Would pregnancy ruin breast implants?

I tell my patients that pregnancy doesn't ruin implants. Implants don't really change but the tissue over the top of the implants may stretch and change with each pregnancy. Patients don't have to finishing having their children before breast augmentation but they should know that having another child may change the appearance of their breasts. If in doubt, then it might be good to wait until the family is complete.

Breasts will change with pregnancy- they may bounce back ok. A lift should wait until finished with pregnancies.An exam and consultation with a plastic surgeon is recommended to discuss your options and expectations.

Thank you for your question. After pregnancy many women need breast implants to address the loss of volume, and a breast lift to address laxity. While it can be tricky to plan cosmetic surgery around pregnancy plans, I usually advise that patients wait until after they are done having children. A future pregnancy, breast feeding, or pumping will not ruin your implants, but it will affect the breast tissue, which can change the appearance of your surgical outcome. If you experienced breast changes with your previous pregnancies, you would likely experience changes with any additional pregnancies. When you are ready, be sure to schedule a consult with a board certified plastic surgeon.

The breasts will usually increase in size during pregnancy and affect the implants pocket. I highly recommend to finish with the pregnancies and then consider to fix the breast area or have now the augmentation and after the pregnancy has a consultation and sees how the breast change with the pregnancy. Make sure to contact a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Good luck :)

Thanks for your inquiry, I have had patients that have maintained an excellent aesthetic result after pregnancy, but it is possible that the shape, size, and symmetry will be altered by a pregnancy--good luck.  

Thank you for your question.  Just as pregnancy affects people's breasts differently even if they don't have implants, it's impossible to predict how another pregnancy will affect yours (with or without implants).  I typically recommend waiting until you are done having children before doing breast surgeries, as this will decrease the likelihood of a revision procedure in the future.  For clarification, pregnancy doesn't "ruin" the actual implants, but just changes the shape and size of your breasts overtop the implants.Best,Dr. Michael EpsteinMAE Plastic SurgeryNorthbrook, IL

Family planning is a somewhat fluid process which may or may not conform to a schedule. Thus it becomes difficult to plan elective surgery around events that may come at some point in the future. 
The question of timing of elective body contouring as it relates to pregnancy is ultimately dependent upon expectations. There are a number of changes that occur during pregnancy (some more reversible than others) which may potentially compromise your overall aesthetic result. With this in mind, the best thing that can be done is understanding how your body may (or may not) change post pregnancy and preparing appropriately. 
It is important to remember that pregnancy changes more than just your weight. There will be changes in muscle and skin tone which in some cases will not return to baseline. The safest recommendation is to maintain a healthy lifestyle (diet and exercise) through pregnancy and afterwards. This will ensure a greater likelihood of a return to form. This is by no means a guarantee but it will help. Lastly, be prepared for the possibility (eventuality) of further procedures in the future to regain your pre-pregnancy form.
With regards to your specific question, it is typically prudent to delay any elective cosmetic surgery when a pregnancy is anticipated in the "near" future. This is a function of the unpredictable nature of the changes to follow which may alter or compromise the aesthetic result obtained. I usually recommend that patients reach a healthy stable weight pre-operatively (which is not compatible with a planned pregnancy in the near term). If the anticipated gap is more significant (5 years or more) the risk of compromising your result with a pregnancy is probably on par with the risk compromising it over time regardless. 
In summary, a procedure in the present will not affect a pregnancy in the future, however, the same cannot be said for the opposite. A pregnancy in the future will potentially compromise the aesthetic outcome of an augmentation performed in the present. If that is a risk that one is willing to assume, then proceed to surgery, if not, delay.In regards to your additional question, typically a second procedure will add to the cost (i.e. an augmentation with mastopexy/lift will be more expensive than an augmentation alone).
As always, discuss your concerns with a board certified plastic surgeon (ABPS).

Unfortunately there are no pictures. Everyone is different. Having said that, the trend that I see in my practice is patients who have surgery and then have a child afterwards, look much better after breastfeeding than one would assume they would look without having previous surgery. In regards to breast perkiness there is a balance between volume and amount of breast skin. Before having children, a patient with perky breasts have good breast volume and tight skin (smaller amount of skin). They tend to balance themselves out like a seesaw. When someone gets pregnant their breast volume initially goes up and their skin stretches. After breast feeding the breast volume decreases but the skin tends to stay stretched or loose. This causes one side of the seesaw to drop. By adjusting the volume (ie adding an implant) and tightening the skin envelop (ie a breast lift) this restores the normal balance. After having another child the breast volume does not change as dramatically because the patient still has the volume from a breast implant. That’s why patients tend to do better with breast surgery. I hope you find this information useful. Please watch the enclosed video.

Thank you for the question. There is no right answer here. I try to individualize every patient's care based on their specific circumstances. Generally however (everything else being equal) it is best to wait until after pregnancy to have any type of breast surgery.  It is not possible to predict exactly how a specific patient's breast will change after pregnancy,  regardless of whether the patient has had previous breast surgery or not.  Some typical changes seen  after pregnancy include a decrease in size, “sagging" and/or the development of some asymmetry.  On the other hand, some women  experience very little change even after several pregnancies.
Best wishes.

If your two pregnancies got you saggy as you are now, you probably need a lift with implants. So, if you get pregnant again, you may stretch out your tightened breasts and then need a revision.