Can you naturally lift breasts?

Lauren Greenberg, MD answers: Is it possible to naturally lift breasts?

More detailed, is there a pill or exercises for it? I would like to try natural ways to lift my breast. I'm a size 36C and I find my breasts okay, but they could look better with just a little lift.

Surgery for now is not my first nor my second option. I would be grateful if I can get an answer.


Lauren Greenberg, MD
26 days ago

I received a question today asking if there was a natural, nonsurgical way to lift the breast.  The short answer is no.

The breast is not a muscle. Doing pectoral muscle exercises will not lift the breast. You can be as toned as possible in your underlying muscle, but it won’t lift the breast tissue, firm the ligaments, or tighten the skin.

When your skin is new, it has great elasticity. It bounces back well, and doesn’t stretch out, wrinkle, or sag. As we age, our skin changes as well. We all have different qualities of skin tone based on age, ethnicity, sun damage, smoking, what we have put it through (major weight changes, pregnancy, etc) and genetics.

Once your skin is stretched out, it is stretched. There is no proven skin cream, exercise, or laser to improve it.

Watch out for trickery. Many cosmetic lasers will show only photos at 1-2 months out. This is misleading.

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