Post Pregnancy Breast Reconstruction Options

Body By Poly Podcast with Dr. Alain Polynice

Restoring Breasts After Pregnancy & Breastfeeding: Lift, Implants, or Fat Transfer

This episode explains how pregnancy and breastfeeding can enlarge the breasts and later lead to volume loss, overstretched skin and ligaments, and drooping. It outlines three restoration options: a breast lift alone, a lift with implants, or a lift with auto-augmentation using the patient’s own tissue. If there is enough breast tissue, a lift can reposition and preserve it while removing excess skin to restore shape and fullness, but upper-pole volume loss may require additional augmentation. The script also describes fat transfer as a popular approach: after a lift, fat is harvested from areas like the tummy, flanks, or hips, filtered, and reinjected under the skin to naturally restore upper-pole volume, improve symmetry, and add fullness. It emphasizes considering these options after finishing breastfeeding and pregnancy.

00:00 Mommy Breast Changes

00:24 Why Breasts Droop

00:39 Three Surgical Options

00:52 Breast Lift Alone

01:08 Lift With Implants

01:17 Lift With Fat Transfer

01:42 When to Consider Surgery

01:53 Final Recap

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