Sagging breasts (breast ptosis). Breast lift.

Attractive raised breasts are considered a source of pride for a woman. But not all representatives of the fair sex are happy owners of a beautiful bust. Quite a lot of girls are faced with the problem of sagging breasts. But everyone wants to achieve the ideal, find beauty and get excellent results.

The mammary glands can sag for various reasons, and sometimes this phenomenon is inevitable and is caused by physiology and natural processes occurring in the female body during certain periods of life. But in any case, imperfect breasts often cause self-doubt, psychological pressures and complexes, worsen the quality of life and interfere with building personal relationships.

If your breasts are sagging, it can be fixed. Today, there are techniques that can be used to improve the health of the mammary glands. This article covers answers to the most exciting and pressing questions, photos and videos, as well as useful tips and interesting news affecting such a topic as female breasts.

Anatomy of the female breast

First, it’s worth telling in detail how the female breast works. The décolleté area includes two main components: the mammary glands themselves and a supporting corset consisting of muscle tissue.

The mammary glands are a complex system, a unique complex covering several types of tissue:

• soft glandular;
• connecting;
• lobules and ducts;
• muscular frame;
• ligaments;
• skin;
• fatty.

Among the structural elements of the breast, one can distinguish the mammary gland itself, the nipple and the surrounding areola. There are different sections in the structure of the mammary gland. These are lobules with small hollow sacs called alveoli. The lobes are connected to each other by a network of ducts.

If a woman, after giving birth, feeds her baby with breast milk, then the alveoli, forming it, transport fluid through the ducts to the alveolar zone. In the area of ​​the areola, the tubules unite and, forming larger ducts, end in the nipple area, from where milk comes out during lactation after its production.

The spaces around the lobules are filled with fat cells, connective tissues and ligaments that form the supporting ligamentous apparatus. By the way, it is the fat reserves (fat layer) that largely determine the volume of the mammary glands and their size. The main feature is that there are no muscles in the chest itself. Muscle tissue runs under the mammary gland, separating it from the chest and ribs. Oxygen and substances necessary for nutrition enter the chest through the thinnest and very fragile blood vessels - capillaries and arteries.

Normally, the breast is located in the upper zone of the chest. But as the mammary glands develop and the body ages, a woman may notice that her breasts are sagging. The degree of its subsidence depends on many factors, including size, the elasticity and strength of the skin, and the strength of the ligaments.

It is important to know!

Some people mistakenly believe that by pumping up the pectoral muscles, a girl will be able to enlarge her bust or restore it to its former elasticity and beautiful appearance. But that's not true. It is impossible to pump up the breasts, since there are no muscles in the mammary gland itself. There are ligaments and connective tissues there. The muscle fibers lie under the breasts and by working them, you can slightly adjust the shape and contours, and slightly raise areas of sagging breasts.

Features of the female breast

Mastoptosis (sagging breast tissue) is an aesthetic problem that does not directly affect a woman’s health, but leads to serious problems in her personal life. A decrease in bust volume and deformation of its roundness can reduce a woman’s self-esteem and cause considerable psychological harm to a woman. And, the saddest thing is that breasts sometimes sag due to various circumstances, even in young girls who have not yet given birth. This is due to the fact that the structure of the mammary gland is very fragile, it is practically devoid of muscles.

The structure of a woman's breasts resembles a bunch of grapes and consists of many segments

The breast consists of glandular, fatty and connective tissue. Therefore, it is difficult to restore through physical exercise. It is impossible to pump it up, like, for example, arms, legs or buttocks, but you can only strengthen the surrounding muscles with the help of gymnastics. For complete rehabilitation you will need a whole range of measures.

The most common possible causes of sagging breasts

Breast sagging, which in medical practice is called mammary ptosis or mastoptosis, is a common problem with many different causes. The size and condition of the bust are influenced by certain factors, both external and internal. So why do breasts lose shape? Let's look at the main reasons:

