Help for prune boobs

TammyVieu
TammyVieu Posts: 121 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
May be too personal for the forums, not sure but here goes...

Starting weight 184 now 110.

Starting bra size 38D now 34B. I don't really mind the smaller size so much.

What I do mind is that all that is left seems to be skin. I don't mean just a little either, I mean ALL skin. So much so that leaning over too far causes them to slip out of bra. Crazy right?

Is there any help for this besides surgery?
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  • xerothermic
    xerothermic Posts: 80
    From what a friend has told me really the only solution is surgery. However, some added pec muscle should help fill them out as well.
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  • EllieB_5
    EllieB_5 Posts: 247 Member
    If it's just the slipping out part you're asking about, duct tape works wonders :tongue: If it's the skin itself, I'm afraid only surgery will fix it.

    Edited for the smiley since some ppl are way too freaking serious.
  • noitall96
    noitall96 Posts: 21 Member
    i feel ya. i was at 150 now at 110 and am also now a 34B. Not too sure about how to help. althoguh i do recall there are foods out there that you can to increase your bust size. Not sure how true it is though :(
  • TriLifter
    TriLifter Posts: 1,283 Member
    Yikes! I'm sorry, I can imagine. I think surgery is honestly your best option, but lifting could help a bit. Weight loss can be a *****, huh? :ohwell:
  • a_stronger_me13
    a_stronger_me13 Posts: 812 Member
    Rapid weightloss is usually the cause for loose skin on the body, but everyone has a different reaction to this as the elasticity of each person's skin varies. If it's been a while since you've lost the weight and the issue hasn't improved, then it's probably going to take surgery to fix it.
  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member
    Heavy lifting for the pecs, can help fill out the skin and tighten all over. Unfortunately if that doesn't work, surgery is the most common option. A lift is a smaller implant that gets rid of the sag and looks more natural. Boob loss isn't always about rapid weight loss, if you gained your weight in your chest then it will happen.
  • BajaDreamin333
    BajaDreamin333 Posts: 267 Member
    I have the same problem, and after much research, here is what I do to combat further prune-ness, and manage general aging.

    First, use a body scrub with a net scrubby daily. The friction and massage increases blood flow, which improves the cell and skin renewal process. I like the ones that have essential oils or even olive oil, since they also moisturize. Next, slather, and I mean slather, your skin with moisturizer both morning and night. I use Bio Oil body oil, Vitamin E oil, collagen cream and anything else that says it's for aging, sagging skin. I use this on my neck, breast area, and the area around and under my arm pits, as that skin seems to be the same texture and is also getting "pruney"

    I believe it is working, at least there seems to be a stop to it getting worse, and I can feel good I'm taking good care of my skin too.
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    Get fitted and buy really good bras :ohwell:
  • ianthy
    ianthy Posts: 404 Member
    Well done on the weight loss. If you have just lost the weight - then the skin will take a while to adjust. I use bio oil and also got fitted for better bras - really you should not be slipping out.
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    I agree with getting fitted. A TON of women wear the wrong size bra...you might find that it's not so bad when you're wearing a better fitted bra.

    I feel you on the skin though...mine are awful. :ohwell:
  • NJGamerChick
    NJGamerChick Posts: 467 Member
    I would also agree with weight lifting. Building up the muscle does help perk them up a bit.

    Surgery can go one of two ways:

    The first is an actual lift. They will remove the excess tissue and perk them up. The downside is that you lose size because of losing skin.

    The more common procedure is to insert an implant. This will increase size, but going up a cup size might be enough to make them look real and still keep them proportional. Scarring is minimal and incision can be done in many places including the armpit and on the underside of the breast near the ribs. Replacement of the implant is periodic as well.
  • IcanIwill1
    IcanIwill1 Posts: 137 Member
    Wow at the way people just blurt out "Surgery"
    As if going under general anaesthesia is without life endangering risks.
    Breast tissue is mostly fat, when one does any of the following "lose weight/get older, or go through menopause/have kid/s, they will stretch the skin and also with menopause hormonal changes will also mean loss of breast fat/volume.

