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Can Liposuction Treat Bulge in Breasts to Armpit Area?

asked 2 years ago by true in Orlando, Fl
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 8,387 times
Tags: age 55-64, breasts, female, armpit, bulging, D cup, flab, pooch

My breasts seem to be moving toward my arm pits. I am 60 so they are pretty flabby, I wear a 34D bra, but it is very hard to find bras that fit well because I pooch out in the sides in most bras.

Is there a way to fix this? I don't want to be bigger, just take out that side fat. Would liposuction work for me?

13 answers to Can Liposuction Treat Bulge in Breasts to Armpit Area?

Liposuction does great for lateral breast and underarm fatty areas

Liposuction does really nice to reduce the fatty deposits that so many women get on the lateral aspects of their breasts and around the arm pit areas. It is done under local anesthesia and with a quick recovery time of 2 days back to work. Cost is roughly $4000 and so worth it.

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

Liposuction can treat bulge in breasts to armpit area

Yes, it can. The area you are referring to is actually the tail of the breast gland (aka the Axillary tail of Spence, in Medicalese). Depending on its size and content it may well be flattened with liposuction. Liposuction will remove fat but not suction breast gland tissue NOR will it flatten very loose skin. But, in some women removing the fat leaves loose skin behind which, if you are really not happy with, may need to be removed (and leave a scar). I hope this was helpful.... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction to remove extra breast tissue

Liposuction can help diminish the extra tissue on the side of your breasts. This area is typically fibrous so I recommend liposuction with laser or power-assisted to help break down these areas.

Sharon Theresa McLaughlin MD
Long Island City Plastic Surgeon

Breasts and fatty tissue

Liposuction can help areas of bulky fatty tissue. The area outside yoru bra or in the lateral chest folds certainly can be treated. This is usually done as an outpatient.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction of the outer breasts

Liposuctioning for the outer breast area under the arms is a good choice but is not 100%. SSometimes there is too much skin there and you will still get the skin overlap. The only other thing you can do is some type of skin removal procedure.

John P. Stratis, MD
Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction around the breasts

Yes, liposuction around the breasts and the armpit area is very popular. The procedure can be performed while you are asleep in the operating room or as an office procedure. We have had very nice results through a single 2 mm incision in your armpit crease to remove the bulging. Good luck with your procedure.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

Fatty armpit/breast area

Many women have fullness or bulges in the area between their upper outer breast and armpit area. Often times this is a combination of breast tissue and fatty tissue. Liposuction will only work if it's predominantly fatty tissue, as you can't suction out breast tissue. The skin must be of good quality with no stretch marks for this to be effective. Other times, this area is composed mainly of breast tissue which is firmer and of a more dense tissue- in this case, direct excision(cutting... more

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Breast pooches

It is hard to know exactly what you mean by these pooches but often as women age, they develop looseness of the tissues around the outside of the chest from the lateral breast to the back. This fatty and mobile loose tissue can cause bulges and unsightly contouring when wearing a bra. It is difficult to treat with lipsuction alone. Usually an extension of the breast reduction to include an excision of this tissue in the bra line is the only way to effectively tighten this area. if this... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Bulge in breasts to armpit a common area for liposuction

This pooch is from fat accumulated in the tail of the breast. Fat around the arm pit area both in the back and in the front likes to hang over the edge of the bra. This does not look great and it can also be irritating. Liposuction can be effective in reducing this volume effect. However, before you have liposuction, consider visiting a department store or speciality foundation store with an experienced sales person who knows something about fitting bras. If is possible with the correct... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Treating fullnes in the armpit and outer breast

Liposuction may help to reduce the bulk of the fullness in the armpit area but it may do very little for the skin redundancy. This may require a resection of skin and fat in that area. Depending on the location of the fullness, the incisions can be placed in a variety of locations. Discuss this with your surgeon.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction Of Infraaxillary "Bulge"

Thank you for the question. Whether liposuction will be effective treatment for the fullness in the infra-axillary area depends on what type of tissue is being treated. For many patients the tissue in this area is actually the axillary “tail” of breast tissue. This does not respond well to liposuction surgery alone. Direct excision of excess skin and breast tissue improves the contour the best. Liposuction alone may leave the patient with loose skin... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction for armpit bulges

Liposuction can be used to remove axillary bulges but first, diagnosis is important. If there is ectopic breast tissue, then surgical excision would be the treatment of choice. If the bulges represent fat deposits, then liposuction would be appropriate. If you are also considering breast reduction, I recommend that the reduction should be performed first to reduce complications and so the patient can then assess whether the axillary surgery is necessary.

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Armpit Fullness Has Multiple Causes and Treatments

I have found that older individuals with loose skin benefit most from skin excision. Lipo alone in my experience is good for a small proportion of individuals with good skin tone and small fat deposits. The other cause for a bulge in that area is accessory breast tissue, which in my opinion needs to be excised if you decide to have soemthing done at all. It can't be mammogrammed easily (if at all), and like any breast tissue has a risk of developing breast cancer.