Breast Lift

Brooklyngurl3

Hi Everyone,

Do you notice that after a significant amount of weight loss your boobs tend to lose there voluptuousness! I am seriously considering a breast lift and I haven't even had children yet. I lost 46 pound btw an I am the only one that notices this? I see celebrities on the tv all the time that lose a big amount of weight and they have no stretch marks, sagging skin etc.. I am doing something wrong or are these people having surgery?

ratherbeskiing

I am 100% thinking about it!!!

da_bears10089

my suggestion is to not alter your bewbies until you are done having kids. pregnancy/breastfeeding does some crazy things to them and you don't really want to fork over money to have something done if you are just going to do it all over again

nhouse3417

Thanks to weight loss I have also had breast loss...

buckshot1969

When I lost 106lbs several years back I had a tummy tuck best thing I ever did. I put back on about half after 5 years of keeping the weight off and I still have a flat tummy. But I do agree with the above comment wait till your absolutely ready after weight loss and kids.

kittyhasclaws

If you want to, go for it. I personally feel a little icky at the thought of a lift because of the way the surgery works. I'm actually really looking forward to my boobs getting smaller (36I), so I don't think I'll be that sad about them going away!

sammniamii

Nope, welcome to the world of "saggy's" - it's disheartening. I haven't lost a cup size YET, but they have a noticeable droop and such. The hubs says he still likes them.... sure.

One, make sure to moisturize daily - a good lotion, like coco butter, almond oil, coconut oil (what I use) will help the skin.
Two, make sure you eat right, drink enough water and if needed, take a multi-vitamin. There are "other" vitamins and herbs that are supposed to help, but the basic needs can be covered w/ a good diet & water.
Third, which IMO some will discredit or dislike, do so strength/weight lifting to help the chest muscles. Doesn't have to "go big or go home" but in my case, has helped since I started doing some.

Sadly, boobs are fat. So as you loose, they "fade" away. Some are more gifted, but others no so much.

I'm not ever going for implants, but I may consider a "skin bra" or lift someday. Probably not, LOL, but who knows.

jennbeaudry

After breastfeeding for 51/2 years (oldest until she was 31/2, through my second pregnancy and second until she was 21/2) I looked like I had tube socks with tennis balls in the toes, nothing was helping. I had a lift and they were awesome and then I lost weight and they lost the fullness so I got implants, not huge, only a c cup. Now they stay the same size (for the most part) while I lose everywhere else.

briabner

I have read that if you start lifting weights especially targeting your chest muscles that it acts as a natural breast lift. I have been lifting for about 2 months now and I have noticed a slight difference or at least they aren't getting any worse. I would look into all the non surgical methods before going under the knife.

IamOnMywayNow

I am so getting one once I get to my goal weight. After breastfeeding and losing weight they have their fullness and by the time I get to my goal they will be sad, shriveled, skin bags hanging on my chest:( So yeah I am gonna get them put back where they belong:)

geekette411

I'm doing isometric exercises for my large grrls and it seems to be working fine!

Brooklyngurl3

Yea, so I hear it is better to get implants than I lift, but my breast are way too big for that.

Cockney365

I am definitely having implants/lift when I have lost all the weight I want to lose. I have gone from a 38HH at my biggest to a current 34E, which would be a fine amount if they were where they were supposed to be, instead of parallel with my elbows! I haven't had children yet (I am 31!) but I won't be having any children if I don't like myself enough to find someone to get naked and pregnant with! So I would rather get to how I want to look, which includes surgery, and deal with the kids thing later (or not at all, I am undecided about having children anyway)

laserturkey

Celebrities have Photoshopped pictures, which is why they don't appear to have stretch marks or sagging. I'm 49 and have had two kids; hell yes, I have sagging. Even if I were in a financial position to do so, I wouldn't have plastic surgery. I avoid general anesthesia like the plague. I don't have a problem with others who do. We all have to live in our own bodies.

Brooklyngurl3

I kinda feel the same way. I don't want to get naked in front of anyone right now because of my breasts. It is like you have reached such an amazing goal and you are healthier and you never want to go back but things like stretch marks, sagging skin and saddle bag boobs make it hard confidence wise.

FineFitFatty

Yea, so I hear it is better to get implants than I lift, but my breast are way too big for that.

I've heard that surgeons no longer do just lifts. Not exactly sure why that's the case, but you might want to look into it before you make up your mind. And I 100% agree that if you plan to have children and nurse... wait until then because those babies RUIN your breasts.

amandabcdefg

i HATE what weight loss has done to my boobs. i never had perfectly fantastic boobs to begin with, but now? ugh! the tops are so deflated i can pick up the skin.. i lay down and im 100% flat.. i dont even like my husband seeing them. i am hoping to get an augmentation soon, im afraid i will need a lift too. they arent terribly low, but i cant imagine a dr seeing my breasts would choose NOT to do a lift and just go for an implant. i just feel so much less feminine now, and less proportional. im just scared to go forth with it though, as in what if they look worse after and i ruin my own little boobies lol

xandra

I have every intention of getting a breast lift and a tummy tuck when I reach my goal weight. I'm already saving for it. I'm afraid of scarring and lost of sensitivity but this sagging skin has to go.

tartsul

celebrities have photoshop!

