Under reasonable circumstances, especially for young women, the horizontal position of the nipple is above the inframammary fold. If it falls below it, it is the so-called breast ptosis. No woman likes to see her breasts sagging, so female friends should understand what factors cause breast sagging and how to correct and prevent breast sagging.

Breast sagging in different stages of women

When female friends reach a certain age, they will have a certain degree of breast sagging, and some young friends will also have varying degrees of breast sagging. For example:

Breast sagging caused by breastfeeding

Generally, after breastfeeding stops, due to the decrease in hormone levels, the mammary alveolar ducts, glands and fat tissue will shrink, while the skin and supporting tissue will increase correspondingly, thus causing breast sagging.

Weight loss causes breast sagging

It is caused by losing weight too quickly, causing the fat tissue and skin in the breast to relax. More common in young and middle-aged women.

Breast sagging in the elderly

As people age, various functions decline, and endocrine functions also decline. Breast sagging in the elderly is caused by significant degeneration and atrophy of the skin, supporting tissue, fat and glands, so the breasts appear to be sagging like empty cysts.

How can women correct breast sagging?

Because breast sagging has different degrees, different surgical methods should be used to correct it:

1. Mild breast ptosis of moderate size, without hypertrophy and atrophy:

This type of breast sagging is the easiest to treat and does not require surgical correction. As long as you wear a suitable supportive bra, whether you are wearing a thin and light summer dress or a regular suit, you can show your beautiful body shape without surgery. However, if the patient is concerned about If the effect of wearing a bra is unsatisfactory, a very minimally invasive surgery using a circumareolar incision can solve the problem.

2. Mild breast ptosis accompanied by breast tissue atrophy:

If sagging is indeed very light, breast augmentation can solve the problem very well. Breast augmentation can increase the breast tissue that has been reduced due to atrophy, returning it to the size of the breasts before childbirth. It also helps to restore the original shape, because the breast volume Enlargement can lift the nipple 1-1.5 inches to achieve a satisfactory appearance.

However, breast augmentation alone cannot correct moderate breast sagging, because the breast tissue in front of the prosthesis tends to sag in front of the prosthesis, which will cause a peculiar unilateral double-breast deformity, which causes more trouble to the patient than the original deformity. Even heavier.

3. Mild to moderate ptosis accompanied by mild to moderate hypertrophy:

Unless the patient is very tall, such patients generally need to undergo breast reduction plastic surgery or simple mastopexy. The surgery should remove a certain amount of skin, a small amount of breast tissue and fat to obtain the desired breast size and shape. , as long as the application is skillful and the design is reasonable, you can achieve wonderful results.

4. Obvious sagging accompanied by obvious hypertrophy:

This requires standard breast reduction surgery to remove excess glands and skin, lift the nipple and areola that have moved downward, reduce the size of the enlarged areola, and fix the remaining glands.

How can women prevent breast sagging?

1. Prevent breasts from being hit or squeezed: Breasts are the part of a woman’s body that needs the most careful care, so don’t put them in danger at will.

2. Choose the right bra: "Be sure to wear bra at the right time, which has a good effect on lifting the breasts.". It is also recommended that the size of underwear should be based on breast shape.

3. Pay attention to sleeping posture: especially do not sleep on your stomach, it is best to sleep on your back.

4. Eat more high-protein foods: Fat and collagen are the main components of breasts. Therefore, you must ensure the intake of high-protein foods during your daily meals to provide your breasts with adequate nutrition and maintain balanced hormone levels, so that your breasts can be full and firm.

5. Avoid using hot water to stimulate the breasts, and do not soak in hot water for a long time: otherwise it will burn off the cuticle on the skin surface, make the skin dryer and drier, and make the soft tissue of the breasts more and more loose. The appropriate water temperature for bathing is around 27 degrees. In addition, do not use direct water to flush the ligaments of the two shoulders to avoid destroying their lifting effect on the chest. You can use the nozzle to flush the chest from bottom to top, which can have the effect of firming and lifting the chest.

6. Massage the breasts: Lie on your back and use your left hand to support the bottom of the left breast every day. At the same time, use your right palm and left hand to push together toward the nipple 20 to 30 times, and then use the same method to push the right breast. Do some inversion positions appropriately, or often do some head-down exercises.