• Age-related changes. With age, most women's breasts decrease in volume, lose and lose shape due to weakening of the ligaments, as well as sagging skin due to a decrease in the content of elastin and collagen in the dermis, which are responsible for elasticity and tone. Therefore, signs of aging often include not only wrinkles and decreased skin elasticity, but also sagging breasts that have lost their shape.
• Change in body weight. With a sharp weight loss in people who are prone to obesity and are overweight, the volume of fatty tissues rapidly decreases. Moreover, if a woman tries to lose weight and get rid of excess kilograms, then not only the problem areas of the figure (stomach, buttocks, thighs, arms) decrease in size, but also the breasts. After losing body weight, the skin does not have time to contract following the shrinking mammary glands, which is why the bust sag and sag.
• Heredity, genetics. According to the theories of some authors, the appearance and volume of female breasts depend on genetic predisposition. In fact, it is not uncommon for women with large breasts to be found in the same family or among close relatives.
• Sharp fluctuations in hormonal levels. Breast size, health, and structure are significantly influenced by hormones, especially estrogens and progesterone. Their concentrations may change during pregnancy and after childbirth, against the background of menopause or menopause, with some oncological or endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, with inflammation of the uterine lining layer of the endometrium, with neoplasms in the uterus or ovaries (cysts, fibroids), with uncontrolled use of hormonal drugs. Hormonal imbalances can be detected by certain signs and symptoms: disruptions of the menstrual cycle (too frequent periods or, conversely, rare periods, intermenstrual bleeding), causeless changes in body weight, discomfort in the chest, pain in the lower abdomen, weakness, dizziness, sudden mood swings.
• Pregnancy, childbirth. During pregnancy, as the body prepares to reproduce offspring, the breasts change, increase in size, and “fill out.” After breastfeeding, the mammary glands return to their previous state. But most often, after stretching, the skin does not regain its former elasticity.
• Breast-feeding. Lactation itself after pregnancy does not in all cases provoke sagging breasts. But if a nursing mother makes mistakes and does not establish feeding correctly, then the risks of breast ptosis become high. So, with an incorrect feeding position, the baby can strongly pull on the nipple, move the breast down and thereby stretch the skin. To prevent breasts from sagging, you should position yourself so that the mammary gland is approximately at the level of the baby’s head, and he does not reach for it. It is also necessary that during feeding the baby grasps not only the nipple, but also part of the areola. Sagging breasts can be caused by excessive milk overflow during rare feedings or lactostasis - stagnation of milk. It is advisable to feed the baby on demand, offer breasts in turn and empty them efficiently. Also, hanging and significantly saggy breasts can be caused by manual expression, during which the nipples and alveoli are compressed and stretched due to rough impact. It is much better to use a mechanical or electric breast pump or more frequent feedings (if the mother expresses to empty the mammary glands to avoid lactostasis).
• Incorrect care. Women's breasts require personal hygiene, as well as moisturizing the skin. Excessively dry and insufficiently moisturized skin is prone to sagging and thinning, and lacks elasticity.
• Underwear. An incorrectly selected bra (not suitable in size or volume) does not provide correct and complete breast support, and sometimes deforms and squeezes the bust.
• Wearing a bra incorrectly. There are two theories about this. According to the first, constantly wearing a bra can support the breasts and thereby prevent sagging and sagging. But the researchers could not confirm this and did not prove that wearing a bra is necessary all the time. The second theory states that the breast has the ability to independently support itself anatomically due to ligaments. And if you use a bra constantly, the ligamentous apparatus will become weaker and partially atrophy due to the lack of natural physiological stress. The result will be hanging, unattractive breasts. And this effect was confirmed by research by scientists in which girls aged from 18 to 35 participated. They were observed for 15 years and found that due to prolonged use of a bra, the breasts sag more than without using a bra. The bust does not receive any benefit from depriving it of its physiological weight, but, on the contrary, sags more due to weakening and atrophy of the ligaments.
• Playing sports without special support underwear. If a woman exercises regularly, her breasts may also be subject to physical stress and vibration, for example, during active running and jumping. It is recommended to use a sports bra or top when playing sports, especially when performing exercises with sudden movements, during which a large amplitude of movement of the mammary glands up and down can stretch and damage thin ligaments. This will help maintain not only the condition, but also the health of the breast.
• Changes in posture. Constant slouching and prolonged static sedentary work (especially incorrect positioning on a chair) can shift the body’s center of gravity, deform the spine and cause its curvature, weaken the muscle corset and lower the chest.
• Excessively large, too heavy breasts. Small breasts, as statistics show, are less prone to sagging, since they are less affected by gravity. And the larger, more voluminous and heavier the bust (including artificial, corrected with implants), the more significantly and more strongly it falls down, that is, it sags. The skin and ligaments simply cannot support the heavy weight of the mammary glands.

These are all possible causes of sagging breasts. And if several factors simultaneously influence the bust, it will sag more and more rapidly.

Why does ptosis of female breasts occur?

What are female breasts made of?

The breast is formed by lobules of mammary glands with streaks of fatty tissue. The gland is located on the surface of the pectoral muscles and is fixed to them with the help of Cooper's ligaments. On the outside it is covered with skin; at the point where the central duct of the gland emerges to the surface there is a nipple, surrounded by an area of ​​pigmented skin - the areola. The position of the nipple is one of the signs by which the degree of “drooping” of the breast is determined.

What determines the position and shape of the breast?

The pectoral muscles are only the bed of the gland, but do not support it. The role of Cooper's ligaments in maintaining breast position has also not been proven. The shape and position of the breast is determined primarily by the elasticity of the skin covering the gland.

