No, exercise will make breast sagging worse

Antoine A. Hallak, 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.


Antoine A. Hallak, MD
8 months ago

In the presence of enlarged breasts, exercise will not help reduce their size nor lift the nipples. Actually, it would cause more tissue loss from the breasts, leading to more sagging. The treatment of enlarged breasts at your age is a breast reduction or lift, which allows most young women to further enjoy exercise with less weight to carry around.

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A: Improving saggy breasts

Tom J. Pousti, MD
23 days ago

A woman's body is very unique. Exercise may result in weight loss which can cause the breasts to sag even more. Since you are at such a young age, the skin may bounce back, but not as significantly as you like. If you want to achieve a perkier look, you may benefit from breast augmentation and a lift as well. I would not suggest a breast reduction alone unless your breasts cause you upper body pain or prevent you from activity. 

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