Does breast augmentation with implants affect breastfeeding?

Many women may feel dissatisfied with their breasts, and many women choose to use breast augmentation implants to make their breasts fuller and more upturned. However, many women worry about whether breast augmentation with implants will affect breastfeeding. The following is a detailed introduction.

Is it possible to breastfeed after breastfeeding with a prosthesis?

Breast augmentation generally involves implanting a breast prosthesis. The appropriate size, width, and slope of the breast prosthesis are selected based on factors such as the patient's age, occupation, cultural background, chest shape and width, body shape, height, and individual aesthetics. The choice of implantation site is very important. The incision for breast augmentation surgery is generally made in a more concealed area. Currently, the commonly used surgical incisions are the incision around the areola and the axillary incision.

The currently popular breast augmentation with implants is very safe and you can breastfeed normally after the procedure. It completely breaks through the concept of integrated breast augmentation. Before doing breast augmentation, the plastic surgeon will design personalized breasts according to the patient's wishes and overall condition. The shape and size of the breast prosthesis are selected entirely according to the patient's specific conditions, such as height, chest shape, width, bust, waist, hip size and actual breast conditions, etc., and the patient will be informed of the approximate effect of breast augmentation in advance.

The key to whether you can breastfeed after breast augmentation lies in the choice of implant location. The incision for breast augmentation surgery is generally made in a more concealed area. Currently, the commonly used surgical incisions are the incision around the areola and the axillary incision. These two sites are chosen for implantation because they are located behind the mammary gland, which protects the mammary gland from being affected by the implant. Even after giving birth, it generally does not affect women's breastfeeding.

Why does breast augmentation with implants have no effect on breastfeeding?

There is no scientific evidence from current data to prove that the prosthesis is a mutagenic or teratogenic substance. It does not have chronic damaging effects on tissues. After pregnancy and delivery, milk secretion is affected by prolactin, which is controlled by the central nervous system and endocrine system and has nothing to do with the prosthesis. At the same time, milk is not discharged through the prosthesis, and silicone gel does not penetrate into the milk, so it has no effect on breastfeeding babies.

Whether the prosthesis is placed behind the pectoralis major muscle or in the space behind the mammary gland, it will not affect the breast itself. Therefore, from a physiological point of view, women who have undergone breast augmentation surgery can still breastfeed normally. However, after breastfeeding, the mammary glands will shrink and deform, and the original bulging shape will be difficult to maintain. Doctors recommend that women who have undergone breast augmentation surgery not breastfeed.