POSTPARTUM PLASTIC SURGERYPostpartum (post pregnancy) surgery can be reconstructive or cosmetic in nature, encompassing abdominoplasty, breast reduction, breast lift (mastopexy) and breast augmentation surgery. Dr Sharp is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Brisbane, and has a special interest in postpartum procedures. ENQUIRE NOWHome > POSTPARTUM RECONSTRUCTIVE + COSMETIC SURGERY | Dr David Sharp Specialist Plastic Surgeon Liz Washington, Practice Director“We are proud to be a femaleowned and operated clinic.Our approach is underpinned by compassion, discretion and patient care.As someone who has experienced pregnancy and breastfeeding four times, I know all too well the honour of giving our bodies over to grow and nurture another human being - and when the time is right, the importance of nurturing ourselves. Whether it's a breast reduction to make painfully large breast smaller, breast augmentation to counteract volume depletion or abdominoplasty to reconstruct the abdominal wall or reduce hernias, our desire for post pregnancy surgery extends far beyond physical improvement. Most of us have spent a long time prioritising everyone else; it’s often the first time that we’ve done something solely for ourselves as a mum.Our clinics respect people's right to explore ethical, well-explained options and make educated decisions about their bodies.And now my children are women, I can see the value of modelling healthy self-love and self-care; aligning our internal and external self in whichever ways are important to us individually. For when we’re feeling our best emotionally, physically and spiritually, we can give our best.How do I know if I need a breast lift with my augmentation?A breast lift, clinically known as mastopexy surgery, is a procedure that excises breast skin and raises the breast tissue and areola complex on the chest. It is performed when a patient has breast ptosis. During the procedure, excess skin is removed to tighten the surrounding tissue and to reshape and support the breast. For women with breast ptosis – whereby the nipple sits below the inframammary fold, or points down (see image) – a mastopexy results in the nipple-areola complex sitting higher on the breast,The internal breast tissue is usually reshaped as well. Sometimes the areola becomes enlarged over time, and if the patient wishes, a breast lift can reduce the areola circumference too.Depending on the degree of ptosis, this procedure can sometimes be considered medically required. If this applies, Medicare private health insurance rebates may be applicable. If your procedure is considered cosmetic, rebates will not apply. More than skin deep…Postpartum procedures such as abdominoplasty and breast lift or reduction can lead to improvements in posture – alleviating back pain, benefiting core strength and pelvic floor control. Functional improvements can include a reduction in skin excess that causes hygiene or exercise issues – as well as urinary incontinence. Learn more about the functional benefits, risks and recovery for these procedures via the links below.Image: before and 6 months after a breast augmentation and abdominoplasty with Dr Sharp. above: before and six months after mini (skin only) abdominoplasty and breast augmentation surgery with Dr Sharp; performed as a combined procedure.Combined proceduresPost pregnancy procedures include breast lift, breast reduction, breast augmentation and abdominoplasty surgery with muscle wall repair and hernia correction, if applicable. These procedures can work synergistically with one another and can often be performed at the same time. When it is clinically appropriate to do so, Dr Sharp combines breast and abdominal procedures in the one operation to reduce downtime, time off work and the need for multiple general anaesthetics. In some cases, for patient safety or optimal outcomes, the procedures need to be separated across two operations. The pros and cons of this are discussed with Dr Sharp during your initial consultation. Click through to individual procedures to view the specific benefits, risks and recovery involved with each procedure.Image, right: Dr Sharp’s patient before and 3 months after combined breast augmentation and abdominoplasty. Learn more aboutBREAST AUGMENTATION + MASTOPEXY Learn more aboutABDOMINOPLASTY SURGERY Before and after surgery before and three months after breast lift and abdominoplasty surgery with Dr Sharp before and three months after breast fat grafting and abdominoplasty surgery with Dr Sharp before and three months after breast lift (mastopexy), breast augmentation and abdominoplasty surgery with Dr Sharp. Please note this shows the early stages of the 24 month scar maturation period. before and three months after breast lift and abdominoplasty surgery with Dr Sharp before and nine months after abdominoplasty and breast lift surgery with Dr Sharp; this patient also underwent a second stage breast augmentation six months after her initial surgery (shown her three months post ‘second stage’ breast augmentation). before and three months after abdominoplasty and breast augmentation surgery with Dr Sharp before and three months after combined abdominoplasty and breast augmentation surgery with Dr Sharp above: before and five months after Dr Sharp performed a combined abdominoplasty, liposuction, breast lift and breast augmentation procedure for this patient, using 375cc anatomical moderate profile implants. above: before and five months after abdominoplasty with breast augmentation surgery with Dr Sharp. above: before and five months after abdominoplasty and breast augmentation surgery with Dr Sharp. above: before and five months after abdominoplasty, breast lift and breast augmentation surgery with Dr Sharp using 400cc round high profile implants. T above: before and six months after abdominoplasty and breast reduction surgery with Dr Sharp. above: before and six months after abdominoplasty and breast augmentation surgery with Dr Sharp using 30cc anatomical high profile implants.Would you like to know more about postpartum surgery with Dr Sharp? Contact our friendly patient support team.CONTACT US
