FORGE — Get Your Core Back

Why It Happens

What pregnancy actually changes — in plain language.

Most of what a Mommy Makeover fixes isn't fat. It's what carrying and delivering a child does to the structure underneath — and understanding it tells you which fixes can ever work, and which never could. Picture the muscle wall as a zipper that came undone during pregnancy: no amount of planks re-zips it.

Before pregnancy — muscle together

The two halves of the abdominal wall sit together along a firm centre line — a flat, supported, strong core.

After pregnancy — separated (diastasis)

The muscles stretch apart and leave a gap (diastasis). The lower belly pushes forward through it — the "pooch" a workout physically cannot close, and the weak core behind the back pain.

Separated muscle

Diastasis recti — the abdominal wall parted during pregnancy and didn't knit back. A structural gap, not fat. Planks and crunches can't repair it, and it's why your core feels weak.

Stretched skin

Skin stretched over months of growth can lose its elasticity and not retract, folding or draping even once the weight is gone.

Deflated breasts

After nursing, breasts can lose volume and settle lower — a change in shape and position that fullness alone won't restore.

Redistributed fat

Where the body holds fat can shift after pregnancy, thickening the waist and flanks in a way that resists even hard, consistent effort.

See which of these is at play for you · 60 sec

One Plan, One Recovery

Addressed together, as one system — not piece by piece over years.

A Mommy Makeover isn't one operation. It's a planned combination — commonly a tummy tuck with muscle repair, a breast lift and/or restored volume, and liposuction to refine the waist and flanks — designed so the abdomen, breasts and shape read in proportion with each other. Done together, they mean one anesthesia and one recovery. For a mom, that's the part that actually decides everything.

Done separately

Three surgeries, three recoveries

Addressing each concern on its own, months or years apart, is a real option — but it asks for the one thing a mom can't spare.

A separate recovery for each procedure — the hardest weeks, repeated
Anesthesia and downtime, more than once
Results that can drift out of proportion when done at different times

The FORGE combination

One plan, one recovery

Where it genuinely serves the result, the components are combined into a single planned procedure — done once.

One recovery to arrange your life and your kids around
Abdomen, breasts and waist balanced to each other in one design
Only what the result requires — nothing combined for its own sake

What Is Addressed

The restoration, part by part — combined only where it serves you.

FORGE addresses each area on its own terms, then combines only what serves your result. Elective cosmetic surgery, not weight loss. Your board-certified surgeon confirms exactly which components are right for you.

Core

Tummy & diastasis repair

A tummy tuck removes stretched, excess skin and repairs the separated muscle wall (diastasis) — the pouch no workout has ever closed, because it isn't fat. This is what rebuilds a flat, strong core.

Chest

Breasts — lift & volume

Nursing and pregnancy can deflate and drop the shape. A lift restores position; restored or added volume brings back fullness — planned to your frame, never to a trend.

Waist

Waist & flanks — liposuction

Liposuction refines the waistline and flanks in the same setting, so the abdomen and sides read together rather than one at a time.

Combined

One recovery, not three

Tummy, breast and waist work bundled into a single planned procedure — done once, not spread across separate surgeries and separate years.

Your build

Your combination, not a package

Every mom's starting point is different. Your plan includes only the components that restore your proportions and strength — nothing more.

Timing

When it isn't your time yet

Still having kids, in the first six months postpartum, still nursing, or still losing weight? The honest answer is to wait — and you'll hear it plainly, before anything else.

Who's In Your Corner

Built by people who take moms seriously.

FORGE exists to close the gap between what pregnancy changed and what you can actually see and feel — the mirror, and the core that's supposed to keep up with your kids. Every plan is designed, performed and reviewed by a board-certified surgeon — never rushed, never templated. And if it isn't your time yet, you'll be told straight.

"We don't sell a body that isn't yours. We repair what pregnancy pulled apart — and let the mom who did all that hard work finally see it, and feel strong in it."

Board certifications held by your surgeon*

20+

Years in aesthetic & reconstructive surgery*

100%

Every plan designed & performed by your surgeon

Combined recovery, mapped to your household

Am. Board of Plastic Surgery The Aesthetic Society ASPS Accredited facility

Demo · illustrative authority/credentials block for a Penguin Agents proof build. Real provider bio, name, credentials and photo are set per clinic at onboarding.

60-Second Strong-Mom Candidacy Check

See if you're a candidate.

Six quick taps. At the end you get a readiness read, your plan focus, and transparent pricing — stated plainly. Not everything about a Mommy Makeover is the surgery; a good part of it is timing. No diagnosis — just a clear next step. Nothing is decided until you meet a board-certified surgeon.

Ready when you are0%

Are you a Mommy Makeover candidate?

Six quick taps. At the end you'll see a readiness read, your plan focus, and transparent pricing. Your answers stay private.

Question 1 of 5

What do you most want back?

Pick what matters most to you right now.

My tummy & core

My breasts

Both tummy & breasts

My waist & shape

Not sure yet

Question 2 of 5

Which areas?

Tap the zones on the map, or the chips. Select all that apply.

