serious answers only please..breast issues...?

Question

i lost weight.. and of course lost it of my breasts.. i used healthy diet and lots of water to keep the elastisity of the skin but still i have some extra skin there which just annoys me alot.. so the question is.. can specific exercises help me with this issue? is there anything to do that exclude surgical interferance?i was a 42 C and now i am a 36 B.
thanks all

Answer 1

Because the muscles in the chest do not support the breasts, exercises that claim to "firm up" your chest area can indeed make the pectoral muscles under the breasts stronger and firmer, but do not lift the breasts themselves. Likewise, herbal remedies, creams, or lotions that are advertised to tone, enhance, or firm up breasts might make the skin on or around the breasts feel smoother or firmer, but cannot tighten skin or ligaments that have been stretched. Even "breast lift" surgery, which typically removes extra skin and tissue from the breast and tightens and lifts the remaining skin, or adds implants to maintain structure, is only a stopgap measure — "lifted" breasts will once again respond to the call of gravity as the skin and ligaments are gradually stretched over time.

Since there is no way short of surgery to tighten and lift breasts that sag from the effects of pregnancy, weight gain or loss, time, and the aging process, you may want to think about how important it is to you to have gravity-defying breasts. Is it enough to find a supportive bra that gives your sweaters that ripe melons look? Would exercise to firm other areas (such as your abs or glutes) help you feel better about your body as a whole? Or, is it important enough to have perky peepers that the costs and potential risks of surgery are worth it? These are not easy decisions, but gathering information, talking with a health care provider, and careful thought may help you decide.

Other than visiting a plastic surgeon, the only thing that you can do to prevent your breasts from sagging (or firm up already slack breasts) is to build up the pectoral muscles under your breasts and fill the sag with muscle, says Dr. Price.

Here's how to give your breasts a lift.

Try the fly. "To build more muscle, try what's called the dumbbell fly, using a pair of one- to three-pound weights," says Peggy Norwood-Keating, director of fitness at Duke University Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, North Carolina.

To start, pick up one weight in each hand, then lie back on the floor. Extend your arms out at shoulder level on the floor with your palms up, clutching your weights. The weights should be parallel to your body.

Draw both arms straight up together above your body, keeping your elbows slightly bent, so that the weights meet over your chest, says Norwood-Keating. Then, return the weights out to your sides at shoulder height, as if you were drawing a semicircle or half-moon over your body.

Repeat the exercise 12 to 15 times, then rest for 1½ minutes, says Norwood-Keating. Repeat the exercise a second time and rest once again. Then repeat the exercise for a third and final set.

The stronger you become, the more weight you'll be able to handle. This means that you should be able to gradually increase your weight (by one to two pounds) while decreasing repetitions (8 to 10) in order to work your muscles gradually, says Norwood-Keating. Your goal here is 8 to 10 repetitions in three sets.

Try a chest press. A variation on the fly that also builds chest muscle is the chest press, says Norwood-Keating. This time, pick up a five-pound dumbbell in each hand and lie back on the floor. Extend your arms and hold the dumbbells up in the air over your chest, parallel to your body. Then, bend your elbows and lower the dumbbells toward your chest, with your elbows out to the sides at shoulder level. Extend your arms straight back up over your chest and repeat the exercise 12 to 15 times. Rest for 1½ minutes, then do a second set of 12 to 15 repetitions. Rest again and do a third set.

As with the previous exercise, if doing this exercise as described gets easy, increase your weights by one or two pounds. Your goal, says Norwood-Keating, is the same as above: 8 to 10 repetitions in three sets with as much weight as you can safely and comfortably handle.

Round out your workout. All these exercises may be great for your chest, but you need to round out your workout with an exercise that strengthens your back muscles, says Norwood-Keating. Otherwise, you're likely to become round-shouldered and weaken your back. So pick up a five- to ten-pound weight in your left hand, then lean on a bench or a low, sturdy table by placing your right knee and right hand down on its surface. Your left foot should be on the floor.

Bend your left elbow, bring the weight up to your armpit and try to squeeze your left shoulder blade toward your spine. As you resist gravity, slowly lower the weight back down until your arm is fully extended. It won't be easy, but resist letting the weight fall by squeezing with your left shoulder blade as the weight returns to the starting positon, explains Norwood-Keating.

Repeat the exercise 12 to 15 times, rest for 1½ minutes, then do a second set of 12 to 15 repetitions. Rest again and do a third set.

Don't forget sunscreen. Since sun exposure can speed up the aging of the elastin fibers that keep your skin from sagging, make sure that you wear a sunscreen whenever you wear a sundress, tank top or bathing suit with a low neckline, says Dr. Price.

Many dermatologists recommend a sun protection factor, or SPF, of 15, she adds. Whatever you use, don't forget to reapply regularly.

Wear a bra. To prevent your breasts from sagging further, wear a bra. "It does help," says Petra Schneider, M.D., a plastic surgeon in private practice in Melbourne, Florida. "Wearing a bra puts less stress on your ligaments. The more you wear one during the day, the more it helps."

Wearing a bra is especially important if you jog, play tennis, do aerobics or participate in other forms of exercise that bounce your breasts. If you're a C cup or larger, look for sports bras with good support that control your breast movement, says Dr. Price. Some women find that nonelastic shoulder straps are best for minimizing movement. Sports bras are available in the lingerie department of some department stores or in sporting goods stores.

Answer 2

It depends how much extra skin you have. If it is a lot, surgery is the only sure way of removing it. If it is only a little and is mainly you just want to regain your skin elasticity, I would recommend a combination of good skin care treatments combined with building up your chest muscles.

I'd recommend using Retin A Cream with pure jojoba over the top on a daily basis. Before you apply the topicals, you need to exfoliate the breast skin in the shower with an exfoliating body wash or exfoliating gloves. I'd also recommend taking pure Vitamin C & E capsules.

You can purchase Retin A Cream on line or have a your doctor surgeon write you a prescription. Make sure it is the cream version.

Good luck : )

Answer 3

It depends on how old you are. If you're a teenager there's a chance the skin might tighten up on its own. If you're older there might not be much you can do.
As far as exercises, try bench presses, either with a barbell or dumbells. Set the bench to a slight incline, that will work the upper part of your pectoral muscles. That will help lift the breasts somewhat, also the added muscle tissue will fill out your chest.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Your skin will eventually shrink back to size, but it takes a long time, and even longer the older you get. Other than surgery, the only other way to get rid of it is to wait. Keep up your healthy diet and exercise and that will help.

Answer 5

I saw on some discovery channel show that skin will eventually shrink back since it is elastic. Often times though it takes too long and people REALLY concerned about it get it removed surgically.

Answer 6

Truthfully i don't believe there is anything you can do other than surgery. I have breastfeed 2 kids and my breast are definitely not the same. But is surgery really an option. Just be happy with what you have look at the women out there who have lost their breast to cancer.

Answer 7

If the extra skin is not quite under your arm (on the side of your breast) - I haven't found any exercise, even the trainer haven't found anything ... but surgery to remove it..

Answer 8

Yes, use about 3lb. weights and do a butterfly press - hold your arms out on either side of your head in an L shape, then bring them together and feel your chest tighten. You can also lay down and do this and it will help.

Answer 9

The only way to remove excess skin is to have it done surgically.

Answer 10

No,sorry.I understand from what I've read building that back up is a myth. It's loose skin.

Answer 11

No you can't do anything. Extra skin is there forever unless you have surgery to remove it.

Sorry.