Editorial Standards

Mommy Makeover Cost publishes a calculator and a set of guides about the price of combined post-pregnancy procedures. This page explains where the numbers come from, who checks the health-related claims, how referral income is disclosed, and how we handle mistakes.

Where the cost ranges come from

Every range in the calculator and its tables starts from two inputs: this site's own baseline model, tuned to typical US pricing patterns for each procedure combination, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons' published annual survey of average surgeon fees for individual procedures such as tummy tuck, breast augmentation, breast lift, and liposuction. When a table cites a third-party figure, we name the source and the year in the surrounding text rather than presenting a number with no origin. We do not collect quotes from individual surgeons or clinics, and no partner can ask us to adjust a range.

Medical review

Naomi Foster, a former registered nurse turned health writer, drafts and reviews the clinical claims on this site, including recovery timelines, candidacy notes, and risk descriptions. She is not a plastic surgeon and does not diagnose or treat anyone through this site. Statements about surgical risk, candidacy, or recovery are checked against published clinical guidance before publication, and every guide tells readers to confirm their own case with a board-certified plastic surgeon, since anatomy and health history change what applies to any one person.

Referral fees on quote requests

The local-pricing buttons on this site connect readers to a third-party network that matches them with board-certified plastic surgeons. If you request pricing through one of those links, we can earn a referral fee. That arrangement does not change the estimate the calculator shows you, and it has no bearing on what a guide says or which topics we cover. We do not take payment from any surgeon or clinic to be named favorably, and our guides do not name individual providers.

Corrections

If you spot a wrong figure, a dead source link, or a stale table entry, tell us through the contact page. Small factual fixes, such as an outdated dollar figure or a typo, are corrected without a separate notice. A change that affects the substance of a guide, such as a revised cost range or a corrected clinical claim, updates that article's modified date.

What we do not do

• We do not publish outcome guarantees for any procedure or combination.
• We do not rank or recommend individual surgeons, clinics, or medical groups.
• We do not solicit or publish patient testimonials.
• We do not offer insurance-billing guidance, since a mommy makeover is elective and not covered.

Network-wide editorial policy for Encore Editorial's calculator sites sits with Chris Terry. Procedure-specific accuracy and the medical review described above are handled independently by Naomi Foster.