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Safety Advice for Breasting Feeding with Implants?

asked 1 year ago by anon
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 125 times
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What are a few good safety tips for a person who has breast implants and who is also breastfeeding?

6 answers to Safety Advice for Breasting Feeding with Implants?

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Breast Implants and Breast feeding

Hello, There are no safety issues associtated with breast feeding and the presence of breast implants, regardless of implant type (saline or silicone) or their integrity (ruptured or intact). You may safely breastfeed your child. Enjoy!
Gerald Minniti, MD, FACS

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

drminniti.com

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Breast Implants and Breast Feeding?

Thank you for the question. Hopefully you will be able to breast-feed successfully. There are no specific “safety tips” in regards to the breast implants. Enjoy your time with the infant.
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Breast feeding and implants

As far as I know, there are no specific safety tips with regards to breast feeding while having breast implants. Good luck.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast feeding

Go ahead and breast feed there are no risks from your implants. congrats on your child
Jonathan Saunders, MD

Newark Plastic Surgeon
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Breast feeding with implants--safety advice.

Neither type of breast implants (silicone or saline) should have any effect on ability to breast feed, or cause any change in the quality or safety of the breast milk. This has been looked into exhaustively (as related to silicone breast implants--1999 study by US Dept of Health and Human Services, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences) and the conclusion was that "evidence for health effects in children related to maternal breast implants is insufficient or flawed... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

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No risk to breast implants for those breast feeding

It does not matter if your implants are silicone or saline, under or over the muscle, there are no risks to you or your implants, or other safety concerns while breast feeding. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd
Peter E. Johnson, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

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