    The good news is that its a natural phenomenon, and depending on how you feel about it, you can live with it with attitude adjustment.

    The bad news is, short of gaining back your weight, there is nothing that can be done without going under the knife and its attendant risks.
  • aliwhalen
    aliwhalen Posts: 150 Member
    I agree that you should get fitted and buy yourself several really good bras! I bought new bras last year after I was finished nursing my twins, and it has done wonders for my self-confidence. Of course, now that I'm about 15 pounds lighter, my bras are getting baggy! I guess I need to go get fitted again. If you have a Nordstrom nearby, I'd highly recommend them.
  • TammyVieu
    TammyVieu Posts: 121 Member
    I have 3 kiddos, and they like to eat so surgery is not an option for me. Guess I will be going to get some new bras, thanks all!
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Wow at the way people just blurt out "Surgery"
    As if going under general anaesthesia is without life endangering risks.
    Breast tissue is mostly fat, when one does any of the following "lose weight/get older, or go through menopause/have kid/s, they will stretch the skin and also with menopause hormonal changes will also mean loss of breast fat/volume.

    The good news is that its a natural phenomenon, and depending on how you feel about it, you can live with it with attitude adjustment.

    The bad news is, short of gaining back your weight, there is nothing that can be done without going under the knife and its attendant risks.

    :huh:

    It's loose skin. It's only going to rebound so much. If the person still isn't happy after the skin is finished rebounding, the only options are to deal with it or have surgery.
  • TriLifter
    TriLifter Posts: 1,283 Member
    Wow at the way people just blurt out "Surgery"
    As if going under general anaesthesia is without life endangering risks.
    Breast tissue is mostly fat, when one does any of the following "lose weight/get older, or go through menopause/have kid/s, they will stretch the skin and also with menopause hormonal changes will also mean loss of breast fat/volume.

    The good news is that its a natural phenomenon, and depending on how you feel about it, you can live with it with attitude adjustment.

    The bad news is, short of gaining back your weight, there is nothing that can be done without going under the knife and its attendant risks.

    I said surgery because it is the only option to absolutely fix that problem, not because I think it would be fun.
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    Vigorous motorboating? Just a thought.

    that is always fun....first in line to get some vigorous motorboating. :drinker: :drinker:
  • nilbogger
    nilbogger Posts: 870 Member
    As far as slipping out I'm guessing you're in the wrong bra size.
  • TammyVieu
    TammyVieu Posts: 121 Member
    Unless I wear a full coverage industrial bra, yes they slip out. Imagine a demi bra. You put jello in one side and an orange in the other. The jello (ie. my boobs) will slip out, the orange wont. :) I know, a lot of food analogies, forgive me, it is lunch time.
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    My boobs got tiny and they feel like they're full of marshmallow puff. I'm just getting new ones.
  • Anelda
    Anelda Posts: 99 Member
    Breast slippage sounds like a bra fit issue. I wear balconette and plunge bras and I never slip out.

    As for fixes on deflated, pruny breasts, other than gaining weight back, there's not much you can do to fill the girls out again. Breasts are mammary tissue that are surrounded by adipose to protect the mammary glands. The mammary tissue amount pretty much stays the same throughout life unless you're breastfeeding and of course, the fat content of your breasts changes with weight gain/loss.

    I have gone from a very large cup (I don't know the size since I was wearing ill fitting bras) but now I am in a 32DD and I hate my breasts. I use creams and lotions and I have been weight training for 2 years. Hell, I can see my pectorals when I flex them but they don't help with lifting the breast or filling out the skin.

    Because of that, I have decided that the best option for me is to get a breast lift. It may not be the best option for others, but I want my breasts to be perky and to have a nice shape.
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    I should add that they measured me as a 36 B OR a 34 D and the coverage I get with the D is a lot better than the B, even though they both technically "fit" Try going down a band size and up a cup.
  • oiseau17
    oiseau17 Posts: 142 Member
    OP, you're not alone! I too have what've I've dubbed "liqua-boobs" after 3.5 years of breastfeeding and +80 lbs lost. I've been through the bra fittings and beautiful $65 bras, with no luck. I have yet to find a bra made for liqua-boobs and I have completely exhausted the poor ladies at Nordstrom while trying ever style in stock. For now, I've just accepted the state of my breasts, switched to bralettes (not as flattering, but I don't fall out) and even go braless sometimes :p I'm sending you more luck than I had and at least it's nice to know I'm not alone.
  • madworld1
    madworld1 Posts: 524
    The other posters are right... surgery is the only true fix for the extra skin. Nonsurgical help includes chest/pec exercises & skin care like the others mentioned.