Brooklyngurl3

and money for surgery

Sassybmom

Celebrities have Photoshopped pictures, which is why they don't appear to have stretch marks or sagging. I'm 49 and have had two kids; hell yes, I have sagging. Even if I were in a financial position to do so, I wouldn't have plastic surgery. I avoid general anesthesia like the plague. I don't have a problem with others who do. We all have to live in our own bodies.

This! I try not to compare myself to photoshopped pics and people that have had modifications to their body. I have very normal, all be them gravitationally challenged, post 4-babies boobs. Actually looking into surgery is how I found my way here- decided I'd try to get my stomach skin tight with working out before having my body chopped into.

Anna7595

Definitely have kids first if you want to have have kids...yes stranger things will happen to your breasts with pregnancy, including your areola getting larger which can be fixed along with the surgery...in the mean time, try some exercises that strengthen the chest muscles, and it will help lift you a bit...

schaapj2

Start lifting....your breasts won't get any bigger, but you'll build the muscle tissue up underneath....making the ladies look perkier.....and perkiness beats big, droopy, saggy ones any day of the week!

marybowldseddington

Breast are more likely to change from pregnancy alone then as a result of breastfeeding. Genetics plays a much more important role in sagging then either pregnancy or nursing.

I would hate to see a woman not breastfeed out of a myth that breastfeeding alone causes them to become saggy. If you are planning on having children and nursing then wait for the augmentation. It doesnt always damage milk ducts but it might.


I am currently nursing my 14 month old and I can't see where any more damage is done nursing him compared to giving birth to my first child 24 years ago. I was blessed with good genetics in that dept. My cousin is much younger than me and is very thin but has extremely saggy breast tissue that was there even when she was nursing her first child.

You are doing the best thing possible by getting to goal weight and then later gaining weight slowly through pregnancy. Rapid growth causes the breast tissue to stretch then when they are smaller naturally post partum and post nursing there is more likely to be stretched skin.


From WEB MD

Throughout your life -- and especially during pregnancy and breastfeeding – the size and shape of your breasts can change significantly. Breast size is determined by how much fatty tissue there is. Producing milk creates denser tissue in your breasts. After breastfeeding, both the fatty tissue and connective tissue in your breasts may shift.

Your breasts may or may not return to their pre-breastfeeding size or shape. Some women's breasts stay large, and others shrink. But sagging or staying full can be as much a result of genetics, weight gain during pregnancy, and age as a result of breastfeeding.

Will My Breasts Sag or Become Flat?

When you are nursing, the flow of milk can stretch your breast skin and tissue. That leaves some women with an "empty" or "stretched out" look to their breasts when the milk producing structures shrink to the size they were before you got pregnant. It's a common cosmetic breast problem after breastfeeding, but it isn't a medical concern..

Women often fear that breastfeeding will make their breasts sag. But a study in 2007 showed that breastfeeding itself is not the culprit. Other factors that can change your breast appearance more than breastfeeding include:

BMI -- body mass index, a measure of your percentage of body fat
The number of pregnancies you've had
A large pre-pregnancy breast size
Age
A history of smoking


Will Breastfeeding Cause My Breasts to Be Misshapen?

Each breast is independent. So what happens to one breast during breastfeeding won't necessarily happen to the other. Breast engorgement while breastfeeding, for instance, which is caused by congested blood vessels in the breast, is common while breastfeeding. Once it's resolved, it may leave one breast slightly misshapen.

Any dimpling or puckering of your breast may be a sign of a breast lump underneath and should be evaluated by your doctor.

Do Asymmetric or Uneven Breasts Come From Breastfeeding?

Breast tissue extends up toward your armpit. So as breast tissue swells with milk and then shrinks again after breastfeeding, the contours of your bust line may change.

Many women have uneven breasts before becoming pregnant as well as after breastfeeding. It's possible for one breast to return to its pre-pregnancy size while the other stays larger, droops or flattens more. Some women end up with one breast a full cup size smaller or larger than the other after breastfeeding and simply learn to love the body that nourished their babies -- no matter what its shape.

ninerbuff

Hi Everyone,

Do you notice that after a significant amount of weight loss your boobs tend to lose there voluptuousness! I am seriously considering a breast lift and I haven't even had children yet. I lost 46 pound btw an I am the only one that notices this? I see celebrities on the tv all the time that lose a big amount of weight and they have no stretch marks, sagging skin etc.. I am doing something wrong or are these people having surgery?

