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Implants Shouldn't Affect Your Ability to Breast-feed
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Miami Herald ; Wolf, Carlos
Dr. Carlos Wolf, a board certified facial plastic surgeon practicing in Miami, advises women considering breast augmentation surgery that they will not have a problem with breast-feeding, nor will they have to remove their implants to be able to breast-feed. Breast implants are now routinely placed under the muscle. The key to avoiding future problems with breast-feeding is in the technique the physician uses to insert the implant. If the surgeon avoids the nipple area there is less chance of affecting your sensation and the ducts that carry your milk. Breast implants can be put in around the nipple, under the arm, under the breast or through the belly button. However, there are advantages and disadvantages to each method. A patient should have a conversation with her surgeon and ask about the advantages and risks of each method in order to make an educated decision.
Studies surrounding ability to breast feed after augmentation are inconclusive. They are difficult to conduct and the results seem to be based on one's ability to breastfeed before augmentation. In short, if you can breastfeed before you have your implants, you most likely will be able to afterward provided the above rules that Dr. Carlos Wolf outlined are followed.
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