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Exercise will not appreciably help sagging breasts

David Shafer, MD answers: Will exercise help shrink and lift my breasts?

If I do chest exercises and build an underlying muscle will it lift and shrink my breasts, I am a 32D and I hate that they are so big and sag quite a bit for my age ( I am 20). SO I am looking for a way to fix those problems I want smaller breasts but I also would like them to sit higher up once I get there without surgery.


David Shafer, MD
8 months ago
By David Shafer, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Unfortunately your breast tissue will continue to sag even with exercise. There is not muscular support system to the breast that can be improved with exercise. The breast tissue is supported by a network of suspensory ligaments which are unaffected by exercise. Over many years with heavy breasts, the suspensory ligaments weaken the breasts becomes ptotic (drooping). The only way to fix this is with a breast lift procedure.

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A: Breasts and exercise

Steven Wallach, MD
8 months ago
By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Most breasts have a mixed component of fat and breast tissue. If you exercise and loose weight the breast will deflate but will not raise. To lift the breasts, you probably will require surgery.

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