Breast Implants and their Effects on Breast Feeding
The advantages of breastfeeding are well documented so many women considering breast augmentation are curious about the effects, especially since many candidates still plan on having children. The most common questions are do the breasts still produce and deliver milk and is the safety of the milk affected by implants?
Breast augmentation, like all surgical procedures, can have side effects. Your ability to safely breastfeed does have a chance of being of affected, but it is more than likely that you will be able to breastfeed normally. There are choices that your surgeon can guide you through that will minimize the possibility of breastfeeding being affected.
Two types of incisions for breast augmentation are around the nipple, and the inframammary incision, which is on the crease on the bottom of the breast. The inframammary incision causes no division of milk glandular tissue or ducts, and reduces the risk of any negative effect on breastfeeding. Incisions around the nipple do divide some of the milk glands, which makes it a little more risky, but breastfeeding has a high chance of being successful with either incision.
There have been numerous studies on the risk of babies breastfeeding from mothers with breast implants, and so far no risks have been found. It is safe for babies to breastfeed after their mother has undergone a breast augmentation procedure.
Many women with breast implants choose not to breast-feed and I suspect this percentage may be higher than that of the general public. I assume that there is a fear that breast-feeding will “ruin” the results of their surgery. While it is true that pregnancy can cause a droop of the breasts this is a natural occurrence in women with or without a previous “boob job”. There was an interesting study about three years ago that suggested pregnancy affected the breasts similarly with or without breast-feeding, even though my experience suggests otherwise I found the study to be interesting.
If you are a woman interested in enhancing the size or shape of your chest but are worried about the ability to breast feed in the future more than likely your choice to have surgery will not have an impact on your future ability to breast feed, though it is a possibility. I suggest speaking with your surgeon about your concerns so the risks can be minimized and you’ll be able to enjoy the results as well as avoid the undesired complications.
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