Breast Augmentation Before Future Pregnancies: Breastfeeding, Changes and Planning Timing

She is 29, sitting in a consultation room with a folder of photographs she has been collecting for three years, and the surgeon asks a question she did not expect: “Are you planning children?” She and her partner talk about it in the vague way couples do, as a someday. Now that someday has landed squarely in the middle of a decision about her own body.

That moment plays out constantly. People considering breast augmentation before pregnancy are often told, by friends, by forums and sometimes by clinics, that they must pick a side: do it now and accept that a baby might undo it, or wait a decade and live with a body they are unhappy with. The evidence is more nuanced than that ultimatum.

This explainer walks through what actually happens to an implant and to the breast around it during pregnancy and nursing, what research says about breastfeeding with implants, how surgeons think about timing, and which questions deserve a straight answer before anyone books an operating date.

How breast augmentation before pregnancy works: what actually happens in the operation

Breast augmentation is surgery that increases breast size or alters shape, most often by placing an implant behind the breast tissue. An implant is a sealed silicone shell filled with either sterile salt water (saline) or silicone gel. A less common alternative uses fat taken from elsewhere on the body and injected into the breast, which adds modest volume without a device.

The operation is usually done under general anesthesia and, according to MedlinePlus, typically takes about one to two hours. The surgeon makes an incision in one of three usual places: in the fold under the breast (inframammary), around the edge of the darker skin surrounding the nipple (periareolar), or in the armpit (transaxillary). A pocket is then created for the implant either directly behind the milk-producing gland and in front of the chest muscle (subglandular), partly or fully beneath the pectoral muscle (submuscular or dual plane).

The detail that matters most for anyone thinking about future pregnancy is anatomical. The gland, the ducts that carry milk to the nipple and the nerves that trigger milk release all sit in front of the implant pocket. A well-placed implant pushes that tissue forward; it does not pass through it. That is why, as the sections below explain, most people with implants retain the ability to breastfeed, and why the incision location and pocket choice are worth discussing in detail.

Once the implant is in position the incision is closed with dissolving or removable stitches, a supportive dressing or surgical bra is applied, and most people go home the same day or after one night, as described by both Mayo Clinic and the NHS.

Do implants change during pregnancy? Separating the device from the breast around it

The short version: the implant does not change, but almost everything around it does.

An implant is inert. It has no hormone receptors, it does not grow, and it is not affected by the rise in estrogen, progesterone and prolactin that drives pregnancy. Mayo Clinic notes that pregnancy and breastfeeding are among the common reasons breast appearance changes after augmentation, but the mechanism is the living tissue, not the device.

During pregnancy the milk-producing gland enlarges, blood flow increases and the skin envelope stretches to accommodate the new volume. Many people notice a change of a cup size or more by the third trimester, and the areola commonly darkens and widens. After breastfeeding ends, or after delivery if a person does not nurse, the gland shrinks back in a process called involution. Skin that has been stretched for months does not always recoil fully. The result can be less upper fullness, a lower nipple position, or a breast that feels emptier than before.

An implant sits underneath all of this. When the gland shrinks, the implant may appear proportionally more visible, or the softened tissue may settle lower over a device that has stayed exactly where it was placed. Sometimes that looks fine. Sometimes the person notices a mismatch between the fixed volume of the implant and the changed shape of the breast, and some later ask about a lift or a different implant size.

How much change happens depends on factors nobody can fully predict: skin quality, genetics, weight gained and lost, the number of pregnancies, duration of breastfeeding and age. Two people with identical implants can come out of pregnancy looking very different, and no surgeon can honestly promise otherwise.

Breast implants before or after kids: an honest comparison

People searching for whether to get breast implants before or after kids usually want a verdict. The more useful thing is a clear view of what each path trades away. The table below summarizes the considerations that come up most often in consultation, based on how the NHS, Mayo Clinic and MedlinePlus describe augmentation outcomes and recovery.

