I have scheduled removal of 10 year old silicone implants (inframammary) & fat transfer (one surgery) . I have been nursing for 3.5 years. My surgeon believes I will have more blood flow and therefore fat has a better chance of survival. I am wondering if, in your experience, this will present complications? I am also wondering about my ability to breastfeed any subsequent children. Milk ducts may recanalize after breast reduction- is the same for fat transfer? Much appreciated!
March 13, 2017
Answer: Please wait I been doing fat grafting for the last 11 years and have been teaching fat grafting to other surgeons. The idea of fat grafting at the time of breast feeding is not logical. Your breast will deflate after breast feeding stopped and grafted fat will go with that too. You may have to stop breast feeding for few days because of medication given to you during surgery and your breast may stop making milk due to the stress. Your weight will change after you stop breast feeding and the fat transferred to the breast will decrease too. If your surgeon has many patients with your condition and has long term result I would like to hear from him to learn. Please do get another opinions. Please see the link
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March 13, 2017
Answer: Please wait I been doing fat grafting for the last 11 years and have been teaching fat grafting to other surgeons. The idea of fat grafting at the time of breast feeding is not logical. Your breast will deflate after breast feeding stopped and grafted fat will go with that too. You may have to stop breast feeding for few days because of medication given to you during surgery and your breast may stop making milk due to the stress. Your weight will change after you stop breast feeding and the fat transferred to the breast will decrease too. If your surgeon has many patients with your condition and has long term result I would like to hear from him to learn. Please do get another opinions. Please see the link
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March 13, 2017
Answer: Breast Implant Explant I deo not believe that elective surgery should be done while patients are still breast feeding and producing milk.Milk production means your body is still hormonally active and there are other changes like vascular engorgement of the breast and other organs . This will increase at least the incidence of infection, fat emboli with fat grafting.Plus there is interruption of breast feeding of the child and motherly bondingIn my practice patients like you are not operated on till six months after the breast feeding has stopped and the breast is dry
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March 13, 2017
Answer: Breast Implant Explant I deo not believe that elective surgery should be done while patients are still breast feeding and producing milk.Milk production means your body is still hormonally active and there are other changes like vascular engorgement of the breast and other organs . This will increase at least the incidence of infection, fat emboli with fat grafting.Plus there is interruption of breast feeding of the child and motherly bondingIn my practice patients like you are not operated on till six months after the breast feeding has stopped and the breast is dry
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