Can You Breast Feed with Implants?

asked 1 year ago by LisaNJ in Jersey Shore
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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The biggest concern I would have with implants is nursing because I'd like to have children in the future. I never heard you couldn't, but I didn't know if it would make it impossible or not.

10 answers to Can You Breast Feed with Implants?

Implants are safe to nurse with.

Implants are safe to nurse with. If you need a lift, you can ask the surgeon if you will be able to nurse after the surgery. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

YES, Breast Feeding following Implants works.

YES, you can safely breast feed your baby after breast augmentation surgery, because the implants are place either below the pectoralis major muscle or the breast gland. The Milk ducts are not disrupted and can function after Breast Augmentation Surgery.

Richard Wellington Swift, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants do not interfere with breast feeding

Breast implants and breast augmentation shoul dhave no effect on your ability to breast feed. The milk production gland is not damaged and the ducts to the nipple are not damaged during the surgery. Keep in mind though, that some women are unable to breast feed - regardless of implants. So, if you cannot breast feed after implants, it is likely that you would have ahd difficulty even without the surgery.

Matthew Schulman, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Breast feeding is possible after breast augmentation

In general, breast feeding after a breast augmentation should be possible. The implants are always placed behind the breast tissue even if they are placed above the muscle. However, some women are not able to breast feed even without implants.

Naveen Setty, MD
Plano Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants

Since the breast implants are placed under breast tissue, one can breast feed without much concern. So the presence of implants will not cause less, or no, milk production.

Shahin Javaheri, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants don't prevent breast feeding

The implants are always behind the glandular tissue, even when placed above the muscle. Anatomically there is no reason that you could not breastfeed after a breast enlargement. However, bear in mind that some women just can't breastfeed properly regardless of having implants or not! So don't feel guilty if after your breast enlargement your breast feeding doesn't work as hoped for. It's probably not due to the implants.

Alexis Verpaele, MD
Belgium Plastic Surgeon

Breast feeding after augmentation

I tell every patient there is no reason anatomically after the surgery that they can't try breast feeding. It does not affect the breast ducts regardless of the incision. So enjoy your implants and in the future, enjoy your babies. Good luck, Dr. Schuster in Boca Raton

Steven Schuster, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

www.schusterplasticsurgery.com

Breast Feeding Can Be Done after Implants

You can breast feed after undergoing an augmentation mammaplasty. You do need to bear in mind that your breasts will be very large with the implants and the engourgement of milk and that this may result in significant sagging after you finish breast feeding, but otherwise there should be major problems.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Yes, you should be able to breast feed after breast implants

Yes, you should be able to breast feed after breast augmentation surgery. It should not matter what incision your breast implants are placed (underarm, areolar, breast fold)- long-term, you should be able to lactate or produce milk. During surgery, your plastic surgeon will avoid the milk duct area of your nipple, so the passage for breast milk should be preserved. Thanks for the great question, and good luck in your search for a plastic surgeon!... more

Roy Kim, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Breast feeding and implants

You certainly can breast feed with implants, but it is hard to say just like a woman without implants, whether they will be successful in supplying enough milk.