Mommy Makeover for Somers, NY

Before the first conversation

A mommy makeover can take in the stomach, the breasts and stubborn fat in a single operation, so a first consultation has a lot of ground to cover. A little thinking at home beforehand makes it far more useful. This page sets out what is worth working out in advance, and how a consultation is arranged at Bellava, 182 Route 117 Bypass Road in Bedford Hills — about 13 minutes without traffic from Somers town hall, most of the way on I-684.

Notes worth making at home

• Your pregnancies. How many, whether any ended in a C-section, and when you stopped breastfeeding. An old C-section scar can often be revised within the tummy tuck incision.
• Whether your family is complete. Bellava advises waiting until it is, because a later pregnancy can affect what surgery achieves.
• Your weight over the past year. The operation reshapes; it does not slim. A steady weight gives the most lasting result.
• What bothers you, in order. A loose or bulging stomach, breasts that have emptied or dropped, fat on the waist, hips or thighs, stretch marks low on the abdomen. Ranking them helps Dr. Kim decide which procedures earn a place in your plan and which do not.
• How much time you can take. Recovery usually runs between two and six weeks, depending on what is combined.
• Who can step in. Early recovery calls for real support at home and a break from parenting duties, so think now about who could cover them.

How a consultation is arranged

1. You get in touch with the Request a Consultation button on this page, a phone call or a text. A surgical consultation always begins with a conversation with our team.
2. The patient coordinator calls you back. Natalie Palais answers first questions about the procedures and finds a time that works — Monday and Thursday evenings until 7 pm, or Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm, if weekdays are hard.
3. You meet Dr. Kim. The conversation is private and free of judgement. He examines you, listens to your list and designs a plan for your body rather than offering a package.
4. You decide in your own time. There is no obligation to go ahead, and the financing options are explained if you do.

The surgeon

Dr. Chang Soo Kim has hundreds of mommy makeovers behind him. A graduate of the Yale School of Medicine with a plastic surgery residency at Yale–New Haven Hospital behind him, he is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and operates in Bellava’s own surgical suite, which The Joint Commission accredits. Meet Dr. Kim.

Somers mothers ask

What does a mommy makeover usually include? Most combine a tummy tuck, a breast lift or augmentation, and liposuction, with other procedures added where they would help.

Do I need to know what I want before I come? No. Bring the list of what bothers you; choosing the procedures is Dr. Kim’s part of the conversation.

Where can I see results? In Dr. Kim’s before and after gallery. The full mommy makeover page and Bellava’s page for Somers have more.