Breast implants and pregnancy?

Patients with breast implants will notice enlargement of the breasts with the hormonal surge that is associated with pregnancy. This increase in volume will resolve once pregnancy and breast feeding is completed. The enlargement of the breasts may be associated with stretch marks if there is rapid weight gain... more

Since so many of my patients who have breast augmentation are in their 20's and 30's, it is very common for them to become pregnant afterwards. Most patients will return to their pre-pregnancy breast size once they are done breast-feeding. Occasionally, patients will lose some volume once they have finished... more

The most common patients I see in the Chicago area for breast augmentation have had one or more children and often are completing augmentation to improve the apprearance of the breast which has lost fill and volume. In our experience augmentation has no negative effect on the breast in those who became... more

Thanks for your question - It is a complicated question.  It does make some sense that during pregnancy your breast size will likely increase.  The implants will probably add to that total final volume - meaning that your pregnancy breasts will be larger with implants than without. Whether that will... more

Having been in practice for over 20 years, many of my patients have gone on to become pregnant.  They have had successful pregnancies, successfully breast fed and have had a normal range of variation in how their breasts responded to the pregnancy.  I personally do not think that the implants... more

Pregnancy can cause all kinds of unwanted changes in any breast, augmented or not. You roll the dice as far as the ultimate appearance of your breasts after pregnancy. This can happen whether or not the breasts are augmented. If you are planning to become pregnant soon, it would be more reasonable to wait to... more

Because the effect of pregnancy on your breasts are highly unpredictable, I tell patients that all bets are off as to the results of augmentation after pregnancy. Some breasts can swell enormously with tenderness and pain of the glands. Some will change little. Some will get big and stay big, and others will... more

Hi!   Your breasts will definitely change with pregnancy, and in unpredictable ways.  They may stay larger or they may atrophy, and they may sag.  But breast implants do not make any of these changes worse. And implants  do not make stretch marks worse.

I had several of my breast implant patients getting pregnant over the last few years. During pregnancy, the breast obviously gets bigger and slightly tender due to pregnancy and not the implants. Following nursing, the breast returns to its regular size. It is impossible to predict whether you will develop... more

There are several factors that determine the resulting appearance of your breasts when you get pregnant. These include: Size of implant Surface texture of implant Size of your natural breast The pregnant size of your breast Decision to nurse Ability to nurse Length of duration of lactation/nursing Favored... more