Consideration	Augmentation before pregnancy	Augmentation after completing a family
Predictability of long-term shape	Lower; pregnancy and lactation may alter the result	Higher, though aging and weight change still apply
Breastfeeding	Most people can breastfeed; incision choice matters	Not a factor unless further pregnancies occur
Likelihood of wanting revision	Somewhat higher if breasts change substantially	Lower related to pregnancy; implants still are not lifetime devices
Recovery logistics	No small children to lift; easier to rest	Lifting restrictions can be hard with toddlers
Timing	Available now; may face years of uncertainty about final look	Requires waiting, possibly a decade or more
Combination with a lift	Usually implant alone	A lift may be added if skin has loosened

Notice what is missing from the table: any line saying one approach produces a better result. That is deliberate. Waiting reduces one source of change but does nothing about others. Going ahead early buys years of living in a body one is happier with, at the price of accepting that a future revision is a real possibility. Neither is wrong; they are different bets on time.

Where the decision tips often has less to do with surgery and more to do with life: how soon children are realistically planned, how much a person’s current distress is affecting daily life, and whether they would be comfortable financially and emotionally with a second operation later. Those are questions to bring into the consulting room rather than expect the surgeon to answer for you.

Breastfeeding with breast implants: what the evidence actually shows

Can you still have a baby, and feed that baby, with breast implants? Yes to both, in the great majority of cases. The CDC’s guidance on breast surgery and breastfeeding states that most people who have had augmentation are able to breastfeed, while acknowledging that some experience reduced milk production.

The mechanism is straightforward. Milk is made in lobules deep in the gland, travels through ducts that converge at the nipple, and is released when nerve signals from the nipple reach the brain and trigger the hormone oxytocin. An implant placed behind the gland leaves lobules, ducts and nerves in front of it. Feeding can proceed as it would without a device.

Where problems arise, they tend to come from three sources. First, the incision: cuts around the areola have a higher chance of severing ducts or the nerves that carry the let-down signal. Second, pressure: a large implant in a small breast may, in theory, compress gland tissue, although the evidence for this is weak and mostly observational. Third, the reason a person sought augmentation in the first place. Some people have naturally underdeveloped glandular tissue, sometimes with a tubular or widely spaced breast shape, and this anatomy is itself linked to low milk supply. In those cases the surgery is not the cause; it is a marker of something that was already there.

Honest framing matters here. The research base consists mainly of surveys and cohort studies, not randomized trials, so figures vary widely and cannot be quoted as guarantees. What the CDC does recommend is practical: tell your maternity team and pediatrician about prior breast surgery, have the baby’s weight monitored closely in the early weeks, and seek lactation support early if supply seems low. Supplementing with formula when needed is a medical decision, not a failure.

Does the incision site or implant position affect milk supply?

Of all the choices made in an augmentation consultation, incision placement is the one with the clearest link to future breastfeeding. It is also the one many people never think to ask about.

A periareolar incision, made along the border between the darker areola skin and the surrounding breast, gives a discreet scar. It also passes close to the nipple, where ducts converge and where the fourth intercostal nerve branches supply the sensation that drives let-down. The CDC identifies incisions around the nipple as the type most associated with breastfeeding difficulty after augmentation. An inframammary incision, hidden in the fold under the breast, and a transaxillary incision through the armpit both stay well away from the nipple complex, so ducts and nerves are less likely to be disturbed.

Pocket position matters too, though less dramatically. A submuscular or dual-plane placement puts the implant beneath the pectoral muscle, adding a layer between device and gland. Subglandular placement rests the implant directly against the gland. Neither position blocks milk ducts, but many surgeons favor a deeper pocket for people who plan to breastfeed, partly for this reason and partly because it tends to interfere less with mammograms later.

Nipple sensation is a related concern. Mayo Clinic lists changes in nipple and breast sensation as a possible complication of augmentation; sensation often returns over months but not always. Reduced nipple sensation does not automatically mean reduced milk supply, yet the two share nerve pathways, so it is a fair question for anyone hoping to nurse.

None of this means someone who has already had a periareolar incision cannot breastfeed. Many do. It means the odds shift, and that knowing the odds beforehand allows a person to make an informed choice rather than discover the trade-off years later.

Is silicone or saline from an implant a risk to the baby?

This worry surfaces in nearly every online thread about breastfeeding with breast implants, so it deserves a direct answer grounded in what the evidence shows rather than what it cannot rule out.

Saline implants contain sterile salt water. If one ruptures, the fluid is absorbed by the body and the breast visibly deflates; there is no toxic content to reach milk. Silicone implants contain a cohesive gel inside a silicone shell. Silicone as a material is already widespread in everyday life: it is used in bottle nipples, pacifiers, medical tubing and, as the generic medicine simethicone, in some infant colic drops. The CDC’s guidance on breast surgery states there is no evidence that breastfeeding with silicone implants is harmful to the infant, and studies that have measured silicone compounds in breast milk have not found levels higher than in milk from people without implants.