Tummy

Breasts

Waist / flanks

Back

Question 3 of 5

What's changed the most?

A rough sense is fine. Your surgeon confirms what's truly at play at the assessment.

Loose or stretched skin after pregnancy

A belly pouch that won't go with exercise (possible diastasis)

Deflated or sagging breasts after nursing

A softer waistline that resists effort

Not sure

Question 4 of 5

What's the timeline?

I feel ready to start now

There's an occasion / trip ahead

I'm exploring, no rush

Question 5 of 5

A little about your journey so far.

This helps confirm the right starting point — and the right time.

Are you done having children?

Yes, done

Maybe more

Unsure

Since your last pregnancy / breastfeeding

0–6 months, or still nursing

6–12 months, done nursing

12+ months

Not applicable

Your weight, lately

Stable, near my goal

Still working toward it

Reading your answers…

Matching you to the right plan

Last step

Where do we send your read?

We'll text your readiness read + plan focus and hold a consultation slot. It's free, and there's no obligation.

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Mobile

Takes 60 secondsYour read is yours to keepPrivate — we don't sell your info

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Your Strong-Mom read

Your plan focus*

Tummy tuck + breast + lipo · from $6,499 all-inclusive*

Illustrative starting figure.* Your exact plan and final pricing are set with a board-certified surgeon at your free consultation.

A board-certified surgeon confirms your candidacy and locks your plan at your complimentary consultation.

Book your free consultation

Pick a time that works — most consultations book within this week.

Free, no-obligation consultation · select a time on the next step

Reserve Your Consultation

Choose a day and time.

Free and no-obligation — about 20–30 minutes with a board-certified surgeon's coordinator. Availability shown is illustrative for this demo.

Select a day

Select a time

Choose a day above to see available times.

Free & no-obligation · 18+ · a coordinator will confirm by text and email. No surgery is booked at this step.

✓

You're booked.

A coordinator will confirm your consultation by text and email shortly — no action needed from you until then.

What to expect next

A member of the practice confirms your appointment by text and email, usually within one business day.
A brief call or message beforehand to understand your goals and answer any early questions.
At the consultation: an in-person exam, an honest read on candidacy and timing, and — only if it's the right time — a mapped plan with a transparent, all-inclusive figure.

This reserves a complimentary, no-obligation consultation — not a surgical booking. Candidacy and timing are confirmed by a board-certified surgeon, in person, for patients 18 and over. You may reschedule or step back at any point.

Your Recovery, Handled

The hard part isn't the surgery. It's who's got the kids while you heal.

For most moms this is the real hesitation — not the operation, but the two weeks after it, with small people who still need lifting, feeding and school runs. So it isn't left to improvise. Before you ever agree to a date, the recovery is mapped to your household — a help-plan for the first weeks, honest lifting limits, and where extra recovery support can be added if you'd like it.

Weeks 1–2 · the part to plan for

Rest, and hands you've arranged in advance

The most restricted stretch. No lifting the little ones; help lined up for the house and the school run. We plan who that help is before your date, not after.
Weeks 2–6 · easing back

Light and steady, on a mom's timeline

Most moms are up and moving gently sooner than they feared, returning to light routine while still respecting limits. Timelines are typical ranges, and individual — never a guarantee.
Months on · strength returns

Chasing the kids without paying for it

As the repair settles and you're cleared to build back, the core you couldn't reach with a workout is finally there to train. Hold a stable weight and it holds with you. Results vary from person to person.

A strong mother at home with her three young children

The Path

Assessment to reclaimed, on your terms.

No mystery, no vague number at the end. Here's exactly how a FORGE plan runs, start to settled. Timelines are individual and confirmed at your consultation.

The consultation

Whether this is right — and whether now is the time

You and a board-certified surgeon talk through what you want back, and when. Sometimes the honest answer is to wait — until you're done having children, further past delivery, finished nursing, or nearer your goal weight — and you'll hear that plainly, before anything else.

Your plan

Mapped, then built to your body

Your anatomy is assessed and a plan drawn to it — which components serve the result, and which don't. Transparent, all-inclusive pricing is prepared for you here, once a plan exists — never as a guess before it.

A note on C-sections

Working with the scar you already have

If you delivered by caesarean, that's planned around — often the existing scar can be incorporated rather than added to. It's discussed openly at consultation, so nothing about your history is a surprise on the day.

Procedure day

Performed by a board-certified surgeon, in an accredited facility

Your combined procedure is carried out in a fully accredited surgical facility — one recovery to plan around, not several spread over years.

Reclaimed, settled

A body — and a core — that reads as yours again

As the swelling resolves over the following months, the repaired shape settles in. Hold your weight and it holds with you. How quickly it settles differs from person to person.

A strong, quietly confident mother, some time after

Priya's arc · three kids, one recovery

"Three kids in five years. I ate right, I trained when I could find the time, and the belly pouch never moved — not an inch. I'd tell myself it was a discipline thing and go back to doing more core work at 11pm after everyone was asleep."

"I took the check half-expecting to be told to just keep trying. Instead it flagged the pouch as likely diastasis — separated muscle, not fat — and my surgeon confirmed it in person. Someone finally looked and said, plainly: 'the muscle came apart. No workout puts it back together. Surgery does.'"

