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Factors associated with breast implants and breastfeeding.

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eMediNexus    27 October 2018

A new study published in Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP analyzed the association between surgical characteristics of breast implants, time elapsed since surgery, access route, implant placement and implanted volume and variables related to breastfeeding, type, first milk let-down, breast engorgement, pain, lesion, milk production, and the use of galactagogues. This was a prospective study conducted during hospital stay (12 to 72 hours after delivery), home care (5th to 7th day after delivery), and telephone contact (between the 30thand 32ndday postpartum) of 115 postpartum women with breast implants between 2015 and 2017. On first evaluation, a more frequent use of oral galactagogues was identified among puerperal women with prepectoral implants, and of oxytocin spray by those with implants up to 270 ml. The second evaluation disclosed a higher pain score among those with prepectoral implants. Whereas, around the 30th day postpartum, the presence of nipple lesion, pain and a higher pain score was more frequent among those with mammoplasty performed less than 10 years ago. From the results, it was inferred that the presence of pain and a higher pain score, the occurrence of lesion, and the use of oral and nasal galactagogues were associated with implant placement, implant size, and time elapsed since surgery.

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