Can you breastfeed with breast implants?
Key takeaways
- Many women who could breastfeed before breast augmentation are able to afterwards.
- Any breast surgery disrupts some blood supply, so it can affect the ability to breastfeed.
- Augmentation can also reduce total milk supply, especially with larger implants that put more pressure on the breast gland.
- It's hard to predict for any one person, so family plans are worth raising in your consultation.
A common question
Many people considering breast augmentation are thinking about having children in the future. Dr. Geoff Masschelein, MD, FRCSC, Specialist in Plastic Surgery, says that's a good thing to think about, and a hard question to answer exactly.
What can affect breastfeeding
Any surgery on the breast disrupts some of its blood supply, so it can affect your ability to breastfeed. Many women who would naturally be able to breastfeed are still able to after breast augmentation. It can, however, reduce your ability to breastfeed and your total milk supply, especially with larger implants that put more pressure on the breast gland.
Hard to predict
No one can say exactly how breastfeeding will go for any one person after surgery. That's why it helps to share your family plans in your consultation, so they're part of the decisions about your implants.
Planned around you
Read more about breast augmentation at 8 West Clinic in Vancouver and North Vancouver.