"We planned the tummy tuck with breast work in one recovery, since I was done having kids and past the early postpartum window. My mother-in-law took the kids for two weeks — mapped out ahead of time. A few months on, my core felt like mine again — strong enough to actually keep up with all three of them. My own results, but I had to share it."

Priya R. · mom of 3 · tummy + breast Verified patient · shared with permission · demo

Safety & Standards

Who runs it, and where.

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A board-certified surgeon

Every plan is designed, performed and reviewed by a board-certified surgeon — assessed, mapped and reviewed, not delegated or rushed.

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An accredited facility

Your combined procedure runs in a fully accredited surgical facility, held to the standards that matter most on the day it counts.

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Candidacy confirmed in person

No one is a candidate on the strength of a form or a check. Suitability, and the right timing, are decided at consultation — by a board-certified surgeon, or not at all.

Let's be straight with each other: this is real surgery — real anesthesia, a real recovery, and real risks, each component carrying its own. It deserves a clear head and the right timing, which is exactly why we'd rather you wait than rush.

Making It Work

Priced plainly. Pay after you've healed.

FORGE states the number up front: all-inclusive, from $6,499, about $142 a month.* The reason to wait is rarely the surgery — for many moms it's the timing, because recovery can mean weeks without earning. So a reservation can start with a modest hold, and payments can begin after your recovery, not during it. Your exact plan and financing are confirmed at your free consultation — you're never left guessing what this costs before you walk in.

All-inclusive, from $6,499*
About $142/month, financing available*
A modest 10% hold reserves your date*
Payments can start after your recovery*

from $6,499 all-in*

≈ $142/month*

Stated plainly, no surprise number at your consult. A soft-check to see your options won't affect your credit score.

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Demo · financing figures are illustrative and set per clinic at onboarding; subject to lender approval.

What's Included

One figure. No surprises inside it.

FORGE quotes a Mommy Makeover all-inclusive, so the number you're given at consultation is the number. Here's what that one figure covers.

Surgeon's fee

Your surgeon's time — planning, performing and reviewing your case personally.

Anesthesia

Board-certified anesthesia care for your combined procedure.

Accredited facility

The fully accredited surgical facility and its team, on the day.

Surgical garments

The compression garments that support your recovery, provided.

All follow-up visits

Your reviews through recovery — included, not billed one by one.

No surprise fees

What's quoted is what's owed. Anything outside it is named up front, before you decide.

The complete figure is prepared for you at consultation, once a plan is designed for your case. Demo · illustrative inclusions, confirmed by the practice.

Before You Book

The questions moms actually ask.

Who'll take care of my kids while I recover?

This is the question most moms lead with, and it's planned before your date, not after. Weeks one and two are the restricted stretch — no lifting the little ones — so we map out in advance who helps with the house and the school run, and where extra recovery support can be added if you'd like it. You won't be improvising it afterwards.

Can't I just fix the belly pouch with more core work?

Often not. A pouch that survives diet and exercise is frequently diastasis — separated abdominal muscle — which planks and crunches physically cannot knit back together. A tummy tuck repairs the muscle itself; that's the difference, and why effort alone rarely finishes the job or brings your core strength back.

Can breastfeeding come before or after?

Yes — timing matters. It's generally best to wait until you've finished nursing and your breasts have settled (often several months after weaning) before a breast procedure, so the result is planned on your true shape. Feeding future babies is discussed candidly at consultation as part of the plan.

I had a C-section. Does that change anything?

Often for the better. Where possible the existing caesarean scar can be worked with — incorporated into the tummy-tuck incision rather than added to. It's reviewed openly at consultation so nothing about your history is a surprise on the day.

Will it last if I have another baby?

A future pregnancy can undo the result, which is exactly why timing is part of the plan. If you may have more children, the honest recommendation is usually to wait — and you'll hear that plainly rather than be booked anyway.

Is it safe — and how much recovery are we really talking about?

It's real surgery, with real anesthesia, a real recovery and real risks — done by a board-certified surgeon in a fully accredited facility. The restricted stretch is roughly the first two weeks, with a gradual return over about six; timelines are typical ranges and individual, never guaranteed. Everything is spelled out before you agree to it.

Is this a weight-loss treatment?

No. A Mommy Makeover restores shape and repairs structure; it's not a treatment for weight loss and is best suited to those at or near a stable weight. It's an elective, cosmetic combination of procedures — never sold as anything else.

What will it cost, and can it be financed?

FORGE states it plainly: all-inclusive, from $6,499, about $142/month.* Your exact plan and final pricing are confirmed at your free consultation — one number covering surgeon, anesthesia, facility, garments and follow-ups. A modest 10% hold reserves your date, payments can start after your recovery, and a soft-check to see your options won't affect your credit.

How do I know if I'm even a candidate?

The 60-second Strong-Mom Candidacy Check gives a first read in about a minute. It isn't a diagnosis — a board-certified surgeon confirms candidacy, and the right timing, at your free consultation.

Get your core back. Get your strength back.

This was never a willpower problem.