Do silicone breast implants affect breastfeeding?
OBJECTIVE
One of my patients has silicone breast implants. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy but is afraid to breastfeed because she read in a magazine that the baby might be affected by silicone secreted in the milk. How should I advise her?


CONCLUSIONS
Neither silicone nor its components could be measured in the breast milk of women with silicone implants. Your patient should be able to breastfeed safely.
Koren
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Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001942:Breast Feeding; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis
D012828:Silicones