Patrick Hudson MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Albuquerque, NM Telephone: 505-242-0070 office hours 9.15 am-4.30 pm.

Breastfeeding and a droopy breast

It is always assumed that breast feeding causes droopiness of the breast, or breast ptosis. However the evidence is that it is not a major factor.It is true that the risk of ptosis increases with each pregnancy.  However other factors are more important. For example age, being overweight, increased number of pregnancies, smoking , and larger pre-pregnancy breast size, are all much more important than breastfeeding in creating postpartum breast droopiness.  

This is good news for mothers who want to breast-feed, because it is not likely to increase ptosis. 

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