Surgery on Breast or Chest Wall/Lungs/Heart
If you have had surgery on your breast or chest wall (including heart and lung surgery), seek prenatal counseling and close postpartum support for breastfeeding.
If you have had surgery on your breast or chest wall (including heart and lung surgery), seek prenatal counseling and close postpartum support for breastfeeding.
General Considerations for Plastic Surgery and Breastfeeding It is possible to breastfeed after plastic surgery such as breast reduction, breast lift, nipple procedure, or augmentation.
Surgery is safe with breastfeeding, and patients do not need to pump discard breastmilk after undergoing anesthesia. When the patient is awake, this means that
For surgery involving breast cancer, see Breast Cancer section. For benign (non-cancerous) conditions, a patient may have undergone a needle biopsy by radiology and subsequent
Gender affirming procedures and medications can impact lactation in different ways, and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine has an open-access clinical protocol on Lactation Care for
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