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How Soon After I Give Birth Can I Get Breast Implants?

asked 1 year ago by girl0nth3mov3 in Farmingdale, NY
Latest answer by Kenneth R. Francis, MD
Question viewed 455 times
Tags: after pregnancy

Ive read a little about getting a breast lift 6 months after a woman gives birth but, I havent found anything about implants. I will not be breast feeding.

16 answers to How Soon After I Give Birth Can I Get Breast Implants?

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Wait 3 Months After Nursing

3 months would be a minimum time to wait after pregnancy or after you finish nursing. If you are still losing weight, you might wait until you are closer to your target weight.
Paul C. Zwiebel, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon

www.pzwiebel.com

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Listen Girl...

OTM, All of the answers that you have read here, despite being different are all correct and valid.  IN GENERAL, it is best to wait until you have returned to near your pre baby weight, and 3-6 months after you stop lactating.  If you are not going to breast feed, you will stop lactating sooner.  Suffice it to say no single patient can be generalized.  You might stop lactating and return to your pre pregnancy weight within a few months after pregnancy.  Keep... more
Kenneth R. Francis, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

www.francisnyplasticsurgery.com

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Breast augmentation after pregnancy

The key to understanding what is advised here is to allow your breasts to return to their normal or final post-pregnancy state before evaluating their size and shape and the need or desire for augmentation. This may also include letting your body return to its stable post-pregnancy state as well. Generally this takes at least 3 months after the breasts stop lactating (whether breast feeding was done or not) and getting weight back to normal or stable. A breast augmentation, properly done... more
Scott L. Replogle, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Augmentation after Pregnancy

I concur with my colleagues here. I generally recommend waiting approximately 3-6 months after you've stopped breast feeding.  You need to give time for your breasts to "settle" after breast feeding.  Likely there will be volume loss and some sagging that can be addressed definitively during your procedure. 
C. Bob Basu, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.basuplasticsurgery.com

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Breast surgery after pregnancy

I would ask you first to make sure you are finished with having children. then have you wait a good 3 months after the end of breast feeding if you decide so..and be as close to your pre-pregnancy weight as possible. Your breasts will undergo "post-partum involution " i.e. shrinking after one pregnancy, so you want to make sure your body has stabilized in order to decide what is best for you re. implants size, type of lift, etc.. Florence Mussat, MD 312-751-9000... more
Florence Mussat, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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After Birth Can Get Breast Implants

I like to wait at least 4 to 6 months for full envolution of the pregnancy breasts. But if breast feeding than 3 months after the stop of the breasting. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski,305 598 0091
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants after pregnancy

Give it time to adjust to your new life as augmentation is no emergency.  Also, make sure that 6 months have passed to be sure your breasts are totally stable and so is your life before taking on surgery.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants usually safe six months after delivery.

Hi. You need to be back to baseline weight and your hormone levels need to be back to normal. Also psychologically, you want to feel settled with your baby.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants after pregnancy

Once you are close to your prepregnancy weight and about 4-6 months after nursing, I would think you'd be ready for any type of breast surgery you need (implants, lift, reduction, etc).
Carmen Kavali, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants after pregnancy

One should wait a minimum of three to six months after you stop breast feeding. This is not a hard and fast rule - but a good guide. Most importantly you should wait till your body looks pretty much like it did before the pregnancy.
Michael Weinberg, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon
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Wait a while

Usually 3/6 months is enough time. Wait till your breasts shrink down again and there is no more milk.
William B. Rosenblatt, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants

Generally, 6-12 months.  But what is most important is that your body has returned to its prepregnancy state, and you are no longer breast feeding.
David A. Lickstein, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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How Soon After I Give Birth Can I Get Breast Implants?

Regarding: "How Soon After I Give Birth Can I Get Breast Implants? Ive read a little about getting a breast lift 6 months after a woman gives birth but, I havent found anything about implants. I will not be breast feeding." I am sure you meant SHOULD rather than CAN. After all, you probably could get breast implant very shortly after giving birth. Cosmetic Surgery is "I WANT Surgery NOT I NEED Surgery" and as such we should minimize potential risks whenever possible... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants and pregnancy

You should wait at least 6 months or longer to allow your body to get back where it was before the pregnancy.  You want the breast swelling to subside and your weight to go back to normal.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants after pregnancy

There are no hard and fast rules. The breast undergoes tremendous change following pregnancy. Cosmetic surgery is not recommended until the post-partum changes have all resolved. This usually takes 6 months but can sometimes take longer, especially if breast-feeding. I would suggest going in for a consultation at 3 months post-partum so you can get some initial information and start planning for your surgery. Good luck!
Elan B. Singer, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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How soon after pregnancy & delivery can you get breast augmentation

There is no definitive answer here. There are numerous concerns which range from increased risks of infection, capsular contracture and possible galactorrhea (stimulation of milk production). Most recommend waiting a minimum of 4 and preferably 6 months. I have done this at 1 month at the insistance of a patient who was very willing to accept the risks with no adverse consequences but this will not be the case in all individuals. see video
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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