I'm not sure the primary issue is the augmentation surgery, but more likely might be the REASON there was augmentation surgery in the first place. Hypoplasia, which is insufficient glandular tissue of the breast, can be a common reason a woman may seek cosmetic surgery for augmentation. We are now seeing in mothers who didn't get implants that lactation can be very complicated because, simply put, there just isn't a milk factory -- there often isn't enough tissue there to bring in a full milk supply. This would have been the case with or without the implants. I wonder if the studies you've cited took the previous lactation potential of the now-augmented breasts into consideration. One mother I worked with last year brought me a picture of her pre-op breasts. Classic, textbook hypoplasia. It wasn't the implants or the surgery that affected lactation, it was the inherent lack of glandular tissue. Good luck with your studies! --Diana in NY *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]