For all those moms who say they don't want to breastfeed because if will 
make their breasts sag. Now - if we could just get the message to all those 
plastic surgery shows that do breast lifts "as a result of breastfeeding!" 
Posted with permission.

Breastfeeding Study in National Spotlight
Media Contact: Melissa Hounshell Melissa Hounshell, (859) 323-6363, x256
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 1, 2007) − Nursing mothers needn't worry. A new study 
shows that breastfeeding does not increase breast sagging. University of 
Kentucky plastic surgeon Dr. Brian Rinker and his colleagues conducted the 
study with patients at UK HealthCare Cosmetic Surgery Associates. The study 
found that breastfeeding does not adversely affect breast shape.

"A lot of times, if a woman comes in for a breast lift or a breast augmentation, 
she'll say 'I want to fix what breastfeeding did to my breasts'," Rinker said. As 
a result, Rinker decided to find out if breast sagging was a direct result of 
breastfeeding.

Rinker and his colleagues interviewed 132 women who had come to UK for a 
breast lift or augmentation between 1998 and 2006. The women were, on 
average, 39 years old; 93 percent had had at least one pregnancy, and most 
of the mothers—58 percent-- had breastfed at least one child. Additionally, 
the research team evaluated the patients' medical history, body mass index, 
pre-pregnancy bra cup size, and smoking status.
http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=2846

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