Life WAY After Mommy Makeover: Dr. Breister on Recovery Years Later - May 19, 2026 -
You can do planks, but no crunches for at least a year. The rectus muscles Dr. Diana Breister stitches back together during a tummy tuck stay hyperactive long after the skin looks healed, and trying to fire them up too early can send them straight into spasm.Monique Ramsey talks with Dr. Breister, a board-certified plastic surgeon who has done mommy makeovers in San Diego for over twenty years, about everything that happens after the six-week post-op visit. Scars are still maturing for up to two years. Future pregnancies hold up better than most women expect. GLP-1 weight loss of 30 or 40 pounds can re-loosen the skin a tummy tuck just tightened. Nipple sensation often returns within weeks, though less than 4% of women lose it entirely. Dr. Breister also walks through which scar treatments actually have science behind them, how to handle the wardrobe purge nobody warns women about, and why she won't operate until seven months after a woman finishes breastfeeding.
The most useful reframe in the conversation comes from Dr. Breister herself: a mommy makeover isn't building a new identity. It's restoring the one a woman had before.
Links
Meet San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Diana Breister: https://www.ljcsc.com/about/meet-the-team/plastic-surgeons/dr-diana-breister/
Learn more about mommy makeover: https://www.ljcsc.com/procedures/cosmetic-surgery/body/mommy-makeover/
Please request your free consultation online at https://www.ljcsc.com/ or call La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, San Diego, at (858) 452-1981 for more information.
Questions answered by this episode
1. How long does mommy makeover recovery actually take, beyond the six-week mark?
2. When do mommy makeover scars fully mature?
3. Can I get pregnant after a mommy makeover, and will it ruin the results?
4. What happens to a tummy tuck or breast lift if I lose weight on a GLP-1?
5. Why can't I do crunches for a year after a tummy tuck?
6. What scar treatments actually work after a mommy makeover?
7. Will I lose nipple sensation after a breast lift or augmentation?
8. How long after breastfeeding do I have to wait for breast surgery?
9. Is it selfish to get a mommy makeover when I have young kids?
10. When should I start replacing my wardrobe after a mommy makeover?
About this podcast
Learn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre (https://www.ljcsc.com/), the 12x winner of the San Diego's Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll, global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice, and the 2025 winner of Best Cosmetic Surgery Group in San Diego Magazine's Best of San Diego Awards.
Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside LJCSC, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego's most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty.
La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus.
To learn more, go to https://www.ljcsc.com/ or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSC (https://www.instagram.com/ljcsc/).
Watch the LJCSC Dream Team on YouTube @LaJollaCosmeticSurgeryCentre (https://www.youtube.com/@LaJollaCosmeticSurgeryCentre/).
The La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Podcast is a production of The Axis: https://www.theaxis.io/
Theme music: Busy People, SOOP
Chapters
00:00 What happens after the six-week mark
02:06 Internal healing and the rectus repair
07:19 The one-year mark
11:11 Future pregnancies and GLP-1 weight loss
14:38 Scar care that actually works
17:10 Sensation changes in the breasts and abdomen
20:22 Intimacy, labiaplasty, and the wardrobe purge
23:59 The selfishness question
