Is Breast reduction safe while pregnant?

 Cancel the surgery and wait six months after you deliver.  It is unwise to operate unnecessarily in a pregnant woman.  Additionally, pregnancy changes the structure and composition of the breasts.  You really should wait.

I am hoping that enough surgeons saying "NO" will make you reconsider and not have the surgery. It is truly an elective procedure and can be done at any time. There is no need to rush it. Furthermore, your breasts will change during and after your pregnancy. I would ask you to wait at least 6 months... more

    I agree with each of the other respodents. If your plan is to carry your pregnancy to term you wouldn't want to do that any way because of the changes your breast will go through. Dr Edwards

You should not have an elective procedure in the first trimester of pregnancy - this is an absolute rule.  I do not know of a plastic surgeon who would perform a breast reduction on a pregnant patient.  Hope this helps.

You should not have any elective procedure during pregnancy, particularly one that is working on body parts that will change significantly during and after pregnancy. Wail until well after childbirth.

Absolutely not!  Do not even consider having a breast reduction during pregnancy. Besides, you probably will not find a doctor who would do so.  The surgery could compromise your pregnancy, the breasts are in an "unnatural state" they are becoming "milk factories" and preparing... more

It would be extraordinarily unwise to perform any elective surgery, especially breast surgery, while a woman is pregnant. It would endanger the baby, and during the operation it would be difficult to estimate the type and amount of breast reduction to perform.

A number of the medications used during surgery are teratogens, which means they can cause birth defects.  Because of this, NO surgery is performed on pregnant women(unless it is a life saving procedure, and then you have to make a choice regarding the life of the mother versus the child).  Postpone... more

When you are pregnant, your first, second and third concerns are for the health of your child. After the baby is born, then go ahead and do a reduction - 3 to 6 months after you have stopped nursing. If you are scheduled to do a reduction now, do not do it unless you have a TOP first.

Congratulations on your pregnancy, however it will be important to wait for any elective surgery, including breast reduction, while you are pregnant and until you stop breast feeding.  The most compelling reason is that you should not expose your baby to unnecessary drugs and that includes those used for... more