When Dr. Ryan Neinstein calls me, he’s in the process of receiving a haircut. It is the busiest time of his year. Neinstein is a body sculptor who does arms, waists, ankles, “the nooks and crannies,” he has said, and the bodies he sculpts need weeks to heal before they can be bared upon yachts and beaches come May. ’Tis the season to recover. “You know, Memorial Day is right around the corner for East Coasters, right?” he says.

The plastic surgeon is renowned for his liposuction, but even more renowned for his Mommy Makeovers, a term for procedures used to reshape the postpartum figure. He does 800 mommies a year, with 12 scheduled for this week.