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Will Breast Augmentation Before Kids Be Affected After Pregnancy?

asked 7 months ago by Cath1714
Latest answer by Laurie Casas, MD
Question viewed 541 times
Tags: under muscle, pregnancy, tissue

I am planning on having a breast augmentation before having children. Since the implants will be placed underneath the muscle, will this still be affected after having kids? Having children affects the tissues of the breasts but not necessarily the muscle I would think.

19 answers to Will Breast Augmentation Before Kids Be Affected After Pregnancy?

Breast Augmentation before pregnancy?

This is one of the most commonly asked questions in my practice. In general its hard to determine what changes your breasts would undertake with pregnancy even without implants being placed. This comes down often to genetic factors, weight gain during pregnancy and time that you breast feed. Placement of implants under the muscle does help reduce the risk of sagging over time in my opinion. I would not let this prevent you from having your surgery. I do recommend you stay... more

Christian Prada, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation and Pregnancy

Unfortunately, our bodies change as we age, usually not for the better either! Of course, that is what keeps plastic surgeons in business. Our bodies, and especially our skin are not static, they are dynamic. That means they change with time. How our bodies change depends on our genetics and environmental influences (just look in the mirror, do you see your mother or grandmother?) Environmental influences would include sun exposure, smoking, weight gain, weight... more

David Finkle, MD
Omaha Plastic Surgeon

Implants and pregnancy

While the implants themselves may not be affected by pregnancy (although some paitents notice a increase in firmness during pregnancy), the end result of your breasts in terms of size and shape is unpredictable. As I tell my patients, all bets are off. Breasts can enlarge and stay large, or shrink. They can sag and become empty or sag and be much fuller. You have to decide how much pleasure or advantage having implants will give you for the time you have them before getting pregnant... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Pregnancy and its affects on breast tissue with or without breast augmentation

Unfortunately our breasts are effected by weight changes, hormone changes and aging. When you pick a breast implant you are trying to find the size that will look best on your body. This involves evaluationg the skin elasticity, breast tissue quantity and quality and the distribution of the breast tissue. Unfortunately, pregnancy and lactation usually changes all of these. The concern is the breast implant you may choose before pregnancy may not be the size and shape that you will need after. more

Laurie Casas, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Timing of breast implants with regards to pregnancy

It ultimately depends on your short term and long term goals. There are advantages and disadvantages regarding the timing. Factors like your current breast shape and amount of drooping, the decision to breast feed, having pregnancy sooner vs. later, the degree of augmentation, and others. The only way to determine this is to speak to a board-certified plastic surgeon that you are comfortable with.

Tito Vasquez, MD
Southport Plastic Surgeon

Pregnancy effects on the breasts can be unpredictable.

Although the muscle is not affected from pregnancy, the size and shape of the breast tissue is. This process is unpredictable in its final outcome. That being said, if you have implants prior to pregnancy, you may wish to have a revision of the breasts after you are done breastfeeding if you are unhappy with the appearance.

David Bogue, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Aug pre pregnancy

Pregnancy will affect the shape of your breasts.It depends on how big your breasts become after pregnancy whether you nurse and how many stretch marks you develop.The implants won't shrink but most women lose breast volume and the skin envelope sags more.

Robert Brueck, MD
Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants and pregnancy

You are correct that the pregnancy will not effect the muscle and the relationship between the muscle and the implants, however the overlying breast tissue will change with pregnancy, and since you have not had children before it is impossible to predict what that change may be. What is certain is that if you need to have a lift after your pregnancy, the implants will not alter that. In addition to implant will survive the pregnancy and breast-feeding well and some patients actually like the... more

Johan E. Brahme, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Breasts will change after pregnancy - with or without implants

It should be no surprise that your breasts will change during and after pregnancy. Having implants behind the breast tissue or behind the muscle does stop the breast tissue itself from changing size. This will affect the overall shape and look of your breasts and effects each woman differently.

Adam Hamawy, MD
Westchester Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation before pregnancy

Most breast implants are placed in a subpectoral location (under the muscle) which has a minimal effect on breast feeding. Your breast shape and size can certainly change during and after a pregnancy-whether you have breast implants in place or not. If you have large breast implants inserted they can cause more sagging over time compared to smaller, lighter breast implants. If you are planning to breast feed in the future you may consider delaying breast augmentation surgery in... more

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Affects of pregnancy on breast implants

The only true direct effect the pregnancy could have on your implants is a slight increase in capsular contracture, especially if there is any infection of the breast while breast feeding. For the most part, the effects of pregnancy will be on your own original breast tissue, and those changes can potentially lead to the need or desire for more surgery because the location of the breast tissue may change, the amount of original breast tissue may change, and that is what might raise the... more

Julio Garcia, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

Safe to have augmentation with planned future pregnancies

Over half the women I perform breast augmentation have not or are not done with having children. I place 99% of implants under the muscle and in this position it should not affect lactation. My advice I tell women who are going to have future children is that pregnacy is safe after augmentation, the implants will be relatively unchanged but your own breast may dramatically change and through this process your breasts may loose volume, shape, and position. Overall you... more

Vishnu Rumalla, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

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Breast augmentation and pregnancy.

The short answer to your question is yes pregnancy alters the shape of the breast. The issue however cannot be distilled into a simple yes or no. There are multiple factors which will influence the answer for instance how much weight will be gained with pregnancy, will you breast feed and if yes for how long. There are other considerations such as the elasticity of your skin.

Jay M. Pensler, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Pre pregnancy breast augmentation

A good majority of patients have breast augmentation before having children. A lot of the time, the result actually looks more natural after the pregnancy. As long as the implants are placed under the muscle there should be no concern with breast feeding. The only issue would be if numbness occurs post surgery, then it will be difficult to breast feed on the side that is numb.

Rick Rosen, MD
Norwalk Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation and pregnancy

The vast majority of women who have breast augmentation do so before having children. However, most women who have breast implants do go on to have a family and children. The implants durability will not be affected by the pregnancy. The breast will change significantly during pregnancy and /or breast feeding, in a permanent way for most women. There is no way to predict how a particular woman's breasts will do over time. If pregnancy is in the plans in... more

Mario Diana, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation and pregnancy

Having had a breast augmentation will be of no impact on your pregnancy but your pregancy will impact the appearance of your breasts - with or without implants. The hormonal effects, weight gain and later breast feeding will all have consequences on this appearance and the tissues and even on the ultimate breast size. Having the implants behind the muscle is a much better situation for many reasons including providing better support for the implants versus having them situated above the... more

Steven Turkeltaub, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

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Breast implants will survive pregnancy

Probably half of the women who choose breast implants are young and have not completed families and it has become clear that breast implants will survive pregnancy and breast feeding. The breast will change throughout life, perhaps for the better, or maybe the worse. But if you feel you would like augmentation and it would add to your life today, carpe diem. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Will Pregancy Affect a Breast Augmentation

Becoming pregant after having a breast augmentation may very likely affect the results of the augmentation, regardless of where the implants are placed. Pregnancy can change both the size and shape of the breasts. The degree to which these changes occur is variable, and how they will affect an augmentation cannot be known. Therefore, to maximize the outcome, it is always best perform the operation when the breast size and shape is stable. more

Gary D. Breslow, MD
Paramus Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation Before Children?

Thank you for the question. You are correct in that the pectoralis muscle should not be affected by pregnancy; however, the overlying breast tissue and/or its relationship to the pectoralis muscle may be affected. For example, most women will experience involutional hypoplasia ( breasts become smaller) after pregnancy and/or breast-feeding. Some women will also experience breast ptosis (sagging). It is because of these changes of the breast tissue and/or their... more