Recovery time following these extensive procedures is extremely important. Khuthaila says that initial recovery (meaning, you can get out of bed, walk around on your own, and be relatively independent) can take one to three weeks. She recommends taking at least two weeks off of work, and plan to have help at home for those first weeks, especially if you have an infant or toddler. Lifting heavy objects (anything over 10 pounds -- including your kiddos) is a no-no. Typically, it takes four to six weeks to resume your normal exercise routine.

Complications aren't uncommon, and can range from minor (delayed wound healing) to long-term (loss of feeling in nipple area). Other complications include hematoma (internal bleeding), infection, asymmetrical breasts, scarring or seroma (leaking fluid).

Procedures: Full tummy tuck, muscle repair, breast lift, breast augmentation and liposuction

Cost: $17,000

On how her plastic surgery changed her life: "I think somewhere in the back of my mind I thought I would have surgery and then not have to do anything after -- wrong! I started really working out at four months [post-op]. I wish I had done it sooner, but I haven't stopped since. This surgery changed the way I live my life and has made me WAY more healthy -- I never thought plastic surgery would do that!"

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Procedures: Tummy tuck, breast augmentation, muscle repair and liposuction

Cost: $13,500

She's 5'3" and weighed 186 pounds before her surgery. After being with her husband for over half her life, she says she had no idea what "sexy" felt like. She got a tummy tuck, muscle repair to the abdomen, lipsculpture and breast implants. Four months post-op, she says, "Some may never understand how this could change someone in so many ways, but for me it not only changed my appearance, but [also] my emotional connection to myself."

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