Although not all women are able to breast feed even before a breast operation, cosmetic breast surgery by itself should not rule out the ability to breast feed at a later date. With the breast upliftment procedure, no incisions are made within the substance of the breast. However, with a breast reduction, incisions will naturally course across breast ducts. The ducts immediately beneath the nipples are left intact allowing a patient to breast feed if this becomes desirable in the future. The larger the reduction, the more breast tissue is excised and this would therefore further decrease the chances of breast feeding.