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There are plusses and minuses for combining procedures. There is the benefit of shared recovery time, but there is the added risk of a longer anesthetic. Generally a “mommy makeover” combines abdominoplasty with breast lift with or without implants. This is a safe combination of procedures if done expeditiously.
Please see the following link for additional information ont the topic as well as other questions and answers on the same subject: RealSelf: Mommy Makeover or Individual Surgery?
A recent survey commissioned by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has revealed that 51 percent of all Americans approve of cosmetic surgery. With a rise of 3 percent since 2009, this is the first time that more than half of Americans have approved of cosmetic surgery.
The numbers indicate a broad-based acceptance that ranges across income levels, with the lowest acceptance rate of 45 percent among Americans with incomes between $50,000-70,000, and the highest rate being 56 percent among Americans with incomes above $75,000.
“As the numbers suggest, people in every income bracket, single or married, male or female, view plastic surgery as a reasonable option today,” says Felmont F. Eaves III, the president of ASAPS, in a press release. “Taking care of yourself and paying attention to physical appearance is increasingly important to everyone. As both traditional surgical procedures have been improved and refined, and new nonsurgical options have become available, aesthetic plastic surgeons have more to offer to our patients.”
This report corresponds with other studies that have revealed the increasing popularity of cosmetic surgery even as the country slowly recovers from the recession. Although women account for 92 percent of the 9.5 million cosmetic (surgical and non-surgical) procedures last year, more and more American men are having these procedures done. Non-invasive procedures in particular have been growing in popularity.
Here are some more findings from the new study: