Can a woman who has undergone breast augmentation surgery breastfeed her infant?

I'm considering getting a breast augmentation in the near future.


If I have a child a few years down the line, will I be able to successfully breastfeed?

I think now a days yes. It just depends on the way they do it. Let them know you would like to breastfeed in the future as long a surgery goes well.

When you get it done, talk to the surgeon about it. Normally, yes you can since the implant is placed behind the mammary glands or behind the muscles - however depending on the type of surgery the connection between the gland and the teat can be disrupted. Scarring can also effect nursing, but it's hard to tell how much you will scar before surgery - you can have an idea, but it's quite individual.

If I were you I'd wait after having children to do the procedure, simply because outcomes are not a sure thing. Plus, you are stretching out your skin which will be stretched further during pregnancy and when you're nursing, so you will want a bigger size of implant after you are done nursing or further augmentation to tighten loose skin. However, the type of surgery and approach can be modified to meet your future goals to nurse babies.

You can try - there is no answer that is right or wrong.
During the surgery it is hard to say what kind of damage can be done- how many ducts will be cut, how much pressure is there on the milk ducts (this is for implants going under the muscle - they may place a lot of pressure on the milk ducts - therefore decreasing the amount the ducts can transfere), how is the sensation?
Some women can breastfeed but some women can only produce a small amount of milk. Please do a lot of research for yourself before deciding. When i work with a mother on breast feeding and I know that she had breast surgery I always make sure that they have very close, frequent follow up so I can check the infants weight gain. Most of the mothers I see can only produce a small amount of milk so they either had to nurse very frequently (like every 1 1/2 hours) or nurse and then supplement afterwords.
The surgeon will tell you that you can breast feed but remember he is going to be just trying to get your money.
Please read the sites that i have included they are about studies and research about breast surgeries and their findings.
http://www.bfar.org/
http://www.center4research.org/implantso...
http://www.llli.org/NB/NBsurgery.html

I had implants placed in Nov '06. I had a baby this past June. I was able to breast feed. I had the implants placed below the muscle and the incision was under the areola. My Doctor told me there would be a 50/50 chance that i could nurse but there would be no guarantee until the time comes. I did have to supplement with formula when she was about a month old because I wasn't producing enough milk for her. I even tried pumping between feedings to increase milk supply, that didn't help either. When I decided to quit nursing, I just stopped. I had one day of minor pain, which tells you that I didn't have enough milk. My breasts still look great, but my advice would be to wait till after you have children. I would have liked to nurse more than six weeks but it was just wasn't working because of my implants.

Why don't you just induce lactation, your breasts will get bigger and produce milk for your baby or whoever.
It just takes a regular schedule of suckling/massaging /pumping to get them going and a 2 cup size increase is guaranteed. The advantage is that if you don't want to keep them big, just stop.
More and more women are finding this a great way to lose weight and to prevent cancer as well as the other benefits.

My little sister got implants when she was 18, and had her son when she was 22. She breastfed him for 9 months without any problems. From what I understand, most of the time implants do not cause problems with breastfeeding. I think it depends on the person, and the surgeon. You might want to avoid silicone implants (my sister has the saline ones).

Breast reduction surgery can cause problems for some people.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mom/...

I read about this in a book I was reading while pregnant and they said as long as the mammary gland is left in tact theres no reason she can't

choose the implants that go under the muscle, they usually have no impact on breastfeeding.