If the skin loses its elastic properties or becomes unable to withstand the force of gravity that acts on the gland, mastoptosis develops (“sagging”, drooping and loss of elasticity of the female breast). The breast sags, flattens, the nipple moves downwards and acquires a vertical position. If the size of the gland or the volume of adipose tissue decreases rapidly, excess skin remains, which also leads to mastoptosis. Thus, the breasts sag as a result of stretching of the skin and loss of its elasticity, as well as due to sharp fluctuations in volume.

Causes of sagging (drooping) breasts

Anything that leads to a decrease in skin elasticity or causes sharp fluctuations in the volume of the gland can be attributed to the causes of mastoptosis.
The leading role belongs to the following factors: Age With age, the content of hyaluronic acid in the skin inevitably decreases and the balance of collagen and elastin changes. The skin loses its ability to retain moisture, resulting in loss of elasticity. In addition, it stretches under the influence of the weight of the gland, resulting in mastoptosis. Pregnancy During pregnancy, under the influence of specific hormones, the mammary gland increases in volume. After the end of lactation, the iron decreases again, and the skin still remains stretched. With each subsequent pregnancy, it becomes less and less elastic, so mastoptosis worsens. It is worth noting that the increase in the volume of the gland occurs even before childbirth, so some breast sagging cannot be avoided even by those who refuse breastfeeding. Weight fluctuations Most often, increasing body weight leads to an increase in breast size. This is due to the fact that the fat layers located between the lobules change in volume. At the same time, the skin stretches and loses elasticity. Subsequently, when the size of the breast decreases, the skin does not have time to shrink and excess skin forms, which leads to mastoptosis. The volumetric ratio of adipose and glandular tissue changes with age, and the individual characteristics of the body are also significant. In young women, glandular tissue most often predominates; in the postmenopausal period, the gland involutions and is replaced by adipose tissue. Therefore, weight fluctuations at an early age have less of an impact on the shape and position of the breasts than at a later age. Physical activity (running, jumping) With increased physical activity, the chest actively shifts in all directions, while the skin and Cooper's ligaments are stretched. The smaller the volume, and, consequently, the mass of the gland, the lower the load on the supporting apparatus. That is why small breasts practically do not deform during constant physical activity, even if their owner trains without a supporting bra.

Ptosis and its degrees

Breast sagging has several degrees (stages):

• Ptosis of the first degree - the nipple is located at the level of the submammary fold;
• Ptosis of the II degree - the nipple is located below the level of the inframammary fold, but above the lower contour of the gland;
• Ptosis of the third degree - the nipple is located on the lower contour of the gland and is directed downward;
• Pseudoptosis - the nipple is located above the inframammary fold, the mammary gland is reduced in size, and its lower part is lowered;
• Glandular ptosis—the nipple is located above the inframammary fold, the gland has a normal volume, and its lower part sags excessively.

You can determine the stage at home: if the chest covers one or two fingers, this is the 1st stage, if two to four fingers - the 2nd, and if more than four fingers or the entire palm, then this is the strongest third stage.

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Degrees of breast drooping

Many women believe that sagging is only a problem for large breasts, but in fact this opinion is wrong. The size of the bust does not play an important role - ptosis can be observed in both large and small breasts. If you do not take action to maintain your bust shape, mastoptosis will most likely develop rapidly. There are three stages of its severity:

• Initial stage. The position of the nipple is at the level of the submammary fold under the breast.
• Second stage. The nipple is located above the line of the lower pole of the bust, but below the fold up to 3 cm.
• Third stage. The nipple is displaced downwards by more than 3 cm.

The indication for surgical intervention is any stage of mastoptosis. The surgical technique depends on how severe the patient’s breast ptosis is. In some cases, along with a breast lift, implants are installed to give the breasts an ideal shape.

Surgical breast lift

How to lift and restore breasts that are sagging if they cause complexes? An effective and radical way to correct the shape of the breast and eliminate its ptosis is plastic surgery. Only surgery can remove excess skin.

Aesthetic medicine is now developing rapidly and successfully, does not stand still and has long become more accessible. Today, plastic surgery is not as expensive as it used to be, so improving the appearance of your breasts is quite possible.

Important! Breast surgery has contraindications, which include periods of breastfeeding and pregnancy, serious illnesses, exacerbations of diseases and other health conditions that the doctor will tell you about.

How to tighten your breasts? Breast lift exercises

It's a good idea to exercise before your breasts lose their shape. But even without surgery, you can tighten sagging breasts. Breast sagging occurs due to a lack of muscle tissue. This means you need to build up your pectoral muscles so that they hold your chest in the right place.

Chest exercise #1

. Push ups. Standing on our knees, we will rest our hands on some low support, which is located a meter from us, it can be a special platform, the edge of the sofa. Let's bend our elbows and touch our chest to the platform. Then, using the strength of our hands, we return to the starting position. We try to keep our hands shoulder-width apart and not bend in the lower back. We perform this exercise as much as we can, gradually increasing it to 15 repetitions. When we master this exercise, then we will move on to push-ups from the platform, and only then we will do push-ups from the floor.

