Can I Nurse After Breast Augmentation?

Breast implants would still allow you to breast feed as long as the incision is not made at the areola. If you contemplating doing the surgery after you next pregnancy, you should wait at least three months following breast feeding. The size and type of implant is something you would need to discuss when you see a plastic surgeon in consultation.

It is very unlikley that breast implants will interfere with your ability to nurse. The important thing to consider is that not every woman is able to breast feed (without implants). This may be especially true in women with small breasts because they may not be able to produce enough milk. There may be some truth to the idea that an incision in the breast fold may be less likely to damage the gland and milk ducts and be less likely to interfere with breast feeding. Also, placing the implant under the muscle may also preserve the intergrity of the gland and milk ducts. Saline or Silicone will not find its way into the milk.

Almost all women can nurse after breast augmentation. Even with a periareolar incision it would be very rare to not be able to. I prefer an incision in the underarm, under the muscle and it is never an issue. As to when you should have it done, NOT during pregnancy, and I would wait 3 months after ending breast feeding but I don’t think you have to wait until after kids. Because you don’t have a lot of natural tissue to start with, I would not expect your breasts to change much with pregnancy.