Months After Discontinuing Breast Feeding Breasts Still Produce Milk, What Options Do I Have For Breast Implants?

Breastfed 6 children (17 yrs).Weaned 2 yr old on L-9 months & R-7 months ago.I have Pseudo on L & grade 1 R. Went in for breast surgery in July. 4 & 7 mon dry,no milk & breasts were back to normal.When he opened R there was milk.Then he squeezed both nipples and milk came out.He closed me up to be safe. Have appt for new PS with more experience.If I squeeze R 1 milk drop comes out. I am on BC pill.IDK why I have milk. Can I get "Overs" even if I have a drop of milk?Am afraid I will never dry up!

Tags:

Comment on this

5 Doctor Answers | Asked by Tinkerz in Alabama

Doctor Answers (5)
Community Comments (0)

Breast Augmentation while Lactating?

Thank you for the question. It would be in your best interest to be seen by your OB/GYN for assistance in stopping the lactation. After this is controlled it will be safer (to avoid complications) to proceed with the breast augmentation surgery. When the time comes to proceed with the breast augmentation procedure.... it will be very important to communicate your goals with your surgeon. in my practice I find the use of goal pictures to be very... more

Lactation and breast augmentation surgery.

If you are still producing milk, a consultation with an endocrinologist or your gynecologist is appropriate. The breast implants can wait.

David Bogue, MD

6 reviews

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

www.drbogue.com

Breat milk must be dried up before augmentation surgery

It is important that your breast milk has completely dried up before having breast augmentation surgery. If you continue to produce milk, see an endocrinologist or your OB and at least get a prolactin level drawn. I once had to urgently remove breast implants from a women who had breast augmentation by another surgeon while she was still producing milk. Both of her pockets had filled with milk and she had extreme pain and swelling. I thought initially that they were both infected because... more

Months After Discontinuing Breast Feeding Breasts Still Produce Milk, What Options Do I Have For Breast Implants?

Best to either see you GYN doctor or an endocrinologist to evaluate the reason for continued lactation before considering breast implants. At least in my practice that is how I would handle your issues.

Breast milk and breast augmentation

Any breast stimulation will increase prolactin levels and stimulate breast milk production. After breast feeding many children over long periods of time you may have to be patient, wear the snuggest of bras to help dry things up, and might check in with your OB if things don't cooperate. Even sexual activity can set the breast off track. Your surgeons experience should tell him to wait before implants. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd