Will Breast Implants and Liposculpture Cause Stretch Marks After Pregnancy?

Stretch marks ("striae") are a common occurrence after rapid weight gain or stretching of the skin, as in puberty or pregnancy. Striae are caused by a small tear in the dermis (lower layer of the skin) that heals by filling itself in with scar tissue. The epidermis (top layer of the skin) remains intact, but is often stretched out, enabling the scar tissue below to be visible as a shiny, irregular and sometimes depressed area of skin. One study estimated that between 75% and... more

If you did not get stretch marks with your first pregnancy   you probably will not with the second..although there are no guarantees.

It is generally unlikely that your implants and liposculptorre would result in the apperance stretch marks. see video

Surgery does NOT cause stretch marks. Stretch marks should more accurately be called STRETCH CRACKS; they are full thickness cracks in the dermis layer of the skin which fill with scar tissue and are permanent. As such they cannot be removed or erased by ANY lotion, cream, vitamin supplements, hand rollers, any of a number of berries and especially NOT LASERS. In my opinion you should delay your breast augmentation to AFTER the birth of your child. A few months after the birth of the baby... more

If you did not have stretch marks after your first baby, then you likely will not have them after a discreet breast augmentation. Liposuction can make old stretch marks look worse but liposuction alone will not cause them. I would wait until after your pregnancy to have these procedures. The pregnancy will alter your results. It is better to have these procedure after your body has recovered form the pregnancy.

Brenda, Stretch marksresult from when the skin "stretches" beyond its ability to spring back and actually tears the deeper layer of the skin. The most common circumstances are pregnancy or significant weight gain. Why some women get stretch marks and others do not is largely a product of genetics and who their parents are. Unfortunately, not much else. You can control this to some degree by limiting or controlling your base weight, but with pregnancy, there is not much you can... more