What Happens to Your Breasts After a Tummy Tuck if the Skin is Being Pulled?

abdominoplasty usually do not have a big impact on the size shape or postion of the breasts.  it is a good time however to think of a lift or reduction

I have never seen permanent changes to the breasts after abdominoplasty surgery.

The downward pull from the tummy tuck decreases and eventually disappears as you go higher on the body.

This is a good thing - you wouldn't want your lower lip pulled down from a tummy tuck!

All the best.

Virtually every plastic surgeon will tell you that the maximum height of dissection in a tummy tuck is to the xiphoid (very lowest tip of the breastbone), and even lower to the sides (usually well below the ribcage). This is to allow maximum loose skin removal and abdominal skin tightening while still preserving adequate blood supply for healing. (This is also why it is critical for tummy tuck patients to avoid all tobacco or nicotine products, as they are potent vasoconstrictors that can lead to dead skin or belly button.)

Thus, there is a "zone of adherence" in the upper abdomen that prevents any stretch or distortion of the breasts from the tummy tuck, no matter how tight the repair is! There can occasionally be some initial tightness in the skin just below the breasts, but this settles and softens as the tummy tuck heals over several months.

So, whatever you breasts look like prior to tummy tuck, unless you have breast surgery at the same time, your tummy tuck will not affect the appearance of your breasts.