I Had a BA Just Short of a Year Ago, Will Running Cause Them to Sag? I'm a 38DD and Used to a 34c. (photo)

All my patients are strongly recommended to wear a push up style bra during exercise.  After observing my patients for seven years, I don't see much difference in sagging in my exercise patients and my non- exercise group.  Best Wishes!!

Thank you for your question and photos.  That is a great question that comes up with some frequency.  In short, no, running or active lifestyle should not impact your implants dramatically or cause your breasts to sag.  The scar tissue that forms around the implant is relatively tough and the implants will stay in place.  Using a supportive sports bra will help you feel comfortable and assist in giving your breasts support during exercise.  If you do lose a significant amount of weight, you may lose some volume in your breasts which can give you some excess skin.  It is similar to after breast feeding or in women who lose a large amount of weight--the breasts lose volume and the skin does not recoil as much and there can be some sagging.  A healthy lifestyle is important and should take precedence. 

Good luck to you.

 

Dear ks,Thank you for your post. I am very protective of my patients with augmentations who are runners. I recommend that they buy the athleta underwire sports bra with the front adjustable straps. My patients really like this bra for running and find that it holds them very stable. It is cupped instead of compressing the breasts together. Some patients use an additional regular sports bra on top of this for extra security. Some like it for everyday wear in the initial post-operative period. Using a regular sports bra that just compresses the breast together rather than cups that keep their shape can cause flattening of the breasts especially in the early post operative period and wearing a bra that doesn't have enough support, especially when running or any bouncing type activity, can cause bottoming out or stretching of the breasts.Best wishes,Pablo Prichard, MD

There is a risk of future change in breast shape after breast implant surgery. Age, gravity, weight loss and pregnancy are some of the things that can cause the breast tissue to slide off the front of the breast implant. The breast implant doesn't tend to change, but the overlying breast tissue does. Exercise is good for you and should be encouraged, just make sure you wear a good support bra. I hope this helps.

Well done on your weight loss and your lifestyle transformation! Breast sagging can occur to all of us whether we run or not, and can be accelerated by the effects of gravity, poor skin tone and elasticity, heavy implants and weight changes. I would encourage you to wear a supportive sports bra when you run and enjoy your new body. 

Having a lift with breast augmentation should not effect your ability to run or exercise.  Keep in mind that gravity is always working against you and the moment you step out of surgery after your lift/aug, gravity is pulling your breasts down.  In time, gravity, your implants and weight loss are all working against you so with that in mind, if running is what works the best for you, run but make sure you wear a supportive bra most of the time but especially when you run! ac

and using a good quality, supportive sport bra should help prevent the undesired sagging that could happen without it.  Implants are meant to enhance your life and not restrict you from anything that you want to do.

It is okay to do vigorous activities but you should try to wear a nice support bra to prevent stretch deformities.  

Wear a very supportive sports bra when running. Otherwise downward decent occurs due to gravity, aging, weight of implants in all. 

I think that it is important to wear a good supportive bra when you run, but over the long run breasts will sag with time.