If you are planning to take the bold step of seeking breast augmentation surgery, you probably have a question tone in mind. In addition to being curious to know how the surgery itself would be performed, you are surely wondering how exactly your life will change after the operation.
What difference would it make after surgery compared to the way you live your life right now? Would you be able to do the things you normally enjoyed doing? Would there be any limitations to the type of activities that you would be able to do?
The following ideas will help satisfy your curiosity and give you a good understanding of exactly how your life will change, perhaps not as much as you might think.
1. You can continue to participate in physical activity even after receiving implants, but …
You may be afraid that getting a more pronounced bust will mean the end of your participation in rigorous physical activity. Fortunately, this is not the case.
If you have always enjoyed going to the gym, hiking, or even horseback riding, you should be encouraged to know that breast implants cannot prevent you from continuing to participate in such activities. However, due to the extra weight on your breasts, you would definitely need a good sports bra.
Before surgery, when you had less pronounced breasts, you may not have required as much support for your breasts. However, once you get the implants, you will definitely need something to support the extra weight. This will avoid unnecessary stress on the breast tissue, especially during strenuous activity.
This is not really out of the ordinary, as many well-endowed women typically wear good supportive bras. Therefore, it is not something that is particularly related to having breast implants.
2. You may still be able to breastfeed after receiving implants, but …
One thing your surgeon will surely recommend is that implants only be placed after you have weaned your last child. Not only will this avoid the risk of losing the ability to breastfeed, it also makes perfect sense, as pregnancy and breastfeeding can cause so many changes to your breasts.
However, it is definitely a legitimate question to ask yourself whether you will be able to breastfeed after receiving implants.
The answer here is not very clear. There are a host of variables that would really determine whether or not you can breastfeed after surgery:
– One aspect that can affect the outcome of your surgery is the underlying reason that led you to seek surgery in the first place. According to BabyCenter, you are likely to have trouble producing milk if you sought surgery for underdeveloped (hypoplastic) breasts. Even then, you can stimulate milk production by using a pump after a breastfeeding session.
– The other aspect that can affect milk production is the type of surgery you undergo. Fortunately, most surgical approaches are quite compatible with breastfeeding. In fact, your chances of breastfeeding would be much higher if an incision was made under the breast crease or through the armpit, as opposed to a “smile” incision around the areola.