Wang Xiao's A Better Me & US Trend to Mommy Makeovers
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Mirror, mirror on the wayy … model Wang Xiao askes which beauty procedures will result in ‘A Better Me’.
Our reading on beauty procedure statistics indicate that the Mommy Makeover is making big news. Surely this isn’t what Wang has in mind in these pursuit of perfection images by Ben Hassett with styling by Solo Li for Vogue China’s February Beauty supplement.
Back in the real world, Plastic Surgery News writes that the “Mommy Makeover is a combination of surgeries such as breast implants, a tummy tuck and liposuction, all performed at the same time. RealSelf says that online searches for this post-baby surgery up are up 13 percent over the past year. In addition, a poll conducted by the website revealed that many women who undergo these procedures report a boost in self-confidence, attractiveness and satisfaction with their sex life.”
In addition, 98 percent of patients who reviewed the “mommy makeover” on the RealSelf website say the surgery was “worth it.”
Apparently, this is not just an East Coast/West Coast trend. Web MD cites Lisa Brock, of Lebanon, Pal who went to work on her “mommy makeover’ about a year after her fourth child.
While it’s difficult to come by exact numbers for mommy makeovers because it’s a marketing term, not a surgical one, Douglas Mackenzie, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Santa Barbara, Calif., says that mothers are by far his largest demographic.
“Unlike our parents generation, [these mothers] want to stay young and feel young, and preserve the body they’ve had,” he says. “The music they listen to, the restaurants they go to, the clothes they wear, all have a lot to do with it. It’s a new generation.”
