Three costs, not one

Price is what most people ask about first. In practice a mommy makeover asks a family for three things: money, several weeks away from the usual routine, and other people’s help while you heal. Each is far easier to manage when it is worked out before you choose a date. For Pound Ridge, that planning happens at Bellava, 182 Route 117 Bypass Road in Bedford Hills, roughly nine miles west of the Town House — around 19 minutes without traffic by Routes 137, 172 and 22.

The money

The price follows the plan. A mommy makeover is built from separate operations, usually a tummy tuck, a breast lift or augmentation, and liposuction. What yours costs depends on which of them Dr. Chang Soo Kim recommends, so the exact figure is given at your free consultation, before anything is booked.
What the quote includes. For the tummy tuck at the heart of most plans, Bellava quotes the surgeon’s fee, the anesthesia and the facility together.
Combining is the economical route. Bellava describes one carefully planned operation as more cost-efficient to schedule than booking each procedure on its own.
Insurance. Surgery done for cosmetic reasons is generally not covered. Bellava’s tummy tuck page notes that a component such as a hernia repair can sometimes qualify for partial coverage, and the team will help you see whether anything applies to you.
Spreading the cost. Bellava works with Cherry and CareCredit, and with Alphaeon Credit as well. Cherry offers 0% APR plans subject to eligibility, and applying from your phone does not affect your credit score; CareCredit is subject to credit approval.

The time

Bellava’s guidance is two to six weeks of recovery, depending on which procedures are combined, with the result continuing to refine for several months. Count time off from parenting as well as from work: early recovery means rest and limited activity, and the heavier jobs — lifting a toddler, carrying the shopping — wait for Dr. Kim to clear you.

The help

A driver on surgery day. The operation is outpatient, in Bellava’s own suite accredited by The Joint Commission, so someone needs to take you home the same day.
Someone in the house. Bellava lists strong support at home in early recovery among the first things to arrange.
Rides to follow-ups. Check-ups are back in Bedford Hills with Dr. Kim’s team, and for a while somebody else will be at the wheel.
Cover for the school run and errands, which from Pound Ridge mean a car for nearly everything.

Your surgeon

Dr. Chang Soo Kim has performed hundreds of mommy makeovers. A graduate of the Yale School of Medicine who trained in plastic surgery at Yale–New Haven Hospital, he is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. About Dr. Kim.

Pound Ridge mothers ask

Can I get a price over the phone? Only once there is a plan. Your exact quote comes at the free, private consultation, after Dr. Kim has examined you and agreed the procedures with you.

Does the consultation commit me to anything? No. It costs nothing and carries no obligation.

How do I arrange it? A surgical consultation is never booked online. Send a request with the button on this page, or call or text, and Bellava’s patient coordinator calls you back to find a time. In the meantime, read the main mommy makeover page and look through Dr. Kim’s results.

Mommy Makeover for Pound Ridge, NY