Deciding to undergo a Mommy Makeover — a combination of breast and body procedures designed to address pregnancy-related changes — requires careful consideration of many different factors to ensure you’re ready to start the process. While the details behind each Mommy Makeover plan vary based on the types of procedures chosen and whether you’re completing your treatment in stages, you can evaluate how ready you…

A tummy tuck is one of the most effective and powerful procedures to reshape the abdomen, making it possible to restore a slimmer, sleeker physique after pregnancy, aging, and weight loss. However, abdominoplasty is also a highly complex procedure associated with certain complications during the healing process. At our Philadelphia practice, Dr. Bottger and our team have been using a technique known as a “drainless…

As one of the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures, hundreds of thousands of patients around the world undergo a tummy tuck every year to smooth their abdomen and achieve a slimmer waistline. It’s easy to see why tummy tuck surgery is so popular in Philadelphia and elsewhere — the procedure can be exceptionally effective at safely providing patients with a flatter, more attractive mid-section. When…

Traditionally, breast implants used to be replaced every ten years. In the days where almost all breast implants were silicone-filled and plastic surgery lacked the technology to detect a “silent rupture” — which refers to when breast implants rupture, but remain intact — earlier intervention was necessary to ensure implants were in good condition. Thanks to the many strides made in the field of aesthetic…

The question of how breast implants can potentially affect one’s ability to breastfeed is one of the most common questions asked by Philadelphia patients interested in breast augmentation. Every breast procedure, including breast augmentation with implants, is personalized according to the needs and overall goals of each person. That said, Dr. David Bottger — a highly skilled board-certified plastic surgeon — understands that breastfeeding can…

A Brazilian Butt Lift, more commonly known as BBL surgery, is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures performed to give women a more sensual, voluptuous, and youthful silhouette. A full, shapely buttocks is often seen as a sign of fitness and youth. While many patients do not have the lower body contours they desire, the BBL procedure makes it possible to attain the…

If you’re working towards a leaner, more sculpted physique, liposuction can be a highly effective complement to dieting and exercise. The procedure can smooth stubborn bulges of fat resistant to exercise and reshape virtually any area of the body, leaving behind sleeker, more toned contours. That said, the inevitable recovery period after liposuction can sometimes pose a concern for patients in Philadelphia who live an…

There are many public misconceptions regarding aesthetic plastic surgery procedures and according to Dr. David Bottger — a board-certified and fellowship-trained plastic surgeon — it’s perfectly natural and understandable to have questions about surgery and their potential effects. Namely, many women in Philadelphia come to our practice wondering how tummy tuck surgery, an abdominal body sculpting procedure, may impact pregnancy after a tummy tuck. Simply…

After breast augmentation, one of the most frequently asked questions raised by our patients is how to find an ideal bra to wear while their breasts heal from surgery. A good post-surgery bra can help your new breasts settle into the correct positioning and protect your incisions/stitches. Without an adequate surgical bra, you run the risk of your implants not settling properly.  For all breast…

If you’ve researched body contouring treatments designed to counteract the effects of pregnancy and nursing on the body, it’s likely you’ve come across a “Mommy Makeover.” A Mommy Makeover is an exceedingly popular treatment plan that combines a series of cosmetic procedures, usually to target regions of the body negatively affected by pregnancy. This is done with the goal of restoring a patient’s pre-pregnancy body,…