What causes the breast to shrivel up and can anything be done?

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my daughter is the mother of 3, she breast feed as I did but for some strange reason her breast now have no shape or substance they are like two wrinkled sacks and she's only 31 yrs old

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Often the involutional aspect after breast feeding and multiple pregnancies responds well to breast augmentation.  This is a generalization, and an exam would be necessary to give any specific recommendations.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

Ryan Neinstein, MD, FRCSC · Answer

Great question, I talk to women all the time about this. Genetics, breast feeding and skin quality all determine breast shape. Take two women the same size and shape and each have the same amount of children and both will have different changes in their breasts

Asif Pirani, MD, FRCS(C) · Answer

Having children changes the glandular/fat composition of breasts and also alters the soft tissue envelope and skin quality.

Curtis Wong, MD · Answer

due to the changes during pregnancy and then the atrophy that follows.  Fortunately for women, this can be restored with implants and breast lifts.  It  is an option that certainly can be considered.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

Everyone's breasts responds differently to pregnancy and changes associated after birth. It is difficult to predict.

What causes the breast to shrivel up and can anything be done?

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Answer: Pregnancy can be devastating to breasts

Answer: Pregnancy can be devastating to breasts

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Answer: Breast shape

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What causes the breast to shrivel up and can anything be done?

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Answer: Pregnancy can be devastating to breasts

Answer: Pregnancy can be devastating to breasts

Answer: Breast shape

Answer: Breast shape

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