty*
$1,400 per session for Sculpsure
$1,500 for CoolSculpting treatment

*Note: Stevens points out that women who are considering both breast and abdominal work can have both procedures done at once in order to save money on the OR room and the anesthesiologist


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Laser Skin Tightening
Mama Drama You've managed to ditch the baby weight and restore your rock-hard abs (ok, so maybe just your abs), but no amount of diet and exercise is going to get rid of the excess skin in your belly area. Here's how to regain a flat tummy without going under the knife.

Mommy Makeover: Doctors rely on a couple devices to tighten loose skin: ThermiSmooth which uses radiofrequency technology, and Ulthera, which utilizes ultrasound. Radiofrequency is great for addressing superficial skin creepiness and, according to Schwartz, patients see tightening right away. But since it works superficially, the results won't last forever (think about six months) and the typical person needs about five treatments. Because the ultrasound goes a little bit deeper and acts as a sort of glue to hold tightened skin together, Schwartz often treats patients with a combination of both energies. Ulthera treatments typically require maintenance every one to two years.

"I'm not giving people tummy tuck-like results, but we can make them 60 to 70 percent better without surgery, and most people would much rather have that," says Schwartz. Another plus? Each session only takes an hour.

Cost: $3,000 for five radiofrequency treatments
$5,000 for the ultrasound treatment

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 Vaginal Rejuvenation
What do you get when you pass a human baby through a vaginal opening? A baby (duh) and a whole lot of wear and tear on your lady bits. But how exactly does labor transform your pubic area? According to Stevens, the labia minora tend to get torn and elongate, while the labia majora lose volume and get saggy. The inner part of the vagina can become loose and dry; the clitoral hood becomes elongated and the pelvic floor weakens, leading to urinary incontinence (peeing yourself when you cough, sneeze or laugh). Though after that laundry list of womb gloom-and-doom, we're not convinced many new moms are doing a whole lot of LOL-ing.

Mommy Makeover: If your kegel muscles are clenched in horror, fear not: There are non-surgical solutions to revamp your vulva and vadge. To tighten loose vaginal walls, doctors insert a wand-like device called ThermiVa into the vaginal opening, which uses radiofrequency energy to heat and tighten the area. It also increases mucosal moisture (meaning you can put down that K-Y) and helps treat incontinence (so you click on those funny viral videos in your Facebook feed without worrying you'll wet your pants). Likewise, the ThermiVa can tighten loose or hanging inner and outer vaginal lips using the same radiofrequency energy. "It's absolutely amazing," says Schwartz. "The tightening effects you get everywhere are great."

For loose, deflated-looking labia, Jegasothy says an injection of Restylane or Juvederm can help fill out your downtown pout. That's right, we're talking fillers for fuller lips. Because they're temporary, plan on getting new injections every two to three years.

Cost: $5,000 for three ThermiVa treatments (with one to three treatments depending on degree of vaginal looseness)
$700 - $1,500 for vaginal fillers

BY ROSE CURIEL | JUN 13, 2016 | SHARES
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