Breast reduction, the only way?

[MorningGlory]

Hi, I'm new to Pixies, although I've been lurking about for a while I just registered today.

I have been blessed or cursed, with 30F (uk size) breasts, which i love but hate all at the same time.

I love the size, I love breasts, what's not to love? I just hate the fact that I have just turned 18 and they are beginning to sag. I don't want them resting on my knees by the time I'm 21!

Is there anything I can do to slow down or stop them from sagging even more? they aren't that bad, but I don't want them sagging any more!

MG x

[d5254t]

I had a reduction at the age of 24 due to large breasts (38 I) ,I had breasts from the time I was in the 4th grade, and as far I can tell the only thing to help with sagging is bra wearing, making sure they are well supported at all times, but thats really up to nature on what will happen with your breasts. you can feel free to PM me if you have any questions that I might be able to answer if you were interested in a breast reduction.

[LixyChick]

Welcum to Pixies...and great question! Your avatar is lovely BTW!

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news...but short of surgery, there is NO WAY to hold back gravity! Even if you wear a bra 24/7...sooner or later you'll have to take it off and therein lies the demon...gravity! You can build your pectorals with excercise....and that may help a little...but gravity is stronger.

I'm not saying get some surgery...I'm just saying there is no fooling Mother Nature!

[Loulabelle]

Sorry Lixy, I have to disagree with you there......

I think there is a way to make sure your breasts don't sag (and I'm a 26 year old 38F, so I should know!)

Firstly, I'd say that a lot of breast is fat, so if you'd like to reduce your over all size, try losing a little bit of weight. You're evidently small in the rib cage (and probably every where else too) so if you do try to lose some weight, there's only one place it can go from - your breasts! Unfortunately, if you do lose weight in this area, it's going to make your breasts more saggy in the short term, as there'll be less fat being held in the same amount of skin, which leads me on to my main point:

To prevent sagging, make sure you ALWAYS wear a bra - the better quality you can afford the better, and if you haven't been fitted for one recently, then go and make sure you're wearing the right size - there's some scary statistic about the number of women wearing the wrong sized bra in the uk, but I can't remember what it is. I can highly recommend Fantasie or Rigby & Peller....they don't come cheap but look out for them in the sale in department stores or try looking here: www.bravissimo.co.uk

Also, doing pectoral exercises to strengthen the muscles under your breasts will help to support them. Remember the old 'I must, I must, I must improve my bust' excercises?! That wasn't just a myth! Oh and good posture will prevent you from having back pain due to your bust, as well as improving the appearance of sag. Don't be shy, standing with your shoulders back and down will make your bust more noticeable, but only in the good way!

Lastly, I'd say be realistic in your expectations: the chances are, that you are the only person who thinks your breasts are sagging - probably because you're comparing yourself to your B cup friends. Large breasts are not going to be as perky as smaller ones, but no-one expects them to be. Doesn't mean they're saggy just means that they're real, and that's by no means a bad thing when it comes to the guys!!!

Oh and remember, that surgery can result in scars, which in the long term you might decide is more unsightly than a little bit of natural sag. That's what's always stopped me from going for a reduction.

Good luck my big breasted British sister!

Lou
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[d5254t]

yeah I do have to agree with you on the scarring part of it, but when I had the surgery it was to the point that I couild no longer stand the way I felt about myself but more importantly the health issues that went with having larger breasts. I had migraines and also developed scoliosis from the weight, unfortunatly when the doctor went in he said that the tissue in my breast was mainly breast tissue and not fat tissue because I had tried to loose weight to get rid of them but it just didnt happen... Breast tissue is more dense than fatty tissue and doesn't go away with weight lose, I did not know this until I went in for the first consultation, I was informed by everyone well dear if you would just loose weight they would shrink but alas that never happened, actually they just continued to grow from 4th grade on until I was about 21 then they stopped and I remained the same size and decided to have the surgery. Dont get me wrong I am not pro go get the surgery, because the scars are not the greatest.
and Lou you gave great advice.

