Erin, I have worked with many women who have breastfeed and had silicone breast implants. The Levine and Ilowite study has not been replicated and the studies since have not found silicone implants a problem for infants. We are all consuming silicone in out diets all the time and this includes infants. I looked up silicone implants in an older version of Hale (that's what I have at home) and he stated that in the study posted below there are higher levels of silicone in cow's milk and formula than in tested breast milk of women who had silicone implants. He went on to say one article published showing esophageal strictures, it has subsequently been recalled by the author. What is more important about affects of implants and breastfeeding is not the implants themselves or the surgery but why the mother had it done. This is an important question to ask. A mother who has implants to correct extreme disproportion of the breast could be a hint of breastfeeding problems. Reference: Sempl JL, Lugowski SJ, Baines CJ, Smith DC, McHugh A; Breastmilk contamination and silicone implants: Preliminary results using silicone as a proxy measurement for Silicone. Plast Reconstr Surg. 102(2): 528-33, 1988. *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html