Abdomen
Tummy tuck with diastasis repair: excess skin gone, abdominal wall repaired, scar under the bikini line.
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Abdomen, breast and contour in a single surgery. Before & after by Dr. César Padilla at Quirónsalud Málaga Hospital.
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Mommy Makeover
Why it happens
Pregnancy and breastfeeding transform the body on three fronts at once: the abdomen (stretched skin and separated muscles — diastasis), the breast (deflated or dropped after nursing) and fat, redistributed where it never was. None of the three fully responds to the gym, because they are tissue problems, not fitness problems.
The Mommy Makeover was born exactly for this: combining in a single operation the abdominal, breast and contour corrections each body needs. One surgery, one recovery.
The protocol
Tummy tuck with diastasis repair: excess skin gone, abdominal wall repaired, scar under the bikini line.
Lift (mastopexy) with or without implants, depending on droop, deflation or both.
WAL liposuction of flanks, back or hips, and fat transfer where it adds. The touch that unifies the result.
No two Mommy Makeovers are alike: only the procedures your body asks for are combined, health status permitting.
Before surgery
Your consultation starts with a thorough assessment of your anatomy and goals, followed by a photographic study used to plan the procedure and compare your results later on.
Practical points that apply to every surgery: arrive at a stable weight, have your medication reviewed (antiplatelets and anticoagulants are usually paused beforehand, always together with your doctor) and stop smoking well in advance.
Timing matters: wait at least 6 months after finishing breastfeeding, with your weight stabilised. And if you plan more pregnancies, the honest advice is to wait — a new pregnancy would undo the results.
The pre-operative tests and the anaesthesia assessment are completed at Quirónsalud Málaga Hospital.
Recovery
Combined surgery has one advantage: a single recovery instead of two or three. And every mother’s key question — when can I lift my children? — has a clear answer.
Discomfort controlled with analgesia; abdominal binder and post-op bra from day one. Having help at home these days is golden.
No lifting — children included. Quiet home life, walks, check-ups.
Loads return progressively: your children in your arms, full routine and work. The body asks for it naturally.
Progressive exercise as cleared; abdominals last.
Definitive result with the swelling gone: flat abdomen, breast in place, unified contour.
Scars
The tummy-tuck scar hides below the bikini line; breast scars depend on the technique (periareolar, vertical or T), always seeking the most discreet option; liposuction marks are millimetres in folds. All mature from pink to fine lines over the first year.
Surgical honesty
Not everyone needs everything: only the procedures your body asks for are combined. Sometimes the honest answer is a single surgery — or none yet.
A later pregnancy would undo the results. It is recommended once the family feels complete.
Surgery works on a stabilised weight: pending kilograms come first, surgery finishes what the scales cannot.
Tissues need time: at least 6 months after breastfeeding ends. Haste is paid for in results.
Patient information
Every surgery carries risks and this one is no exception. You will go through them in detail during your consultation and in writing in the informed-consent form; this is the honest summary.
Expected — not a complication
Uncommon
Safety rules: combined surgery demands good health and a full hospital environment. If the pre-op assessment recommends splitting the procedures, they are split.
Hospital
Consultation, surgery and post-operative follow-up in a leading hospital: state-of-the-art operating rooms, ICU and private rooms.
12
Operating rooms
24 h
ER & ICU
100 %
Private rooms
Price
The price depends on the procedures combined — and therein lies its logic: one combined surgery shares operating room, anaesthesia and hospital stay, costing less than the sum of separate surgeries. Closed quote after consultation, covering hospital costs at Quirónsalud Málaga, aftercare and follow-up.
About cheap offers. You will see plenty. Our honest advice: research and choose your surgeon first, and only then compare prices — never the other way round.
FAQS
At least 6 months after finishing breastfeeding, with your weight stabilised — operating earlier means working on tissues that are still changing.
Yes — that is the point of the protocol, provided your health assessment allows it: abdomen, breast and liposuction in one session, one anaesthesia, one recovery.
No lifting for the first 2–3 weeks; from one month you progressively return to carrying them and to full routine.
Yes, whenever it exists: repairing the separated muscles is part of the tummy tuck included in the protocol — and one of the most frequent reasons to consider it.
The anaesthetic protocol is decided at your consultation, with the assessment of the anaesthesia team at Quirónsalud Málaga Hospital as part of the pre-operative workup.
Content reviewed by
Dr. César Padilla
Specialist in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Member of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE)
15+ years of practice · Quirónsalud Málaga Hospital
Last content review: August 2026
