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How Can I Tighten and Decrease my Breast? They Are Very Heavy and Hanging.

asked 8 months ago by tanyasaini in Melbourne, 3075
Latest answer by Todd C. Case, MD
Question viewed 279 times
Tags: hanging, heavy, options

13 answers to How Can I Tighten and Decrease my Breast? They Are Very Heavy and Hanging.

Heavy hanging breasts

You would likely benefit from a breast reduction surgery that would make your breast smaller and perkier and the areola smaller all at the same time. Very commonly, the breast reductio procedure relieves back, neck and shoulder pain right away and helps stop the development of rashes underneath the breasts. In general, patients are very happy following breast reduction surgery because of relief of these symptoms.

Todd C. Case, MD
Tucson Plastic Surgeon

Heavy and hanging breasts

Heavy and hanging breasts if they bother you can be treated by performing a breast reduction and lifting them as well. This is something to consider. There are no non-invasive technologies taht will adequately lift the breasts.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Improving Heavy and Sagging Breasts

Hi there- For healthy women, there are many safe and effective options for achieving the smaller, lighter, and more shapely breasts it sounds like you desire. I would recommend you visit a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon with Breast expertise and learn about the options that might be right for you.

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

Filling and lifting breasts for a full beautiful appearance after lift or reduction

What you need is a breast tissue conserving lift. From your description you have deflated ptotic breasts. Depending on the degree of drooping I use one of two techniques to address this. For small amounts of ptosis in narrow breasts I use a vertical reduction with a modification called a pectoral sling that allows the shaping of a breast that is full on top and perky. For greater degrees of ptosis, I use a porcedure that I call the FEMMA-S which allows me to create a... more

Rian Maercks, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

The Best Way to tighten a breast is to reshape the breast tissue

This question is pretty basic - The answer is to lift and reduce. The techniques are varied but one takeaway message should be that lifting breasts with a durable result requires reshaping the breast tissue in an aesthetically pleasing way! My choice of techniques include; Lejour Lift, and Goes Lift!

Robert M. Freund, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.breastenlargement.net

Breast lift tightens and lifts the breasts; breast reduction lifts the breasts and makes them smaller.

Although breast lift (mastopexy) and breast reduction both utilize the same incision pattern, with a breast lift only skin is removed (usually about 1/2 to 1 ounce per breast) and then present breast volume is maintained in a tighter, perkier skin brassiere. All incisions are around the areola and below, and there are various different "patterns" of skin incision used for different situations. The inferior pedicle, Wise pattern (anchor pattern) is the most common one used by the... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

A breast lift is the answer to "heavy, hanging" breasts

From your description, you most likely need a breast lift (mastopexy). This gives some tightening and "uplift" to the breast, as well as "raising" the position of the nipple areolar complex relative to the inframammary crease (the crease under your breast). A mastopexy is very similar to a breast reduction and it many cases it is really one in the same case. If there are some excess tissues, a small amount of the excess tissues that are being pulled down by... more

James F. Boynton, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.BoyntonPlasticSurgery.com

New technique that tightens and decreases breasts without a vertical scar

Hi Tanyasaini, There is a new technique in breast reduction/lift that reshapes and repositions breasts without relying on the skin envelope to keep them in their new position. As you know skin does not have a lot of holding power. That is why the Ultimate Breast Lift is so successful. It attaches your newly shaped breast to your chest wall with permanent sutures. Your breast mound is firm and perky for a lot longer than conventional techniques. In addition to longer lasting results,... more

Gary M. Horndeski, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.horndeski.com

Hanging Breasts

There are many ways to lift and tighten breasts. Have a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon and discuss your goals and symptoms with him or her. Together you will be able to decide if you need a reduction or just a lift. Best Wishes Dr. Peterson

Marcus L. Peterson, MD
Saint George Plastic Surgeon

Breast Contouring Surgery

It sounds like you may be concerned about two things: the volume of your breasts is too full, and you also have some sagging skin (breast ptosis). A mastopexy (breast lift) can restore a more youthful appearence to your breast by raising your breast tissue and tightening the skin around if for a more uplifted appearence. This procedure alone may make your breast look smaller. If you are wanting to significantly decrease the size of your breasts, then some breast... more

Diane L. Gibby, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift or Breast Reduction?

Dear Tanyasaini, Because there are multiple reasons that cause breasts to sag and hang, there is a spectrum of procedures to treat this problem. For some women, a Mastopexy or commonly called a "breast lift" is the procedure of choice where the excess, loose breast skin is removed but most of the breast volume is maintained. For other women, the sagging of the breasts is due to excess weight as well as excess skin and so a breast reduction procedure is recommended... more

Herluf G. Lund, Jr, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

How to to tighten and decrease breast size.

A breast reduction and/or lift serves to remove breast tissue and some of the overlying skin envelope. In doing so, a good deal of tissue and weight can be removed and help with symptoms of neck pain, back pain, rash underneath the breasts. The lift will also help the sagging part and reposition the nipples higher on the breast mound.

Stephen Delia, M.D.
Boston Plastic Surgeon

"Heavy and Hanging" Breasts?

Thank you for the question. It sounds like you may be dealing with breast ptosis ("hanging") and breast hypertrophy ("heavy"). If so you will benefit from breast lifting/reduction surgery. The breast lift procedure serves to tighten the breast skin envelope raising the position of the breasts on the chest wall. The breast reduction procedure will decrease breast weight by removing tissue.The breast reduction procedure will... more