I have 2 children, my youngest is 1yr and still nursing. With both children, once they reach about 10mo, my L breast all but dries up. This time is much more pronounced leaving me with a A/B and a DDD/G asymmetry. Once we wean I know my R breast will shrink some but not enough. Now the tricky part, we plan to have more children but I don't think I can tolerate this asymmetry anymore or I would wait. It is affecting my life now. Can I still breastfeed future children once it is corrected?
Answer: Can I breastfeed after correcting a severe breast asymmetry? It is recommended you wait at least 3-4 months after you are done breast feeding. Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon.
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Answer: Can I breastfeed after correcting a severe breast asymmetry? It is recommended you wait at least 3-4 months after you are done breast feeding. Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon.
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July 27, 2015
Answer: Procedure choice This is a great question that has lot of answers. The question is difficult to answer because it depends on what procedure would be chosen to treat your asymmetry. For example, you may reduce the larger breast or add an implant to the smaller breast. You may add implants to both breasts and do a lift. There are just lots of options depending on your desires the state of your breasts.If you are definitely planning to have more children, you should not consider a "final" breast surgery such as a lift or a reduction. Those procedures would likely be altered by future pregnancy and breast feeding. An implant on one side to just correct the size difference may be an option for you to get you through the next pregnancy.Talk to a board certified plastic surgeon with your desire to have more children stated. Discuss the options and decide if any of them work for you.
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July 27, 2015
Answer: Procedure choice This is a great question that has lot of answers. The question is difficult to answer because it depends on what procedure would be chosen to treat your asymmetry. For example, you may reduce the larger breast or add an implant to the smaller breast. You may add implants to both breasts and do a lift. There are just lots of options depending on your desires the state of your breasts.If you are definitely planning to have more children, you should not consider a "final" breast surgery such as a lift or a reduction. Those procedures would likely be altered by future pregnancy and breast feeding. An implant on one side to just correct the size difference may be an option for you to get you through the next pregnancy.Talk to a board certified plastic surgeon with your desire to have more children stated. Discuss the options and decide if any of them work for you.
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July 23, 2015
Answer: Can I breastfeed after correcting a severe breast asymmetry? Hello! Thank you for your question! Breast procedures such as the breast augmentation and breast lift/reduction certainly result in a more shapely, perky, and fuller appearance of your breasts and give improved shaped, perkiness, and fullness. With the breast lift/reduction , since there is an incision made around the areola along with some rearrangement of tissue of the breast, there is a risk, albeit very small, of change in sensation to the area. However, in terms of breastfeeding, studies have shown that there is no increased risk of changing your ability to do so after breast procedures. Not every woman can breastfeed...thus if you can now, your ability to do so will likely not change after such procedures, as long as the ducts to your nipple have not all been cut. Your plastic surgeon will educate you on the risks and benefits of breast implants themselves. Best wishes!
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July 23, 2015
Answer: Can I breastfeed after correcting a severe breast asymmetry? Hello! Thank you for your question! Breast procedures such as the breast augmentation and breast lift/reduction certainly result in a more shapely, perky, and fuller appearance of your breasts and give improved shaped, perkiness, and fullness. With the breast lift/reduction , since there is an incision made around the areola along with some rearrangement of tissue of the breast, there is a risk, albeit very small, of change in sensation to the area. However, in terms of breastfeeding, studies have shown that there is no increased risk of changing your ability to do so after breast procedures. Not every woman can breastfeed...thus if you can now, your ability to do so will likely not change after such procedures, as long as the ducts to your nipple have not all been cut. Your plastic surgeon will educate you on the risks and benefits of breast implants themselves. Best wishes!
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Answer: Breast Feeding after Breast surgeyr The reality is that it would depend on the technique your plastic surgeon is required to do after treating your asymmetry and that will depend on how much difference there is between the two breast after you have stopped lactating. Most techniques do preserve the ability to continue breast feeding but you may experience difficulty nonetheless. You should consult with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon after you have finished lactating and discuss it with him or her.
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Answer: Breast Feeding after Breast surgeyr The reality is that it would depend on the technique your plastic surgeon is required to do after treating your asymmetry and that will depend on how much difference there is between the two breast after you have stopped lactating. Most techniques do preserve the ability to continue breast feeding but you may experience difficulty nonetheless. You should consult with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon after you have finished lactating and discuss it with him or her.
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July 28, 2015
Answer: Post Pregnancy Breast Asymmetry Breast asymmetry is very common, in fact it is virtually universal to some degree. In some women the differences are enough to cause then to seek surgical correction so that their clothes and swimwear fits better. The most straightforward way to correct breast asymmetry is to reduce/reshape the larger side so that it matches the smaller side. This reduction on the larger side may or may not be accompanied by adding implants both sides to increase total volume if that is something that the woman wishes. I'm not a fan of using different size implants on each side to correct significant volume differences. In my opinion, the long term results with different size implants leads to different shaped breasts since the aging process with different volumes of natural breast tissue will be different. thus the long term results will be different again and will require additional surgery.Using modern breast reduction/breast lift techniques, the ability to breast feed in the future should in most cases be preserved. It is, however, important to be aware that future pregnancies will cause changes in the breasts and may affect symmetry even if a correction has been performed.For the best results seek the consultation of a plastic
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July 28, 2015
Answer: Post Pregnancy Breast Asymmetry Breast asymmetry is very common, in fact it is virtually universal to some degree. In some women the differences are enough to cause then to seek surgical correction so that their clothes and swimwear fits better. The most straightforward way to correct breast asymmetry is to reduce/reshape the larger side so that it matches the smaller side. This reduction on the larger side may or may not be accompanied by adding implants both sides to increase total volume if that is something that the woman wishes. I'm not a fan of using different size implants on each side to correct significant volume differences. In my opinion, the long term results with different size implants leads to different shaped breasts since the aging process with different volumes of natural breast tissue will be different. thus the long term results will be different again and will require additional surgery.Using modern breast reduction/breast lift techniques, the ability to breast feed in the future should in most cases be preserved. It is, however, important to be aware that future pregnancies will cause changes in the breasts and may affect symmetry even if a correction has been performed.For the best results seek the consultation of a plastic
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