What about a ruptured silicone implant? Ruptures of modern gel implants are often “silent,” meaning the gel stays within the scar capsule around the device and produces no obvious symptoms. Mayo Clinic notes that imaging such as MRI or ultrasound is used to detect them. If a rupture is suspected during breastfeeding, the sensible step is prompt assessment by a doctor; current mainstream guidance does not instruct people to stop nursing on suspicion alone, and the decision to continue or to remove the implant belongs to the treating team with the full picture in view.

It is fair to say the research here is reassuring but not exhaustive. Large, long-term studies specifically tracking infants breastfed by people with implants are limited. Saying “no evidence of harm” is an accurate summary; saying “proven completely safe” would overstate it. Both statements can be true at once, and a careful clinician will tell you so.

Pregnancy after breast augmentation: how long to wait, in either direction

There are two timing questions hidden inside this one. How long after augmentation should someone wait before trying to conceive? And, for people who already have children, how long after breastfeeding before surgery? Neither has a number written into a formal guideline, so what follows describes common practice and the healing biology behind it.

After surgery, the NHS advises avoiding strenuous activity for about six weeks, with swelling settling over subsequent months and scars continuing to soften and fade for a year or more. Implants also settle into their final position gradually. Many surgeons prefer that a person reach that settled point before pregnancy, so that if anything about the result needs adjusting, it can be judged on a stable breast rather than one already changing under hormonal influence. Practically, that often means waiting several months to a year, but it is a preference discussed case by case, not a rule.

Going the other way, most surgeons ask people who have recently breastfed to wait until the gland has fully involuted and breast size has been stable for a while. During lactation the breast is larger, denser and richer in blood supply, and milk ducts still contain fluid, which increases the theoretical risk of infection and makes sizing unreliable. Waiting for a stable weight is part of the same logic, since fat is a major component of breast volume. A gap of several months after the last feed is commonly requested; again, the exact interval is your surgeon’s call.

One more variable: a pregnancy that arrives sooner than planned after augmentation is not dangerous to the pregnancy. The implant does not affect the uterus, fertility or delivery. Tell your obstetric team you have implants so they can note it, and expect the breast changes described earlier. The surgical result may simply need re-evaluating once the dust settles.

Who is usually a candidate for breast augmentation before pregnancy, and who is asked to wait

“What disqualifies you from breast augmentation?” is one of the most searched questions on this topic, and the honest answer is that few things are absolute. Most are reasons to pause, treat something first or think again.

Age comes first. Mayo Clinic notes that in the United States saline implants are approved for people aged 18 and older and silicone gel implants for those 22 and older, reflecting the age at which breast development is generally considered complete. There is no upper age limit in itself; overall health matters more than the number.

Beyond age, surgeons generally look for someone who is in reasonably good health, has a stable weight, has realistic expectations and understands that implants are not permanent. Reasons a person is commonly asked to wait include:

• Currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or having stopped nursing only recently
• Smoking, which impairs wound healing; many surgeons ask for a period of abstinence before and after surgery
• An active infection anywhere in the body, or an untreated breast lump or breast cancer that has not been fully evaluated
• Poorly controlled chronic conditions such as diabetes or a bleeding disorder, until stabilized with the treating physician
• Significant recent weight change, since breast volume will shift
• Mental health concerns, particularly features of body dysmorphic disorder, where surgery is unlikely to relieve distress and a referral for assessment is appropriate

Planning children is not a disqualifier. It is information that shapes choices about incision, pocket and size, and it should prompt a frank conversation about the likelihood of later revision.

As for the most common age at which people have augmentation, none of the sources this magazine relies on publishes a reliable figure, so we will not invent one. What is fair to say is that the operation is performed across adulthood, and that people in their 20s and 30s frequently face exactly the pregnancy-timing dilemma this article addresses.

What the first days and weeks after breast augmentation usually look like

Knowing the recovery arc helps with the timing decision in a practical way: a person planning conception in the next year needs to know how long they will be off their feet and how long before the result can be judged.

