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Stop Breast Feeding Before I Can Get Breast Implants?
In our Bay Area practice we ask patients to wait for 3 - 6 months after they have stopped breast feeding before performing breast augmentation. It takes at least this much time for your breasts to return to a non-lactating, post-partum size. Waiting allows you to find an implant size that is correct for you. Milk production may continue for some period after you have stopped breast feeding. This can cause problems with wound healing and infection. In addition make sure you have coordinated enough support and help at home as you may be sore and using pain medications for a few days post-op.
Clinical Context
After you stop breastfeeding, breast tissue doesn't return to its normal size right away. The milk-producing glands shrink back down over time, and the skin that stretched to hold milk gradually tightens. Until this settles, breast size and shape can keep changing, making it hard to choose the right implant size. Blood flow and glandular activity can also stay elevated for a while, which is one reason surgeons prefer to wait before operating.
