Will Pregnancy Ruin my Breast Implants?

Your breasts will respond physiologically to pregnance the same with or without breast implants.  Some women can have multiple pregnancies and breast feed with little impact on the appearance of the breasts.  Others might see dramatic changes with even one pregancy.  Your implants will not hurt nor help the changes that pregnancy might bring.

There is no way to tell whether pregnancy will ruin your breasts after implant surgery.  In fact, it is very uncommon for my patients to need revision surgery after pregnancy.  It will depend to a certain extent how you view the breasts after everything has settles down after you finish breast feeding.

Hi there and thank you for this question. Pregnancy will not ruin your breast implants. When someone is pregnant and the breasts become engorged and maybe they breastfeed, there will be anatomical changes which may affect the overall cosmesis of the breasts. After pregnancy, breastfeeding, the breasts can deflate, lose volume and become droopy. It will not affect the implants. There is a strong possibility that you will require a mastopexy or breast lift in order to retain that breast shape again.

Pregnancy and Breast feeding definitely have an effect on breasts, and more so if you have implants, because bigger breasts are affected more. The breasts swell and when they go back down (after pregnancy and breast feeding are complete), the skin might not shrink down to the original size, so you might notice more droop.
Similarly, time and gravity are always doing their thing, and we can't do anything to stop either - I often wish I could!
My recommendation to fight all 3 of these 'enemies' is a good support/sports bra, worn 24/7. This is what I call my 'life-sentence', but, it is worth it I think!
I have seen women who had implants 20 years ago, and who have been religious about wearing a support bra day and night - their breasts looked amazing for 20 years!

Thank you for the question. Breast implants do not necessarily change after pregnancy. However, your breasts and skin may change. The changes can be related to skin elasticity and the amount of  weight gain/loss around the time of pregnancy. These changes can affect how your breasts look over the top of the implant. Sometime a breast lift may be needed, but it's impossible to know. May woman won't need any surgery after pregnancy.   

#Pregnancy will not compromise the integrity of the #breastimplants, but it can affect the appearance of the breasts by stretching and shrinking of the breast tissue.  Physical changes observed to the appearance, proportion, and fullness of your breasts may potentially necessitate a #breastlift or another #breastaugmentation.  For right now, I would focus on enjoying your pregnancy and visit with your plastic surgeon once you begin weaning the baby to determine the most appropriate course of action moving forward.  Congratulations!