The first two or three days are the sorest. Expect tightness across the chest, swelling, bruising and a sensation many people describe as heaviness. Pain is managed with medicine prescribed by the surgical team; the type and duration are their decision and vary by individual. A surgical or sports bra is worn continuously in the early phase; the NHS suggests this may continue day and night for up to three months.

The NHS describes a typical return to desk-based work after one to two weeks, and advises against driving for about a week, until turning the wheel and braking sharply are comfortable. Lifting anything heavy, including toddlers, is usually restricted for several weeks, which is one reason people with young children sometimes find recovery harder than they anticipated. Strenuous exercise and anything that works the chest muscles generally waits about six weeks.

Implants placed under the muscle often sit high and feel firm at first, then settle downward and soften over a period of months. Scars are red and raised initially and, according to Mayo Clinic, fade over time but do not disappear entirely. Sensation in the nipple and skin may be altered for months.

Follow-up appointments check wound healing and implant position. Most surgeons want to see the settled result before considering the operation complete, which is why the “final look” people photograph online typically reflects several months of healing, not several days. Anyone weighing pregnancy timing should build that settling period into their plan.

Over or under the muscle, saline or silicone: how choices made now play out through pregnancy

The decisions that feel most technical in a consultation are the ones with the longest consequences, and pregnancy makes several of them matter more.

Pocket position is the first. A submuscular or dual-plane implant sits partly beneath the pectoral muscle. Mayo Clinic and MedlinePlus note that this placement tends to give more soft-tissue coverage, reduces visible rippling, and interferes less with mammography. For someone planning pregnancy, the deeper pocket has two extra appeals: it keeps the device away from the gland, and the muscle provides some support when the overlying tissue changes. The downsides are a more uncomfortable early recovery and a possibility that the breast moves visibly when the chest muscle contracts. A subglandular implant, placed directly behind the gland, moves more naturally with the breast and avoids that animation, but when the gland involutes after breastfeeding the breast can descend over the implant more noticeably.

Fill material is the second choice. Saline implants are filled after insertion, allowing a smaller incision, and a rupture is obvious because the breast deflates. Silicone gel implants tend to feel more like breast tissue but can rupture silently, which is why periodic imaging is advised. MedlinePlus and Mayo Clinic describe both types as acceptable; the choice reflects feel, incision size and monitoring preferences rather than a safety winner.

Size is the third and most underestimated. A larger implant stretches skin and places more weight on supporting tissue. Add the additional stretching of pregnancy and lactation and the cumulative effect on skin can be significant. This is not a reason to choose the smallest possible implant, but it is a reason to let the surgeon explain how proportion to your frame affects the long-term picture, especially if children are planned.

Implants are not lifetime devices: what long-term monitoring means once you have children

The NHS puts it plainly: breast implants do not last a lifetime, and most people who have them will need further surgery at some point. For someone in their late 20s who plans children, that reality stretches across decades and deserves a place in the decision.

The complications that drive later surgery are well described by Mayo Clinic. Capsular contracture is the tightening of the scar tissue that naturally forms around any implant, which can make the breast feel hard or look distorted. Rupture may be obvious with saline or silent with silicone gel. Implants can shift position. Rarely, a type of immune-system cancer called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma has been linked to certain textured implants; Mayo Clinic describes it as uncommon and usually detected as swelling or a lump years after surgery. Some people also report a cluster of systemic symptoms, often called breast implant illness, whose cause is not established; Mayo Clinic notes research is ongoing.

Monitoring is therefore a lifelong commitment. Mayo Clinic summarizes the recommendation that people with silicone gel implants have imaging with MRI or ultrasound several years after placement and then at regular intervals to check for silent rupture. Routine breast cancer screening continues as normal, but the technologist must be told about implants so that additional mammogram views can be taken; both Mayo Clinic and MedlinePlus note that implants can obscure part of the breast on standard images.

Pregnancy adds a scheduling wrinkle rather than a new risk. Breast imaging is generally avoided during pregnancy unless a concern arises, and the breast is harder to assess while lactating. People with implants who are planning or expecting a child should mention this when arranging routine screening, so that the timing works around the pregnancy rather than colliding with it.

What people often get wrong about breast augmentation before pregnancy

Much of the anxiety around this decision comes from a handful of myths repeated so often that they feel like facts. Here is what the evidence, drawn from the CDC, NHS and Mayo Clinic, actually supports.

