Can surgery for breast implants cause problems for breastfeeding?
• Nerves, milk ducts, and milk glands can be damaged during implant surgery. Injured nerves can decrease the feeling in your nipple area, which may reduce your let-down response. Damaged milk ducts can decrease or stop the flow of breast milk. Damaged milk glands may decrease the amount of milk made by your breast. If you had bleeding after your surgery, you may have gotten breast tissue damage or a hematoma. A hematoma is a building up of blood in an area in your breast. This can lead to the area getting badly scarred if it is not treated. If you had a breast infection after your surgery, you may have gotten breast tissue damage or scarring in your breast. • Scarred areas inside the breast can pinch on an area of your breast tissue and cause it to die. This can affect the normal shape of your breasts and make them look very different from each other. You may need other operations if you have problems with your breast or breast implants after surgery. Having another surgery puts you at
• Nerves, milk ducts, and milk glands can be damaged during implant surgery. Injured nerves can decrease the feeling in your nipple area. This may reduce your let-down response (when your breasts fill with milk). Damaged milk ducts can decrease the amount of milk made by your breast. Your breast tissue may be damaged or scarred after surgery. This can be caused by a breast infection, bleeding after surgery, or a hematoma. A hematoma is a buildup of blood in an area of your breast. • Scarred areas inside the breast can pinch on an area of your breast tissue and cause it to die. This can affect the normal shape of your breasts and make them look very different from each other. You may need other operations if you have problems with your breasts or breast implants after surgery. Having another surgery puts you at risk for more damage to your breasts.
