Is it possible to donate both breast fully?

Question

I mean removing them completely and donating them? I don't want them and I would prefer (if possible)t o give them both to someone who needs them more than I do.

Clark Schierle, MD, PhD, FACS · Answer

Neither your breasts (which could not be transplanted without extensive surgery and immunosuppression) nor breast implants (which are single use devices) can be donated to another person.

Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, FACS · Answer

I appreciate your question.

No it is not possible to donate breast implants.  They are for single patient use and cannot be re-sterilized.

The best way to assess and give
true advice would be an in-person exam.

Please see a board-certified
plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative breast surgery.

Best of luck!

Dr. Schwartz

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

I'm not sure where you came up with this idea but there is no entity that accepts breast tissue for donation.

Nelson Castillo, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  Though removal of both breasts is performed, most commonly as a treatment for breast cancer, it unfortunately is not possible to donate the tissue to another patient.  The recipient's body would view the tissue as being "foreign" and would attack it much like it would attack an infection.

Sheldon Lincenberg, MD · Answer

Thank you for your inquiry.Breast implants cannot be removed from one woman and inserted into another woman.However the implants can be used in the doctor's office to educate women about implants.

Michael J. Brown, MD · Answer

Thanks for posting your question. I am happy to try
and help you.

The answer is no, after breast implant removal they can not be used by another person.

Best wishes,

Dr. Michael J. Brown 
Northern Virginia Breast Augmentation

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD · Answer

It seems that you are inquiring about donating your breast implants and not your breasts.  Implants are for single patient use only and can not be re-sterilized and used again.

Vasdev Rai, MD · Answer

Breasts are not organs that can be transplanted.   I do not understand why you would want to remove them for any reason.

Todd C. Case, MD · Answer

Donating your breasts is simply not possible in 2015.  Reattaching the entire breast with adequate blood supply and the compatibility issues from donor to recipient without rejection are major hurdles.

Thomas Guillot, MD (retired) · Answer

You cannot donate your breast implants as they are single use and not to be resterilized for another patient. See your surgeon if you want them removed.

Is it possible to donate both breast fully?

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