“Implants stop you breastfeeding.” They do not for most people. The CDC states that most who have had augmentation can breastfeed. Some experience reduced supply, more often with incisions around the areola, and pre-existing low glandular tissue is a frequent hidden cause.

“Implants can burst during pregnancy or from a baby feeding.” Implants are engineered to withstand far more pressure than a growing breast or a nursing infant produces. Rupture is a long-term wear phenomenon, not a pregnancy event.

“Implants keep breasts from sagging after kids.” An implant adds volume; it does not hold up skin or gland. Stretched skin sags over an implant just as it sags without one, and a heavier implant can add to the load.

“If you wait until after children, the result is permanent.” Aging, weight change and gravity continue regardless, and the NHS is explicit that implants themselves have a limited lifespan.

“Pregnancy ruins augmentation.” It changes the breast. Sometimes the change is minor and the person is content; sometimes it prompts a revision. “Ruins” is a word from forums, not from the evidence.

“You cannot have mammograms with implants.” You can and should. Extra views are taken and the technologist needs to know, but screening proceeds.

“Silicone will poison the milk.” Studies have not found higher silicone levels in milk from people with implants, and the CDC reports no evidence of harm to infants. The evidence is reassuring rather than exhaustive, and that distinction is worth holding onto.

Questions to ask your care team before deciding on timing

A good consultation about breast augmentation before pregnancy should feel like a two-way conversation, not a pitch. These questions tend to surface the information that matters most for someone whose family plans are still ahead of them.

• Given that I may become pregnant and breastfeed, which incision location would you recommend for me, and why?
• Would you place the implant above or below the muscle in my case, and how does that choice affect breastfeeding and mammograms later?
• How does my natural breast tissue look to you? Is there anything about my anatomy that might affect milk supply regardless of surgery?
• What size range do you think is proportionate for my frame, and how might a larger implant behave after pregnancy?
• How long would you want me to wait after surgery before trying to conceive, and what is the reasoning?
• If I have recently breastfed, how long should I wait before surgery, and what signs tell you my breast tissue has settled?
• What happens if I become pregnant sooner than planned?
• Roughly what proportion of your patients who later had children came back for revision, and what kind of revision was most common?
• What imaging or follow-up schedule will I need over the coming decades, and how would pregnancy fit around it?
• What are the signs of capsular contracture, rupture or infection that I should watch for, including while breastfeeding?
• How should I document my implants so that future maternity, imaging and emergency teams know what is in place?

Write the answers down. A consultation that discourages these questions, or answers them with reassurance rather than specifics, is telling you something useful about whether this is the right team for a decision with a thirty-year horizon.

When to call your doctor: red-flag signs after augmentation, during pregnancy and while breastfeeding

Most recoveries and most pregnancies with implants pass without drama. The signs below are the ones that warrant a call the same day, and in some cases emergency care, according to the complications described by Mayo Clinic, MedlinePlus and the NHS.

In the weeks after surgery:

• Fever, or spreading redness, warmth or pus around an incision, which can indicate infection
• Sudden swelling, tightness or bruising in one breast, which may signal bleeding into the pocket (a hematoma)
• An incision that opens or through which the implant edge can be seen or felt
• Pain, swelling or warmth in a calf, or sudden shortness of breath or chest pain, which can indicate a blood clot and need emergency assessment
• Nipple or skin turning dark or dusky, suggesting compromised blood supply

During pregnancy or breastfeeding:

• A new lump in the breast or armpit; pregnancy-related changes are common, but any lump should be examined rather than assumed benign
• A wedge of red, hot, painful skin with fever or flu-like symptoms, which may be mastitis and needs prompt treatment
• A sudden change in the size, shape or firmness of one breast, or a breast that feels newly hard, which can indicate rupture or capsular contracture
• Persistent one-sided swelling months or years after surgery
• Bloody nipple discharge, or discharge unrelated to feeding
• A baby who is not regaining birth weight, has fewer wet diapers than expected or seems persistently unsatisfied after feeds, which should be raised with the pediatric team and a lactation specialist

None of these signs means something is definitely wrong, and none should be diagnosed from an article. They are simply the situations where waiting to see is the wrong move. Your surgical team, obstetric team and pediatrician are the people to make the call, and having your implant details on hand helps them do that quickly.

