Will my Breast Implants Block my Milk Ducts?

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Latest answer by Joseph Fata, M.D.
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Do milk ducts get blocked more for those who have breast implants and are trying to breast feed?

10 answers to Will my Breast Implants Block my Milk Ducts?

Effect of Breast Augmentation on Milk Ducts

A breast augmentation in which the breast implants are placed under the muscle and the incision is placed in the breast fold or armpit will not affect the milk ducts or your ability to breastfeed. An incision placed along the dark areolar skin of the nipple may occasionally interfere with milk ducts. Not every woman can successfully breastfeed and if you know of someone with breast implants who has had difficulty, it is likely the result of something other than a breast augmentation. more

Joseph Fata, M.D.
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants and Breast Feeding

The presence of breast implants does not affect the function of the breast tissue, and therefore should not affect milk production. If you have previously nursed a child you should be able to do so again following breast augmentation. If you do not yet have children you do not know how successful breast feeding will be for you. However, breast implants will not affect whatever ability you would otherwise have to breast feed. The implants themselves do not block the lactiferous ducts... more

Kenneth Dembny, II, MD
Milwaukee Plastic Surgeon

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Will my Breast Implants Block my Milk Ducts?

It is not the implants that can block your ducts but the location of the incision in the areolar. By incising that area there is a potential of damaging the ductules, especially in smaller areolae.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants and Breast Feeding

Implants are placed behind the breast tissue and do not interfere with breast feeding at all. In some rare cases, if the implants are placed through an incision around the nipple, some milk ducts may have been cut during surgery. However, even in that situation, breast feeding is possible since most of your milk ducts should still be intact.

Adam Hamawy, MD
Westchester Plastic Surgeon

Will having implants prevent breast feeding?

Breast implants are placed under the breast tissue and are not associated with blockage of milk ducts. Many women are able to successfully breast feed after implants. In general, some women have difficulty breast feeding with or without implants. Some women do well with breast pump use. Every woman is different and breast feeding abilities vary as well.

Elizabeth S. Harris, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

www.eharrismd.com

Breast implants and milk ducts

Depending upon the surgical approach, some or none of your breast tissue may or may not be divided during the procedure. The implants will not block your ducts.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation

Breast augmentation should not block milk ducts; therefore, nursing, following breast augmentation, should not be a problem.

Shahin Javaheri, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants and ability to breast feed

Although there are multiple ways of performing a breast augmentation, all of the various approaches to placing implants avoid injury to the lactiferous ducts and breast gland. One can still breast feed following breast augmentation surgery.

Vincent D. Lepore, MD
San Jose Plastic Surgeon

www.vincentleporemd.com

Do breast implants affect breast feeding?

There is no evidence that having breast implants placed will negatively affect the ability to breast feed. Whether the implants are under the muscle or under the breast tissue only, the milk ducts will not be affected. That being said, there are a certain percentage of women that are unable to breast feed effectively even without breast implants. You could possibly be in that category and would have no way of knowing at this point. However, you can rest assured that... more

Jeffrey E. Kyllo, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants will not block milk ducts. Breast feeding is fine.

Breast implants, whether subglandular or submuscular, are placed behind the breast and do not effect the function of the breast. Breast feeding is fine.