Breast Implants: Q&A
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How Bad Do Breast Implants Look After Having a Child?
I want breast implants now. I don't have kids yet but want kids. But someone told me the implants don't look as good after pregnancy. Is this true? How bad will it look? Is it better to get them after having a baby?
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Britni
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Pregnancy and breast implants
The implants don't change, although occasionally capuslar contracture can occur with pregnancy. Rather, it is the breast tissue that changes by enlarging, shrinking, or sagging. Changes are not predictable. It is the combination of the breast changes superimposed on the underlying implant that produces the unaesthetic appearance.
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Breast implants, breast appearance and pregnancy
Hi Britni,
Every woman's breasts respond differently to pregnancy. Some patients with breast implants have multiple children, breast feed all of them, and, as a result, develop droopiness that requires a breast lift. Other patients with implants do the same thing and have virtually no changes in their breasts.
Bottom line - if you are unhappy with the appearance of your breasts and want an augmentation, you should meet with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss the pros and cons of...
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Breast Implants Before Children
The appearance of breasts with or without augmentation is completely unpredictable following pregnancy and breast feeding. Some women's breasts change minimally whereas others change drastically. I wouldn't let this stop you now. Get the implants and enjoy your new look. When and if things change later you can address it then.
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Breast implants after pregnancy
What happens to your breasts with breast implants after pregnancy is most probably related to what would have happened without having breast implants.
1. The breasts may shrink down to the the way they were before the preganacy and look about the same.
2. The breast implants may move into the stretched out breasts adn droop along with the breasts themselves
3. The breast implants may stay where they are and the breasts droop off of the implants.
With 2 and 3 you would probably need some...
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Breast implants before or after having children.
No one can predict what your breasts will look like after you have children. They can become larger, smaller, sag more, develop large areolae, etc, Therefore it is safest to wait until having children. However, it is not likely that your implants will either change or worsen these problems. It is more likely that whatever would have happened from nursing after implants would have happened without the implants. You will just have to see these changes over the implant rather than without...
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Breast implants after pregnancy
It is hard to predict what any pair of breast will look like after pregnancy. Some look perfectly fine, some look a bit saggy, and still some look awful. I think it is multifactorial: genetics, weight gain and loss, quality of the tissues, etc..
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Breast changes after implants and pregnancy
There is no crystal ball to know how your breasts will change after pregnancy. Those with bigger breasts to start with and in whom greater stretching occurs will have a worse look after pregnancy that those who have less breast tissue. Gravity and lost elasticity work against some more than others...
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Breast implants might require a lift after pregnancy
Hello Britni,
What I tell my patients regarding the effect of pregnancy and lactation on breast augmentation:
If you are planning to have a child in the next 6-12 month, it might be better to wait till after childbirth. If you are considering this in the future, it is not uncommon to need a breast lift. I have seen many who did not need it. The changes in your breast during pregnancy are hard to predict but in general you will have a size increase. Hope that helps!
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How do your breasts change with pregnency
Britni,
There is really no way to predict what your breasts will do with pregnancy and how pregnancy and breast feeding will affect your breast shape. I have met women who have had 3 children after having breast augmentation and they needed a breast lift to achieve the look they want. I have met others who fared better and not required a lift or skin-tightening procedure. I would recommend that you meet with a board-certified plastic surgeon who can review your history, go over your exam...
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I'm actually going to schedule a mommy makeover...
Just don't gain a lot of weight and you will be fine. DON'T GAIN 100 LBS lol..
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