Frequently asked questions

Is it better to get breast implants before or after having a baby?

Neither order is medically better; they trade different uncertainties. Augmentation before pregnancy means years of living with a result you want, but pregnancy and breastfeeding may change the breast and prompt a later revision. Waiting until after children gives a more predictable outcome from pregnancy, though aging and weight change still apply and implants themselves are not permanent. The choice depends on how soon children are planned and how you feel about possible further surgery.

Can you still have a baby with breast implants?

Yes. Implants sit behind the breast tissue and have no effect on fertility, the uterus, pregnancy or delivery. The breast will still enlarge, the areola may darken and milk production usually proceeds. Tell your obstetric team you have implants so they can note it, and expect that the appearance of the breast may look different after pregnancy and breastfeeding than it did before, because the tissue around the implant changes even though the device does not.

Does breastfeeding with breast implants reduce milk supply?

For most people, no. The CDC states that most who have had augmentation can breastfeed, though some do experience reduced supply. The risk is higher with incisions around the areola, which may cut ducts or nerves, and in people whose natural glandular tissue was limited to begin with. Monitoring your baby’s weight and seeking lactation support early gives the best chance of catching a supply problem, and supplementing when needed is a reasonable medical decision.

Do implants change during pregnancy?

The implant itself does not change; it has no hormone receptors and cannot grow. What changes is the breast around it: the gland enlarges, skin stretches and after weaning the gland shrinks back. Skin may not fully recoil, so the breast can sit lower or look emptier over an implant that has stayed put. How much this happens varies with genetics, weight change, number of pregnancies and duration of breastfeeding, and cannot be predicted precisely.

What disqualifies you from breast augmentation?

Few things are absolute; most are reasons to pause or treat something first. Common reasons to be asked to wait include being pregnant or recently breastfeeding, smoking, an active infection, an unevaluated breast lump, poorly controlled chronic conditions, significant recent weight change and features of body dysmorphic disorder. Mayo Clinic notes minimum ages of 18 for saline and 22 for silicone gel implants. Planning children is not a disqualifier; it simply shapes the surgical choices.

How long after breast augmentation should you wait to get pregnant?

No guideline sets a fixed interval. The NHS describes about six weeks before strenuous activity, with swelling and implant position settling over subsequent months and scars maturing for a year or more. Many surgeons prefer that the result is stable before pregnancy so any adjustment can be judged on a settled breast, which in practice often means several months to a year. An earlier pregnancy is not dangerous; it simply means re-evaluating the result afterward.

How long after breastfeeding can you have breast augmentation?

Most surgeons ask for a gap of several months after the last feed, though no formal guideline fixes the number. During lactation the breast is larger, denser, richer in blood supply and still contains milk in the ducts, which makes sizing unreliable and may raise infection risk. Waiting until breast size and body weight have been stable for a while lets the surgeon plan on the tissue you will actually have. The exact timing is their call.

Is silicone from breast implants harmful to a breastfed baby?

The available evidence has not shown harm. The CDC reports no evidence that breastfeeding with silicone implants is harmful to infants, and studies measuring silicone compounds in breast milk have not found higher levels than in milk from people without implants. Silicone is also present in bottle nipples, pacifiers and some infant medicines. The research is reassuring rather than exhaustive, so if you suspect a rupture while nursing, ask your doctor rather than stopping on your own.

What is the most common age for breast augmentation?

None of the sources this magazine relies on publishes a reliable figure, so we will not invent one. What can be said is that the operation is performed across adulthood, that Mayo Clinic notes minimum ages of 18 for saline and 22 for silicone gel implants, and that people in their 20s and 30s are the group most likely to face the question of timing surgery around future pregnancies, which is why that conversation belongs in every consultation.

Will pregnancy after breast augmentation mean I need revision surgery?

Not necessarily, but it is a realistic possibility to plan for. Some people find their breasts look much as before once involution is complete; others notice loosened skin, a lower nipple position or a mismatch between implant volume and softened tissue, and choose a lift or a different implant. Because the NHS notes implants are not lifetime devices anyway, many people fold any pregnancy-related adjustment into a future operation they were already expecting to have.

References

• MedlinePlus: Breast augmentation surgery
• NHS: Breast enlargement (implants)
• CDC: Breast surgery and breastfeeding

This article is for general information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult a qualified doctor about your individual situation.