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Breast Augmentation and Pregnancy

Kimberley

If you can plan ahead well enough, it’s wiser to have

the baby before the breast implants. After feeding a

baby for several months or a year or so, many women

notice a little shrinkage and sagging in their

breasts. So if no more babies are wanted, this is a

good time to have breast implant surgery.

If you have already had breast augmentation done and

are considering having a baby, the first thing to get

clear is that most cosmetic surgeons agree that breast

implants pose no risk whatever to having a normal

pregnancy. And conversely, that a pregnancy poses no

risk at all to the breast implants.

What’s in a breast?

Breast tissue consists of milk-producing sacs that

connect to milk ducts, which converge at the nipples,

about 20 to each nipple. Around these sacs and ducts

is connective tissue that gives support, and fatty

tissue that gives protection. In the nipples are nerve

endings, sweat glands, muscle fibers and sebaceous

glands.

During pregnancy, the breasts will change and enlarge

as they prepare to make and store milk. But this

happens independently of the presence of implants.

Breast implants are inserted in one of two places:

Beneath the breast tissue and above the pectoral

muscles; or

Beneath the pectoral muscles and above the chest wall

Whichever place it is inserted, the breast implant

does not interfere with the activity of the breast

itself.

Possible effects from the incision

The surgical procedure used to insert the breast

implants is an issue separate from the simple presence

of those implants. If silicone gel breast implants

were inserted, the incision is usually under the

breast or near the armpit and will not affect the

milk-producing process. If saline implants were

inserted, the incisions will have been smaller, and

they may have been made at the aureola, the circular

darkened area around the nipple.

In this case, depending on how the surgery was done,

milk ducts or nerves may have been damaged or cut.

This may have happened only on one side, or on both.

If milk ducts were interfered with, the flow of milk

to the baby may be decreased. If nerves were affected,

the nipple may be either extra sensitive, or less

sensitive. If extra sensitive, discomfort may be

experienced during nursing. If less sensitive, the

milk may not let down when the infant starts to suckle

and manual stimulation may be necessary to trigger it.

Also, proper nerve function tells the brain to release

hormones that promote milk production.

Every woman is different and every instance of surgery

unique. So no flat generalizations can be made and in

practice, you won’t know if or how your breasts have

been affected until you start nursing the baby.

Leakage of silicone into milk

There’s currently no evidence suggesting that silicone

leaks into the breast milk. Nor is there evidence to

confirm that it doesn’t. Mostly this is because not

enough information has been gathered or analyzed yet.

There are no methods yet for detecting silicone in

breast milk.

However, if some silicone did leak into the milk, many

say that it would not harm the baby, as silicone is

similar to a substance that is sometimes used to

decrease a baby’s stomach gas.

In conclusion

The chances are good that you can nurse your baby

after breast implants have been inserted, but no firm

predictions can be made. Close monitoring of the

baby’s weight would be wise, to make sure enough milk

is being produced. If necessary, you can supplement

with formula.