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How to Tighten Loose Breast Skin Without Surgery?
i lost about 100 pounds naturally and i'm happy about that but now ive noticed that the skin on my breasts is loose is there an exercise that can help this or is surgery the only option.
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lkillion
in west memphis, arkansas
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Usually surgery is the best option
I'm not aware of any great ways of tightening breast skin without surgery. Some folks believe that Thermage may help, but I have not felt these results to be consistent or acceptable in most cases.
In my opinion, surgery is the best choice for consistent, natural results. Options include breast augmentation, breast lift, or a combination of the two. My advice would be to seek a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in your area, and he will be able to review your options with you in detail...
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Breast lift and implants following massive weight loss
It is highly unlikely that you will achieve any significant improvement with the skin tightening technologies currently available (i.e., Titan, Thermage, Velashape, etc.). On a scale of 1-10, these may accomplish a 1-2 when it comes to breast lifting effect.
Surgery is most likely your best option to achieve a 7-9 result. The tissues which would normally be discarded can be "folded" into your breast lift (autogenous tissue augmentation) or an implant can be used to fill the breast...
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You will need a lift plus or minus an implant
With the degree of skin laxity associated with massive weight loss you will need a lift to tighten the breasts. An implant will also help if you want to increase your size or gain superior pole fullness. Good luck and congratulations on the weight loss!
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Exercises for loose skin
Thanks for the question -
Congratulations on the weight loss!
Unfortunately there are no exercises for reducing skin. It is common to have excess skin after weight loss. There are radio-frequency and laser treatments marketed at tightening skin but typically patients with large weight loss require surgery to fix these problems.
In your case it sounds like a mastopexy may help with the issues you're concerned about.
I hope this helps.
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No effective means of non-invasively tightening the breast skin
Congratulations on your weight loss! Unfortunately, there are no effective means of non-invasively tightening the breast skin, including exercise. This is a surgical problem. I would recommend that you see a board certified/eligible plastic surgeon to discuss options with you.
I hope you find this helpful.
Englewood Plastic Surgeon
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Many surgical options, few non surgical ones
Loose skin is certainly one of the most difficult problems that a plastic surgeon must deal with. Unfortunately there are not many options for loose skin other than removing the skin. When there is losse skin of the breasts the only three alternatives. These are a breast augmentation a breast left or a combination of the two procedures. When the loose skin extends under the arm a breast lift can be combined with an upper body lift. A thorough examination by a plastic surgeon is in...
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It sounds like you will need an extensive lift.
Hi! The key is how the lift is done. You cannot just tighten the skin. The breast tissue must be moved up on the chest and sculptured internally with buried stitches. That way you get upper fullness and a good long term result.
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Two surgical options for loose breast skin
Hello ! There are no conservative treatments available to address breast skin. There are two surgical options:
1-Breast lift in addition to the use of implant.
2-Breast lift without the use of an implant ,and in your case using the same extra skin to give volume to the breast. It is reffered to sometimes as the spiral flap. It is a good option following massive weight loss as we have to remove the skin anyway.
Hope that helps!
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Based on my experience you will need breast lift. It is common to need breast lift after weight loss. The main problem with weight gain and loss is the loss of elasticity and stretch marks.
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There is no magic potion for loose skin
Breast lift procedure is probably the most effective way to tighten your loose breast skin.
Loose skin is best tightened by surgical removal of excess skin and tightening. Because these procedure do leave scars, many people and companies have tried to find a way to do it non-surgically.
There are many lotions, potions, laser and other fancy looking tools out there but unfortunately none of them are able to create more than a very minimal skin tightening effect....
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There is no way to tighten skin without surgery. Period.
Your weight loss is a good thing but loose skin is a common consequence. Unfortunately, the only treatment is to remove what is in excess surgically. Any other treatment in ineffectual and a waste of money.
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Tightening loose breast skin requires surgery
Congratulations on the 100 pound weight loss! Your complaint of loose breast skin is a very common one following massive weight loss. There are no exercises that will shrink your breast skin. Chest exercises will strengthen your pectoralis muscles under the breasts, but will not have the effect of tightening your skin. Surgery is really the only answer in this case, and is called a mastopexy or breast lift. You can opt to do this with or without an implant. In either case the excess skin...
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There is no safe and effective way to tighten breast skin without surgery or it
Unfortunately, there is no safe and effective way to tighten sagging breasts without surgery. There is no pill, medication, or topical treatments such as a laser that will tighten the breast skin permanently. Your best bet is to save your money and to be evaluated by a board-certified plastic surgeon was great deal experience with breast lift surgery surgery. They will be able to tell you what all your options are so that you can choose the best one among them.
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Treating loose skin on breasts
There is no way to tighten loose skin on the breasts without surgery. A 100 pound weight loss is significant and I'd recommend you consult with a surgeon who could let you know what would be best for your body type. He or she might recommend a breast lift or breast lift with implants.
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Sagging breast skin
Unfortunately there is no exercise that can lift the breasts and remove sagging skin. Sagging skin and gland must be treated by molding the glandular tissue and removing excess skin.
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Treatment for sagging breasts
After dramatic weight loss, you may notice a loss of volume and firmness of the breasts. If you're sagging or asymmetrical, and are looking for perkiness, you'll need a lift--or, if you also want more volume, a lift and implants. A breast lift raises droopy breasts from one to several inches and excess skin is removed. If you just want to go bigger, the only way to do that is with implants. The great thing about these techniques is that they can now be down with minimal scarring and...
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