Breast augmentation - Should I get breast implants if I plan on getting pregnant later?

is it recomended to have breast implants before having a child? how will the breast look after breast feeding? i just want my breast perky but very natural. i feel i have a lot of extra skin on my breasts. i want to see what the doctor recomends for size.

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A: Breast Augmentation and Pregnancy

By Farbod Esmailian, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

If you are planning breast augmentation in the near future, perhaps within a year, then I would recommend holding of on your breast augmentation. Certain patients after breast augmentation and pregnancy tend to require future suture to fix the ill effects of the pregnancy, i.e. sagging of the breast tissue... more

A: implants and pregnancy

By Steven H. Williams, MD - Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

Thanks for the question. Typically, if a patient is considering pregnancy within a year or so I would recommend waiting on the implants. Be aware that you will have to wait until you've stopped breast feeding before you can safely have implants placed after your pregnancy. In addition, your comment about... more

A: Breast augmentation before pregnancy - Depnds on timing

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

If you are trying to have children any time soon, you might wait until afterward to have breast surgery. If it will be a couple of years or more away, and if you feel that it would make you happier with your body and improve your self esteem, then go ahead now. From your description, if you... more

A: Breast augmentation and pregnancy

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

It is a choice that many women make. Many of my patients are young women who have not had children yet. It is hard to predict the implacts on breast feeding because depending on the approach some breast tissue may be disrupted and limit breat feeding. Most patient I know often had to supplement... more

A: The issue with any cosmetic change is the predictability...

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

The issue with any cosmetic change is the predictability, stability, and the positive benefits of the end results versus the negative effects of not having the changes. That is, if the end result is unpredictable and unstable, because of the multitude of changes that usually occur and are... more

A: When are you planning to have children? Near or Distant future?

By Michael A. Bogdan, MD - Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Having a child will have an impact on your breasts, whether or not you have implants. It is impossible to predict exactly what will happen to your breasts with your child. Some women are very lucky, and look exactly as before, with youthful skin and no stretch-marks. Others are unlucky, ending up with... more

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awalk
465 posts
25 Jan 2009

If you are having a baby in the next year or so wait..If it's five or six..Go for it!! It never occured to me but I wonder if you could have the saline drained out when you become pregnant to keep the skin from stretching out... Makes sense..You have to get them replaced after 10-15 years I think? Would it be dangerous? Can you have a local and a drain? Curious??..Input from doctors would be great.....Has anyone done this?...