Fighting the Sag: How to Make Your Breasts Look Young Again

Age, breastfeeding, pregnancy, weight loss … all take a toll on your body and your breasts. Let’s face it; if you’re a mother over the age of 40, your breasts have probably seen younger, perkier days. From the moment you get them, time and circumstance seek to pull you and your breasts down.

So, what exactly do sagging breasts look like? Many women with larger breasts, pendulum-shaped breasts or breasts where the nipple turns under consider their breasts saggy. However, these are just examples of variety. 

No one has the same body shape, eye color, facial structure and hair, so there are naturally some differences among breasts. Young, small-breasted models and celebrities with augmented breasts create a picture of what “normal” breasts should look like, but the example is far from normal.

Sagging breasts occur when ligaments and skin around the breast looses elasticity. You can liken it to a worn-out rubber band. When your ligaments and skin do not spring back like they used to, your breasts start to sag. Sagging Breasts have many causes.

• Age – By far the biggest culprit, age plays a huge role in sagging breasts. Over time skin and ligaments naturally loose their strength. Just as your skin wrinkles and hangs, so do your breasts.
• Large Breasts – Large breasts are more likely to sag at a younger age than small breasts. The weight of large breasts break down the ligaments meant to support them at a much faster rate.
• Weight Loss – Weight loss results in sagging skin and sagging breasts that do not snap back into shape easily.
• Pregnancy and Breast Feeding – Pregnancy and, especially, breast feeding play a role in sagging breasts because breasts change size so much during these times.

Fighting the Sag

If you've noticed your breasts hanging down more than they used to, you can fight the sag. Ideally, you should take steps from a young age to prevent your breasts from sagging, but it’s never too late to fight gravity. Following are some ways you can firm up sagging breasts:

• Stop Smoking – Someone is always telling you to stop smoking, right? One thing you probably haven’t thought about when it comes to smoking is how it ages you. Not only does smoking cause wrinkles it affects the elasticity of skin and ligaments all over your body, including your breasts.
• Start Exercising – Although you can’t strengthen the connective tissue of your breasts, you can firm up their platform – your chest. When you exercise and build lean muscle in your chest, your breast will appear firmer. You will also have a younger looking appearance overall.
• Eat Healthy – A healthy diet along with drinking plenty of water nourishes your skin and helps it look younger. Studies show that Vitamin C also plays a role in skin elasticity. So, drink more orange juice and purchase over-the-counter vitamins.
• Bra Factor – Always wear a supportive bra, especially during exercise. Bouncing during exercise can break down the ligaments that support your breasts. Sports bras offer the most support during physical activity.
• Lube Them – Keep your skin moisturized through the regular use of lotions and breast-firming products such as Brestrogen. Moisture plumps skin, making wrinkles and sags less noticeable.

If the appearance of your breasts bothers you, there are many things you can do to enhance your image. In addition to the above tips, try wearing a push-up bra or clothes that enhance your breasts. You’d be surprised by how much you can do with a little fabric and fashion know how. 

5 Ways to Make Your Breasts Appear Larger and Firmer

Throughout history, women have tried to make their waists look smaller and their breasts look larger. In the Victorian era, corsets did the job. Today, clothes are a lot less confining, but women still have the same goal. 

Although 19-inch waists are out of fashion, firm and perky breasts are not. Women spend countless hours and thousands of dollars trying to achieve an “ideal” image that’s defined by the media, and that image includes firm, perky peaks.

If you don’t like your breasts, you’re not alone. The majority of women don’t like their breasts or some aspect of their breasts. Whether yours are too small, too large, droopy or uneven, you can change the way you look without having surgery or spending thousands of dollars.

Perk Up those Puppies

There’s not one magic trick that will make all your breast wishes come true, but there are several techniques that will help you realize your breast potential.

1. Get a good bra. It’s estimated that more than 80-percent of women wear either the wrong size bra or the wrong style of bra. Without proper support, breasts don’t look their best. To find your perfect bra, you must first get fitted. You may think you know your bra size, but you may be mistaken. Second, purchase styles that flatter your breasts. If you have small breasts, wear padded bras, push-up bras or half-cup bras. If you have large breasts, wear size-minimizing bras such as sports bras, full-cup bras and bras with underwire.
2. Enhance breasts with the clothes you wear. The clothes you wear play a huge role in your overall shape. Take attention away from a flat chest by wearing tops with bold patterns or gathered, flowing material at the neckline. To tone down large breasts, wear dark, high-collared shirts such as turtlenecks. Avoid showing cleavage and stick to dark, solid colors. For both large and small breasts, wear tops that are gathered at the waist to accentuate or emulate curves.
3. Exercise and eat right. Although you don’t have muscles in your breasts, you can make them look perkier by firming up your chest muscles. Building the pectoral muscles can also make small breasts look larger. Strive to eat healthy and maintain a healthy weight. Gaining and losing weight can make breasts sag even more. Drink plenty of water and take vitamin C. Vitamin C helps improve the elasticity of connective tissues such as those found in breasts.
4. Massage and plump your breasts back to firmness. Massaging your breasts daily helps rejuvenate sagging skin and plumps up breasts. Massage for at least 15 minutes and use a lubricant. You can use your facial moisturizer or a breast-firming cream such as Brestrogen.
5. Stand straight and sit like a lady. Posture – good and bad – affects the way your breasts look. If you have poor posture, and sit or stand hunched over, your breasts will appear saggy. If, on the other hand, you practice good posture, your breasts will appear perkier. So, pay attention to how you sit and stand. A small tweak in your posture will make a huge difference.

 Everyone wants perky breasts, but many women don’t know how to get them. While surgery can help, most women don’t need such drastic measures. Taking a few small steps and paying attention to wardrobe choices is the answer for most women. You don’t need to go under the knife or spend thousands of dollars to make your breasts look great. You just need to make better choices and adopt a few habits.