I Have a Mom Pooch. Will CoolSculpting Help?

Burning stubborn fat through diet and exercise alone can be difficult, especially for a new mother. Instead of spending extra hours exercising while depriving yourself of important nutrition, reward yourself and spend that time with your baby instead. CoolSculpting can help with the lower belly fat leftover from pregnancy.

At Laughlin Plastic Surgery in Annapolis, MD, Dr. Daniel Laughlin provides CoolSculpting® to help women in all stages of life get rid of stubborn pockets of fat. Consider a consultation if you’re a new mom worried about a pooch. 

Why it’s hard to beat the pregnancy pooch 

There are quite a few cases in which women experience a mummy tummy, also known as the small “mom pooch,” that remains below your navel after pregnancy. This postpartum fat is completely normal and should grow smaller with time. 

However, this little pouch doesn’t just consist of excess fat; it’s also the result of stretched muscle and skin. During pregnancy and childbirth, abdominal muscles and connective tissues become stretched horizontally, resulting in diastasis recti. 

This is more than a cosmetic issue. Thankfully, you can tighten this muscle and improve the size and shape of your mom pouch with targeted exercises. However, your mummy tummy might persist, and that’s also normal. In these cases, body contouring can help slim and flatten your lower abdomen, reducing excess fat and improving your appearance. 

Slimming down with CoolSculpting 

You can tighten your linea alba with targeted stretches, the band of connective tissues that help keep your core strong. However, getting rid of your mummy tummy can be more difficult. It is impossible to target fat loss with exercise and diet alone. You simply can’t reduce a pooch through sit-ups, crunches, or other abdominal exercises. 

If you’ve been struggling with stomach fat for more than a year, it might be time to consider body contouring. Several types of procedures use radio frequency vibration, ultrasound, or extreme cold to help eliminate fat cells. 

At Laughlin Plastic Surgery, Dr. Laughlin uses CoolSculpting for body contouring. This process lowers the temperature of fat cells until they start to break down. The remaining “waste” is naturally flushed away by your body’s lymphatic system.

This procedure is recommended for women who have already lost most of their postpartum fat and have reached a stable weight. To learn more and find out if CoolSculpting is right for you, schedule a consultation by calling 410-205-5629 or visiting the contact page for more details.