Will augmented breasts change after breast feeding?

I am thinking about having my breasts augmented but I wanted to see what effect breast feeding will have on the appearance down the line.

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A: Pregnancy can change your breast.

Sam Speron, MD

Hi, Thank you for your question. It is actually the pregnancy that has the effect on your breast. Your breasts will enlarge or become smaller regardless of whether you breastfeed or not. To what degree this will effect you is unknown. Also, these changes will only be magnified with the implants. It may be best... more

A: Breast Augmentation and Pregnancy

Farbod Esmailian, MD

In general, most womens breasts undergo changes during pregnancy and breast feeding.  Those changes are hard to predict and everyone reacts differently.  Genetics has a lot to do with it.  But, yes your breasts will change during and after pregnancy, how much cant say.  Most women who... more

A: Pregnancy, Breast Feeding, and breast appearance

Michael A. Bogdan, MD

Dear Ban, Even without having breast augmentation, pregnancy and breast feeding will change the appearance of your breasts.  These effects will be amplified by implants (as your skin will have less reserve), and the larger the implants, the more noticeable the changes will be.  If you are considering... more

A: Breast augmentation and pregnancy

Ricardo A. Meade, MD

It's not even breast feeding that changes the breasts, what actually makes the difference is pregnancy.  You could avoid breast feeding completely and you would still notice the breasts to enlarge and deflate after the child is delivered.  Perhaps waiting until you're done with children is best for... more

A: The breast shape could change with pregnancy

Hisham Seify, MD, PhD

Pregnancy and delivery will result in physical changes in your breast. If you are planning to have a child now or in the very near future,it might be better to wait until  you finish pregancy and nursing. However,most patients have the breast surgery followed later by the child birth. A revision could... more

A: many changes can happen during pregnancy

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD

It is almost impossible to accurately predict the effect of pregnancy on augmented breasts.  In general if your breasts are small then it is unlikely that they would change much but it is totally unpredictable.  There is always the possibility of stretching of the skin and loss of superior breast... more

A: How breast feeding effects breast shape

Bahram Ghaderi, MD

Your breast shape is effected more by the number of pregnancies you have rather than by the act of breast feeding itself. Also, the change in shape due to a pregnancy will not be altered in any way by whether or not you have a breast implant. With pregnancy the breasts can get large and stay that way, they can... more

A: Pregnancies after breast implants.

George J. Beraka, MD

Hi! Actually, it has been shown that it is not breast feeding that causes the breasts to change with babies.  It is the pregnancies themselves that change your breasts, whether you breast feed or not. And they probably will change in unpredictable ways when you have a baby.  So if you are planning to... more

A: Breast feeding and implants

Theodore Katz, MD

Your guess would probably be as good as ours!  It is very unpredictable as to what effect pregnancy, and post breast feeding will have on any individuals breasts.  One thing for sure- there will be changes in most cases.  Most often the breasts "droop" and need a lift which can be... more

A: All bets are off

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

Pregnancy and breast-feeding will have unpredictable effects on your breasts. Some breasts will enlarge and stay large, some will involute and shrink, some will return to virtually original state, others may stay the same size but sag. What happens to your pregnancy weight gain might also have an effect. To... more

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