Stop breast feeding before I can get breast implants?

Hormonal fluctuations during lactation can affect the size of the breast as well as the laxity of the skin. Patients considering breast augmentation should wait six months after stopping breast feeding before they undergo surgery. Earlier surgery may risk mastitis and infection of the breast parenchyma.

The changes which a woman's body undergo after pregnancy and lactation are complex.  Like you, many mothers suffer from a decline in their self-esteem as they try to juggle looking after children, running a household, taking care of their spouse, occasionally working outside of the home and feeling... more

You should be very proud of having nursed your children. The effect of pregnancy and nursing on the breast are natural and could be reversed by breast lift/augmentation. The best scenario is to get done with nursing, wait for few months and proceed with surgery afterwards. Best of luck!

Most plastic surgeons will have you wait 3 to 6 months after breast feeding before placing implants.  This time should allow your breasts to settle into the post breast-feeding phase.  Then one can evaluate what you need, (breast augmentation +/- lift, etc).  

If you are currently breast feeding, you should probably wait at least 3-6 months. Allow the breasts to involute and dry up. Once the breast have settled, and provided you are back to your usual weight, then you can go ahead with an augmentation and/or lift.

In my San Francisco area practice we ask patients to wait for 3 - 6 months after they have stopped breast feeding before performing breast augmentation. It takes at least this much time for your breasts to return to a non-lactating, post-partum size.  Waiting allows you to find an implant size that is... more

In general, I have my patients wait 3 months from stopping breast feeding prior to being evaluated for breast augmentation.  This allows me to better assess the size that a patient is, as their breast tissue will involute or atrophy (shrink) following pregnancy and nursing.  Additionally, one does... more

Thank you for your inquiry regarding Breast Augmentation.  It is recommended to wait 3-6 months post breast feeding, until the breast glands stop producing milk.  Your breasts need to go back to their natural size and this will also reduce the risk of infection.  Kao Plastic Surgery

You should wait at least 3 months after stopping breast feeding to have enhancement surgeries including augmentations and lifts. Only after at least that time will you know what your true starting point will be so the right surgery and implant size can be determined. If it is negatively impacting your life so... more

After breast feeding, your breasts will tend to shrink as the hormonal demand for milk production stops. You should wait 3 to 6 months after stopping breast feeding before considering surgery. By then, your breast size will have stabilized. (Simply put, it is hard to hit a moving target.) Once you know... more