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Worried That Saline Implant Has Deflated/ruptured. Will It Effect Breast Feeding?

asked 5 months ago by Momma Nissa in SoCal
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 116 times
Tags: breast feeding, saline implants, rupture

Trying to get pregnant and breast feeding is very important to me. What should I do?

3 answers to Worried That Saline Implant Has Deflated/ruptured. Will It Effect Breast Feeding?

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Breast Implant Leakage and Breast-feeding?

Thank you for the question. It may be in your best interests to have your breasts implants evaluated and treated ( for example removed and replaced if there is a leakage) prior to becoming pregnant. If this treatment is not possible, you should have peace of mind that breast-feeding will not necessarily be affected if a breast implant has leaked. Best wishes.
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Implant deflation and pregnancy

Implants should not impact breast feeding. With a rupture you should have this treated before thinking of getting pregnant.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breastfeeding And Saline Implant Deflation

If a patient has a saline implant that they suspect is deflating, or even a silicone gel implant that there is a suspected rupture in, this should not interfere with breastfeeding in any way. The saline is just absorbed into the body through the natural scar pocket, whereas any siliconee will just stay in the scar pocket and not get into the breast tissue at all. Either way, there is no chnage in the ability to breastfeed or the composition of the breast milk. I hope this... more
Christopher V. Pelletiere, MD

Barrington Plastic Surgeon

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