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Breast Implant Removal Before or After Pregnancy?

asked 2 years ago by kwm
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, breasts, female, after pregnancy, 200-249cc, 350-399cc, A cup, breast size, pregnancy

I'm 27 and have had Breast Implants for 5 years total (350cc Saline for 2 years, 225cc Silicone gel for 3 years). I would like to get them removed without replacement. I would also like to get pregnant soon & in the future (likely 2 kids total).

I naturally have naturally small breasts (AA/almost A), little breast tissue, & fairly elastic skin. I would prefer not to get a breast lift if I didn't have to, but would be willing to if necessary. Should I get my implants removed now or wait until after pregnancy to have the best aesthetic result?

8 answers to Breast Implant Removal Before or After Pregnancy?

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Timing Implant Removal with Pregnancy

Why do you want to remove your implants? Is the size just too big? Are you concerned of being disproportionately large during pregnancy Do you have concerns of safety with implants and pregnancy? Do you have concerns of safety with implants and nursing? Are you having specific implant-related problems? Removing your implants can be done now, but I would postpone a lift until you are done with pregnancy, because your breast... more
Paul C. Zwiebel, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon
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Removal of breast implants

You should remove them as soon as you want to because having them in place during pregnancy will have nothing to do with protecting you from needing a lift in the future.  In other words, your tissues will or won't need a lift regardless of whether the implant is in or not.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implant removal

I would vote for waiting after pregnancy to have the implants removed. That way, if additional surgery may be necessary to correct post-pregnancy/breast-feeding changes, it can be done at the same time. What your breasts will look like after explantation depends on several factors such as: the quality of skin elasticity (the better the elasticity the better the skin will bounce back), the size of the implants used (the larger the implant the more trouble you may have with... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Timing of breast implant removal and pregnancy

With or without the implants, your breasts will get engorged and their final appearance is unpredictable at this point in time. Rather than go through 2 or more surgeries, I would proceed with the pregnancies and then removal and possible lift after that but this is my opinion only.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Time to remove breast implants relative to pregnancy

Removal of breast implants can be done before or after pregnancy. There is no way to predict how your breasts will change the first time you carry an baby to term and nurse. Take them out when you are ready to no longer have them. The only consideration should be that you give yourself time to heal from explantation before becoming pregnant, or that you wait 6 months after weaning to undergo breast surgery. Also, surgery should not be done electively while you are pregnant....
Elizabeth Lee, MD

Bay Area Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants

It really is a personal choice whether or not to keep breast implants. As to what to do if you have them removed. Well, it is hard to tell what shape your breasts would be in after removal. If your tissues are very thin, you may not have much to lift at all.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants

You can have the implants removed any time you are ready for surgery and recovery time. How ever once you are pregnant you cannot have surgery till the breast feeding is over and you can have the  time to undergo surgery and recovery with no heavy activity or lifting (as in lifting, carrying the baby) for three to four weeks. Whether you will sag the implants will have very little influence if any. It will depeng on the skin elasticity or lack of it. Hopefully your genes are good to... more
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Removing Breast Implants

I would remove them when you are ready.  It really does not make much difference when you remove them.  However, if you need a lift or going to need a lift, it would be wise to be done with your pregnancy so that when the implant is removed you can have you lift done then.  If you remove the implant now and need a lift and have one, then you get pregnant you may need a lift later after that. Good luck.
Farbod Esmailian, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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