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

asked 7 months ago by buffyduck in Jonesboro, AR
Latest answer by Donna Rich, MD
Question viewed 252 times
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I am 42 y/o going in for a tummy tuck Dec 8 2011 i have a large chest 44DDD what happens to your breast after the tummy tuck if all the skin is pulled down so tight

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

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Breast changes after tummy tuck

Breast size or changes in the breast contour or fold are not permanent after an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). However, you may notice that your breasts appear larger once your abdomen is flatter and smaller. Good luck!
Donna Rich, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Abdominoplasty and tummy tucks: how do they affect breasts

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
Jed H. Horowitz, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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A Tummy Tuck Will Not The Breasts Down

This is an understandable question and it would seem that the pulling down of abdominal tissues from a tummy tuck would change the bottom half of the breasts. The reality is, however, that there are no breast changes with a tummy tuck. This is because the pull from a tummy tuck is quite low and not high up by the base of the breasts. In addition, the lower breast fold is a fixed tissue crease that prevents it from being pulled down. Your breasts may fall over the lower breast... more
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

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Effect of a tummy tuck on my breasts?

The biggest change with a smaller tighter tummy will be a relative increase in the size of your breasts. The folds beneath your breasts will temporarily be stretched but I have never recognized the folds to drop. Should be a great Christmas present!! Good luck
Craig Harrison, MD

Tyler Plastic Surgeon
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Tummu tuck will not have any substantial effect on your breasts

As evidenced by the unanimous response to your question, there will be no long term significant impact on your breasts as a result of a tummy tuck. The initial tightness and slight lowering of the crease of the bottom of the breast will relax back with time. The shape, size and drooping of your breasts will not be impacted. Given your DDD cup size, you may ultimately feel that your breasts need to be reduced as they will appear to be disproportionately larger in... more
Steven Turkeltaub, MD

Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

www.turkeltaub.com

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Tummy tuck effects on breasts

I have seen no long term effect of a tummy tuck on breast shape or position. In the short term the tension may pull the breast fold down slightly but this fold is secure and will return to its position when the skin returns to its resting tension.
Jay Burns, MD

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

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.
Eric Pugash, MD

Vancouver Plastic Surgeon

www.vancouvercosmeticsurgery.ca

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Tummy tuck will not affect the appearance of your breasts.

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... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

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What happens to your breasts after a tummy tuck?

I have not seen any permanent change in the breasts, their contour or their position, after a tummy tuck. The inframammary fold should not be "violated" during the tummy tuck procedure, so pulling down on the tummy skin should not effect the position of that fold in any significant way. Some people who have lost massive amounts of weight may have stretched their breast skin and inframammary folds to such a degree that they could be a bit more mobile than most other patients,... more
Robert M. Grenley, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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What happens to breasts after tummy tuck?

In the long run, probably not much. In the short term the inframammary fold (crease at the bottom of the breasts that defines the transition from breast to tummy) may be slightly lower by about 1-2 cm. The is temporary and usually goes back to its original location. If you are experiencing neck, back, and/or shoulder pain from larges breasts, breast reduction may also be an option for you. Discuss this with your board certified plastic surgeon. Best of Luck! more
J. Jason Wendel, MD

Nashville Plastic Surgeon
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Tummytuck

I agree that there does not seem to be any long term change. The base of the breast may be sligthly lower initially but a tummy tuck does not affect breast size or position
Michael Hueneke, MD

Nashville Plastic Surgeon
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Breasts after tummy tuck

I have not seen any significant long-term changes. We do both tummy tuck and breast augmentation together frequently and I do not believe much will happen to your breasts. Because the tummy will be smaller, the breasts may seem larger afterward because the large tummy helps to hide them now. Discuss your concerns ahead of time with your surgeon.
Francisco Canales, MD

Santa Rosa Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Change after Tummy Tuck?

Thank you for the question. Theoretically, the position of the inframammary folds can be lowered after tummy tuck surgery. This may be evident after surgery for a short period of time especially when you are flexed at the waist immediately after surgery. However, I have not seen this to be a long-term issue. I would not be surprised if you (at some time in the future) choose to have a breast reduction procedure as well ( to improve the proportions of the upper... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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

In the long run, not much. It is a common and understandable misconception that the abdominal skin (and fat) can be pulled so tight - from the incision on the lower portion of the abdomen - that the tightness will extend, permanently, as high as the breasts. The truth is (my opinion, that is...) that although there may be some initial distortion (ie, the breasts may be pulled down a bit - and even that is not a given) the abdominal tissue has enough excess laxity (looseness) so... more
Alan Engler, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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