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The Cost of Becoming a MILF

Think Hollywood moms bounce back by diet and Pilates alone? Here's what it really takes to score a hot post-baby bod

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Laser Skin Tightening Mama Drama You've managed to ditch the baby weight and restore your rock-hard abs (ok, so maybe just your abs), but no amount of diet and exercise is going to get rid of the excess skin in your belly area. Here's how to regain a flat tummy without going under the knife.

Mommy Makeover: Doctors rely on a couple devices to tighten loose skin: ThermiSmooth which uses radiofrequency technology, and Ulthera, which utilizes ultrasound. Radiofrequency is great for addressing superficial skin creepiness and, according to Schwartz, patients see tightening right away. But since it works superficially, the results won't last forever (think about six months) and the typical person needs about five treatments. Because the ultrasound goes a little bit deeper and acts as a sort of glue to hold tightened skin together, Schwartz often treats patients with a combination of both energies. Ulthera treatments typically require maintenance every one to two years.

"I'm not giving people tummy tuck-like results, but we can make them 60 to 70 percent better without surgery, and most people would much rather have that," says Schwartz. Another plus? Each session only takes an hour.

Cost: $3,000 for five radiofrequency treatments
$5,000 for the ultrasound treatment

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