They'll never cop to surgery for their transformations. It will always be attributed to some BS diet that they claim did it for them or some "secret" workout program.

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yavrig

Start lifting....your breasts won't get any bigger, but you'll build the muscle tissue up underneath....making the ladies look perkier.....and perkiness beats big, droopy, saggy ones any day of the week!

HA! Lifting will NOT fix sagging boobies. It will not tighten your skin, it will do nothing but build some muscle underneath. Since women don't bulk up like men do, you will not be able to reverse a DDD to D boob loss by lifting weights. Saggy boobies will still be saggy.

I'm getting all my skin nipped, tucked and lifted once I reach and maintain my goal for a year past having my last child (which we think we're done having). My doc says that will probably result in an additional 10-15lb loss and much better fitting clothes.

Kimdbro

When I lost 96lb my bewbs drastically reduced in size and it was wonderful. Plus they stayed up... whilst a fat girl is when they sagged... and now having gained back 76 the giant saggy bewbs are back, I''m looking forward to the smalification when I lose again.

Kimdbro

Start lifting....your breasts won't get any bigger, but you'll build the muscle tissue up underneath....making the ladies look perkier.....and perkiness beats big, droopy, saggy ones any day of the week!

HA! Lifting will NOT fix sagging boobies. It will not tighten your skin, it will do nothing but build some muscle underneath. Since women don't bulk up like men do, you will not be able to reverse a DDD to D boob loss by lifting weights. Saggy boobies will still be saggy.

I'm getting all my skin nipped, tucked and lifted once I reach and maintain my goal for a year past having my last child (which we think we're done having). My doc says that will probably result in an additional 10-15lb loss and much better fitting clothes.

Incorrect.. I went from a 42 DD to a 34 C - I had lost 95lb, I took up whitewater kayaking which gave me immensely strong pecs My boobs were perky. Work on your pecs and there's no need for evasive surgery. Kayaking was my way, I'm sure lifting would be similar in building the muscle needed to fix the sag.

StarChanger

Start lifting....your breasts won't get any bigger, but you'll build the muscle tissue up underneath....making the ladies look perkier.....and perkiness beats big, droopy, saggy ones any day of the week!

HA! Lifting will NOT fix sagging boobies. It will not tighten your skin, it will do nothing but build some muscle underneath. Since women don't bulk up like men do, you will not be able to reverse a DDD to D boob loss by lifting weights. Saggy boobies will still be saggy.

I'm getting all my skin nipped, tucked and lifted once I reach and maintain my goal for a year past having my last child (which we think we're done having). My doc says that will probably result in an additional 10-15lb loss and much better fitting clothes.

Incorrect.. I went from a 42 DD to a 34 C - I had lost 95lb, I took up whitewater kayaking which gave me immensely strong pecs My boobs were perky. Work on your pecs and there's no need for evasive surgery. Kayaking was my way, I'm sure lifting would be similar in building the muscle needed to fix the sag.

I see breasts every day in my line of work. I can promise you that NO amount of weight lifting can fix some women's breasts. Not everyone develops the perky little ski-slope breasts that you see in magazines & some of your girlfriends. Some of us went from NO bra to DDs in a summer...and other have breasts that are mismatched (one bigger/one smaller) or have who nipples point in awkward directions. Some just have empty bags of skin with nipples looking at the floor. The truth is that "perky" breasts aren't that common after the age of 20. Empty skin (post weight loss) is empty skin. If you've stretched that skin out with prior weight gain / breast feeding it may never recover, no matter how many weights you lift, because the ligaments which hold the breast up (Cooper's ligaments) are stretched beyond repair...just like stretch marks. Surgery or living with it are the only two realities for most women - myself included.

I had a REDUCTION from 38G at age 24 , and now, my post-surgery perky boobs (which are back to full 40DDDs again) are beginning to deflate with even my modest weight loss. I have loose, crepe-papery skin beginning to show when I lay down (not helped by years of Florida sun) and they are definitely NOT where they were when I was 25 (not that I expected them to be). I will most likely end up with saggy, wrinkly things, comparatively speaking that will then, ironically, require a lift with implants.

I can't say that I will miss having ginormous boobs (I've wished them off for years, obviously) but the irony of having to buy new ones......

ncmedic201

I'm seriously considering a "mommy makeover" in a few years....tummy tuck & breast lift.

RCottonRPh

I have DD (sometimes DDD depending on bra) breasts that are deflating with weight loss. They are covered in stretch marks and the skin is getting very loose lose, especially at the top. I am going to work on moisturizing and doing firming exercises, but seeing as I have at least 40 more pounds to lose (likely more)...I have a feeling I am going to need some kind of surgical intervention down the line. For now, I am trying to work on anything non surgical I can do to get a better outcome. It's like we get sold this lie that if we lose weight we can have a great body. I feel like all I'll be left with is stretch marks and saggy skin.