[scotzoidman]

Lastly, I'd say be realistic in your expectations: the chances are, that you are the only person who thinks your breasts are sagging - probably because you're comparing yourself to your B cup friends. Large breasts are not going to be as perky as smaller ones, but no-one expects them to be. Doesn't mean they're saggy just means that they're real, and that's by no means a bad thing when it comes to the guys!!!

Lou
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Let me be the guy who enters this discussion, just to say Lou speaks the truth here...

[Sharni]

Eventually they will sag....thats life

no offence Loulabelle...but your only 26...still young hun....as you get older nothing...not bra wearing or exercise will keep em up where they were...though you may for a short time i spose delay the inevitable....but i can assure you that IS they way they will go

As for scars...dunno bout others...but for me...much more preferable than the back pain and other shit that goes with big breasts

[MorningGlory]

Thanks to all for the advice, I appreciate it. I won't be going for a reduction any time soon, but maybe when I get a bit older.

Lixy, I have a few of those pictures, they were taken by a friend who wants to get into photography... That one isn't so bad, but theres one of me lying back over a school desk, luckily the picture was taken just before I gracefully fell off the damn thing!

I was measured last year, ad told I was a 34D. I went again recently, to be told I'm now a 30F! I ost a lot of weight so i expected them to shrink too, but noooo! Thats why when I buy new bra's I'm always fitted for them.

[Loulabelle]

Eventually they will sag....thats life

no offence Loulabelle...but your only 26...still young hun....as you get older nothing...not bra wearing or exercise will keep em up where they were...though you may for a short time i spose delay the inevitable....but i can assure you that IS they way they will go

As for scars...dunno bout others...but for me...much more preferable than the back pain and other shit that goes with big breasts

None taken Sharni - I realise that sagging is inevitable, but as the breasts in question are only 18, I thought my suggestions would be useful. I do, of course, realise that a lot of it is about gravity as you get older, and a lot of it is about genes.

On a slightly different note, I see a lot of small breasted women with saggy breasts so would a reduction necessarily help in that respect? I have no idea.

[imaginewithme]

One of my girlfriends just had a breast reduction on Monday. So far she is feeling well and happy that she did it. Said the back aches were just too much to handle.

And I am just 38C and they aren't "perky" so.....I think all sizes just naturally sag.

[Lilith]

Are sizes different in UK? I worked for a department store, manager/buyer for lingerie, so have had lots of training in bra fitting. In the US the # is inches around your ribcage and back, measured underneath the breasts.Then you measure across the chest, across the breasts and for every inch difference you should be able to add a cup size. Not sure if that is how it is done in UK thought because I have never see someone with a 30...even super young prepubescent (13) girls start at around a 32 here.

[Loulabelle]

The general principal is the same, but I'm not sure about the cup sizes, as I think an American D cup would be larger than a British one. Not entirely sure though.

A 30 is rare but not unheard of here, so I'm not sure about that, but it's measured the same way, I'm sure.

[Eros]

I have no advice to give, just thought I'd be the one to inject a little humor into this thread. Ya know, (and yes I know this has been said before), if you ever feel like going without a bra...you can always hire me to walk behind and hold them up for you! :D

[Stace]

Hi

I am usually a lurker but i think that as a big breasted girl i have to share some advice. I am a 38D. I dont think i have experience the back pain that people talk about except during my period when i am extremely sensitive or when i sleep wrong....

I think that posture has something to do with it. I think we need to have good posture or else it looks like we are being dragged down. we are already top- heavy dont need to be sloping over. I also agree with the person who recommended exercise. Since i have been going to the gym, i have toned up in the breast area and it has worked wonders.

I have broad shoulders and i am too perky in my opinion so most people think my breast are bigger than they are. I am like no they are no..its just perky. I can go without a bra and no one would know the difference.

So sweetie, just do what u want. If u think that surgery is for u then go for it. i personally wouldnt after seeing on MTV someone going through that. I wouldnt...


stace :spin: