Nowadays, medical beauty technology is very developed and people are very open-minded. Many people are willing to undergo plastic surgery to make themselves more confident and beautiful. Therefore, many people choose to undergo plastic surgeries such as double eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, and breast augmentation. However, people also have questions about whether girls who have had breast augmentation surgery can breastfeed their children. You will know after reading this article.
1. Can I breastfeed after breast augmentation surgery
Affected by the current "milk powder crisis", more and more young mothers choose to breastfeed, but some mothers feel uncomfortable with breastfeeding themselves. Worry - they have undergone breast augmentation surgery. "If breast augmentation is done, the milk will poison the baby." "Otherwise, you can't breastfeed" and other statements made them frightened.
Are these rumors justified? Can artificial "boobies" be used to breastfeed? Plastic surgery experts and obstetrics and gynecology experts said that breast enlargement and breastfeeding are not in conflict. As long as they master scientific breast care tips, mothers can give their babies the best nutrition and at the same time extend the shelf life of their "beautiful breasts".
Case: The E-cup "goddess" refused to breastfeed for fear of being exposed
Ms. Xie, who lives in Haizhu District, just became a mother, but after the baby was born, she always used various methods to avoid breastfeeding. , which puzzled her husband, and her mother-in-law also taught her that "as a mother, you must know how to give," which made her speechless. It turned out that Ms. Xie had a little secret: her E cup was not "original" and she had undergone breast implant surgery five years ago. Later, she and her husband met and fell in love, and soon they got married.
Ms. Xie has always been tight-lipped about this secret. Now she heard that "people who have had breast augmentation surgery cannot breastfeed, otherwise it will poison their children." She was shocked and scared. She was worried about her children's health and her husband's disapproval. She is an artificial beauty.
Ms. Rong received breast augmentation implants two years ago. After her daughter was born, she was worried that her breasts would become severely deformed due to the surgery she had undergone, so she did not dare to breastfeed. However, problems with the quality of milk powder emerged one after another, and Ms. Rong wanted her daughter to be breastfed. It happened that her sister was breastfeeding and had a lot of milk, so she asked her sister to be her daughter's wet nurse and drank the milk tea herself. Ms. Rong, who thought the problem had been solved satisfactorily, did not expect that since her sister's child was already eight months old, the mother's milk could not fully meet the nutritional needs of the newborn. After being fed with her aunt's milk for more than a month, her daughter was found to be slightly malnourished. At this time, Ms. Rong, who was filled with regret, had no more milk.
Interpretation: Breast enlargement and breastfeeding are not in conflict
The reporter summarized the widely circulated opinions on the Internet and found that there are four main categories:
First, they are worried about affecting the children Health, it is believed that the materials used for breast enlargement will penetrate into the breast tissue, either block the breast ducts, or enter the child's body through breast milk, eventually poisoning the baby.
The second is that people who have undergone breast surgery are more likely to have skin laxity and breast deformation than those who have not had plastic surgery due to the strong sucking force of the child when breastfeeding, and it will be difficult to remedy it in the future.
Third, it is believed that people who have had implants must first remove the implants before becoming pregnant and breastfeeding, otherwise the breasts will be squeezed out by the implants during breast enlargement.
Fourth, it is believed that breastfeeding for those with enlarged breasts will increase the risk of breast cancer.
"These concerns are unnecessary. After routine breast augmentation, you can breastfeed." Chief Physician Yan Ling, director of the Plastic Surgery Department of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that some breast augmentation patients in the hospital When women come back for other beauty treatments after a few years, they tell doctors that there is no problem at all in breastfeeding their children.
The safety of breast augmentation surgery depends on the surgical method and filling materials. Yan Ling pointed out that there are many methods of breast augmentation surgery, among which prosthetic implantation and autologous fat transplantation are currently being carried out more frequently. Plastic surgery departments in public hospitals usually use a safer method of implanting prostheses. The implant can be made through an incision in the armpit or areola. After it is implanted in the chest, a fibrous membrane will form around it to separate it from the breast tissue. "The material of the prosthesis is silicone, which is safe and will not cause poison to the human body." Yan Ling said that there are currently no literature reports confirming that the prosthesis will induce breast cancer, and it will not "penetrate" as mothers fear. It enters the mammary duct and harms the baby through breast milk, and the prosthesis will not be squeezed out during pregnancy.
Injection of chemical materials for breast augmentation was once very popular, but was soon stopped due to the "Ogilvy Medin Incident". The reporter learned that large formal plastic surgery institutions have banned this type of injection breast augmentation. A few years ago, the media reported that a breastfeeding mother suspected that her daughter had cerebral palsy, which was related to her breast enhancement injection with Ogilvy. "In fact, there is no definite evidence that Ogilvydine can enter the baby's body with breast milk and cause cerebral palsy or cancer." Yan Ling said that the harm of Ogilvydine and the main reason why it is banned is that it can trigger the body's immune response, and some women After the injection, inflammation occurs, granulomas develop, and hard lumps form, causing breast deformation and excruciating pain.
"Breast enlargement and breastfeeding do not conflict." Chief Physician Hou Hongying, director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, also disagrees with the popular opinion. She said that excessive breast enlargement can cause "milk knots" and can damage the breast glands, but it does not "crowd" the breasts due to the presence of prostheses.
In addition, after breast tissue undergoes a process of rapid expansion and then shrinkage during pregnancy, the shape of the breasts will change regardless of breastfeeding or not. There is no saying that "the breasts will deform more if a prosthesis is placed."
Experts remind: Don’t forget to take care of your breasts during pregnancy and lactation
In fact, not paying attention to breast maintenance during pregnancy and lactation will have a greater impact on breast deformation. Hou Hongying pointed out that as long as you take good care of your breasts, the degree of breast deformation will not be as terrible as people say. Women's breasts will expand rapidly in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, so you should pay attention to gently massaging your breasts every day. Massage can increase the elasticity of the skin and avoid "stretch marks" appearing on the skin when the breasts are enlarged. It can also improve the blood circulation of the breast tissue to avoid clogging of the breast ducts due to increased fat and reduce the incidence of breast diseases during lactation.
Lactating women should be careful to avoid excessive breast enlargement. The traditional view is that when breast milk increases, "breast milk should be saved for a meal and then given to the child to drink. After it is expressed, it will be gone." However, the modern view is that the more frequently the baby sucks, the more breast milk will be secreted. "Regular emptying of breast milk can keep the breast ducts open." Hou Hongying said that if excess breast milk is not drained out for a long time, it will cause "milk knots" and damage the breast ducts.
When breastfeeding, be careful not to let your baby sleep with the nipple in his mouth for a long time, or to stretch the nipple very long while breastfeeding. This is not only detrimental to the baby's oral development, but can also cause breast tissue damage and increase the risk of breast deformation.
2. Repair the breasts before undergoing surgery one year after the lactation period.
Some mothers with obvious breast sagging hope to repair the breast shape as soon as possible after the lactation period. Yan Ling said: "Breast augmentation surgery should be performed one year after the end of lactation at the earliest." This is to reduce the risk of infection. After the lactation period, some milk will remain in the mother's breast ducts. During the process of implanting the prosthesis, the breast ducts are squeezed, and the milk may remain, becoming a breeding ground for bacterial culture and causing infection. Usually, plastic surgery is performed after one year of breastfeeding, and the safety can be guaranteed.
3. Some suggestions
For breast augmentation using prosthesis implantation, breastfeeding is relatively safe. It should be reminded that women with breast augmentation implants are best to go to the hospital to check whether the implants are leaking before becoming pregnant. If there is no leakage, they can breastfeed. Moreover, prosthetic breast augmentation is generally placed behind the mammary gland or behind the pectoralis major muscle, which is less likely to cause damage to breast tissue and breast ducts, so it will not affect lactation and breastfeeding functions.
In addition, many women have received injections of synthetic materials for breast augmentation, such as Ogilvy. Although these materials are polymer synthetic materials, they may be mixed with monomers during the production process, or may enter Decomposition reactions are likely to occur over time in the body. These monomers or decomposed components not only pose a threat to the health of the recipient of breast augmentation, but if the baby ingests it, due to the baby's low immunity, the harm may be bigger. So, if this is the case, breastfeeding the baby should be prohibited.