    I was going to go see a plastic surgeon, but I opted out after a lot of research. Lifts can leave pretty bad scars due to a number of factors including an unskilled surgeon and the way your body heals. Some women don't mind the scars & others have truly regretted it.

    For now, surgery isn't for me. Not sure if it ever will be-maybe if they come up with a scarless surgery. Of course, by then I will probably be too old to even care. Haha.

    The way I see it, aging is inevitable--saggy boobs and all. ;) I just do what I can to take care of my body & try my best to accept my flaws.
  • holothuroidea
    holothuroidea Posts: 772 Member
    Vigorous motorboating? Just a thought.

    Yep. It sounds like you have normal, healthy, functioning breasts. You just need some time to adjust and learn to appreciate them in their new post-weightloss state. Motorboating is a pretty great breast appreciation exercise.

    As far as slippage out of your bra, maybe consider switching to a new style of bra? Now that you're smaller, bralettes or half-camisoles might be more comfortable. I've always been smaller breasted and bras with cups never worked for me even before I gained some extra skin there.
  • IcanIwill1
    IcanIwill1 Posts: 137 Member
    I should add that they measured me as a 36 B OR a 34 D and the coverage I get with the D is a lot better than the B, even though they both technically "fit" Try going down a band size and up a cup.
    It should have been 36C or 34D
    The same breast size (breast itself not the bra) will into a cup that is a 38B, 36C, 34D, 32DD...you get the drift.
    So if you go up one band size, the same breast will fit into the next cup size down.
    conversely the same breast if you go one size cup down will take the next cup size up.

    There are two components to bra sizes. The cup size for the breast itself, and the band size for the measurement around the torso.
    Also its not a straight circumference round the torso, to get the band size, there is some math involved,
    Sorry, I need to go for my walk, it will take too long to explain, and rain is threatened

    The 36B cup fitted badly because, the B cup is too small, even if the band size, was somewhat OK around your torso.
  • BajaDreamin333
    BajaDreamin333 Posts: 267 Member
    I can't help but notice there a lot of negative comments about surgery. First, it's not for everyone and is a serious decision. But it can change a persons' life, so I think some open minded attitude is in Order.

    I weighted 245 lbs. and was a size 22. I got down to 170, size 14, on my own doing it slowly and safely. But no matter how much I worked out or lost more weight, I still had a huge fold of belly fat. It was standing between me and the thin, fit person I was inside. So I underwent a tummy tuck - not for the faint of heart by any means, but the results were amazing. Now 10 years later as I take my fitness and body to the next level, I have a flat, defined stomach. That's huge in my personal journey and a roll of fatty skin would not make that possible, no matter how many sit ups I do. So don't discount going under the knife so fast. It is sometimes the only way to see results, and if those results are important to the person who owns that body, there should be no harsh judgement.
  • lemon629
    lemon629 Posts: 501 Member
    You probably just need a better fitting bra. Go to a good department store's lingerie department (do NOT go to Victoria's Secret) for a fitting. They can also tell you what styles work for your breasts. Different styles (plunge, full coverage, demi, balconnet, molded cup) have different effects. Some may work better for you than others.
  • elliej
    elliej Posts: 466 Member
    If you're 110lb it's unlikely that you're a 34 back... that may be why you're finding your bras don't support you well. To give you some context I'm 119lb and a 30F. Do you have a Bravissimo store near you? They sight size you instead of the old fashioned and inaccurate tape measure. If not, go to another store and try on a bunch of sizes, 34B,32C, 32D - remember that when you buy a bra it should be on the loosest setting so that as it stretches from wash/wear it still fits you. Also remember that different bra shapes will fit you differently.

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