Pregnancy can cause profound changes in your breasts. Many women who have always had small breasts suddenly discovered their breasts had become much larger. When this happens, women often find that they enjoy the way they look with larger breasts. When their breasts shrink again, they find themselves considering breast augmentation to recover the figure they had shortly after giving birth. Other women find their breasts become simply deflated and hollow after giving birth and are seeking breast augmentation to recover the firmness their breasts had prior to pregnancy.
This page contains some basic information about the benefits of breast augmentation after childbirth, but if you want to discuss the procedure with a board-certified plastic surgeon, please call 1-800-558-7355 or email us to schedule a consultation with Dr. Vasdev Rai at the Cosmetic Surgical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Breast Changes during Pregnancy
Your breasts will experience many changes during pregnancy. These may include:
- Enlargement
- Tenderness
- Darkening, growth, and firming of the nipples and areolas
- Darkened and thickened veins in the breasts
- Colostrum (pre-milk) production
- Breasts may become uneven and lumpy
These changes are due to your body preparing for breastfeeding and occur during pregnancy, whether you decide to breastfeed or not. Most of these changes will reverse after childbirth, but they may leave a lasting impact on your breasts, and some of them will remain.
Why Consider Breast Augmentation after Childbirth
Because of the changes your breasts experience during pregnancy, you may find the appearance of your breasts has permanently changed or that your attitude toward their appearance has changed. Reasons why women commonly seek breast augmentation after childbirth include:
- Restore firmness to hollow or softened breasts
- Restore size to shrunken breasts
- Put enlarged areolas in better proportion to breast size
- Feel more youthful and attractive after childbirth
Breast implants can reliably address all these concerns. However, if your breasts have a significant amount of sagging after pregnancy you may also need a breast lift to obtain the best possible results.
If you are considering breast augmentation to improve the appearance of your breasts after pregnancy and childbirth, please contact the Cosmetic Surgical Center in Dallas, Texas today to discuss the procedure with board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Vasdev Rai.
