According to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, post-partum cosmetic surgery is a hot new trend among women who want their pre-kid body back. Moms are even going so far as to schedule tummy tucks and lipo suctions while pregnant so that they can be sure to get on their plastic surgeon's calendar.

Once these women decide that the baby they are having is their last, they seek to eliminate all traces of their baby-carrying days.  Over 325,000 tummy tucks, breast augmentations, and breast lifts were performed on women aged 20-39 last year. Plastic surgeons have dubbed these post-baby packages "Mommy Makeovers."

Sociologists say the reason for the up-tick in these surgeries may be because of Hollywood influence, especially the emphasis (and totally misguided lavish praise) placed on actresses who loose weight quickly after pregnancy.

I'm pretty ti-yerd of hearing about how "slim" actresses look just 6 weeks post-partum, and how the priority is not on taking time out to bond and be a mother but on working out so people will still think you're hot. The frenzy surrounding how quickly women can return to their pre-pregnancy weight is sickening. Perhaps these women need to spend some time on this site.

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