Chest exercise No. 2.

Isometric palms. Bend your elbows and bring your palms together at chest level. At the same time, we try and press our palms hard against each other to feel how the chest muscles tense. Let's stay in this position for 10 seconds. Then we'll relax. Let's repeat this exercise 15 or 20 times. We try to achieve maximum muscle tension. Then we raise our arms bent at the elbows above our heads. Let's join our palms and repeat this exercise 15 or 20 times.

Chest exercise No. 3.

Expander in front of you. To perform this exercise you will need an elastic band or expander. Let's stand on the floor or sit on a chair, straighten our shoulders and straighten our back. Let's take an elastic band or expander in our hands and stretch it straight at shoulder level in front of us. We spread our arms to the sides, stretch the elastic band. We try to move our hands as far as possible. Let's hold for 10 seconds at the extreme point, then slowly return to the starting position. Let's repeat the exercise 10 or 15 times. We make sure that the hands are constantly on the same line.

Chest exercise #4

. Wide hand rest. Let's lie on the floor, spread our arms to the sides. We tense our arm muscles and lift our chest as we inhale. Then we return to the starting position, relax our arms and exhale. Let's repeat the exercise 15 times.

Chest exercise No. 5.

Swing your arms. Let's place our feet shoulder-width apart. Place your left hand on your thigh. With our right hand we describe a large circle in the air. In this case, the muscles on the chest should be tense. Let's do 3 circles forward, three circles back and change hands. Let's repeat this exercise with each hand 8 or 10 times. Then we will perform the exercise with both hands, as if repeating the movements of a swimmer. We do it at a fast pace. To increase the load, perform an exercise with dumbbells.

Chest exercise #6

. Abduction from dumbbells. Let's lie on the floor, bend our knees and rest our feet on the floor. Take a dumbbell in each hand and raise your arms straight up. Let's inhale and slowly spread our arms to the sides, without touching the floor with them. Let's stay in this position for 10 seconds. Try to press your lower back to the floor.

To have firm breasts, you need to perform this small set of 6 exercises systematically, for example every other day. And within a week you can see a certain result.

How are operations performed?

What to do if your breasts are sagging, which surgery to choose? Modern doctors fight sagging breasts in different ways. There are such types of plastic surgeries that are aimed at breast lift and elimination of mastoptosis:

1. Mastopexy. Mastopexy is an operation in which the appearance and volume are corrected, and sometimes also the position of the areolas and nipples. Minor mastoptosis can be corrected through periareolar mastopexy, in which the surgeon will make an incision around the areola, remove excess fat, glandular tissue and skin, and then apply stitches. Scars on the border of the areolar zone are practically invisible. For moderate ptosis, a vertical type of mastopexy is recommended: the doctor cuts the mammary gland from top to bottom from the nipple to the submammary (inframammary) fold. In case of severe prolapse, a T-shaped mastopexy is prescribed with the formation of an incision along the areola and vertically downwards. The presented technique is indicated even for women with very large and heavy breasts, since large areas of tissue are excised.
2. Surgeons usually perform lipofilling simultaneously with liposuction immediately after it. This operation involves correction of the shape and volume of the breast using the patient’s own fatty tissue. Donor materials are extracted from problematic and most voluminous areas of the body, then they are cleaned and dosed into the mammary glands using special equipment. Several procedures may be required as only a certain portion of the fat survives.
3. Augmentation mammoplasty through endoprosthetics. Silicone implants are installed in the mammary glands, which vary in texture, volume and size. Access is formed periareolarly (along the areola), submammary (under the breast) or axillary (in the axillary area).

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Classification of mastopexy according to the location of the incisions:

Fig 1. Scheme of periareolar breast lift

Used for stage 1 breast ptosis, i.e. with slight ptosis and minimal excess skin. How to lift the chest in this case? The surgeon makes incisions only along the edge of the areola.

For more serious prolapse and significant excess skin, a periareolar lift with endoprosthetics (enlargement of the gland using a silicone implant) or filling it with its own fat (lipofilling) is practiced. This allows you to achieve a beautiful conical shape and is limited to only a periareolar incision to remove significant excess skin. Lift the breasts with a vertical lift

Fig. 2. Scheme of a vertical breast lift.
This technique, in addition to incisions around the areola, also provides a vertical incision to the inframammary fold. For women with degree 2 ptosis who are interested in how to lift their breasts, this method will allow them to regain their lost shape. Vertical sutures heal quickly, fade and become invisible, because... do not experience stress. Anchor or T-shaped breast lift

Fig 3. Scheme of T-shaped breast lift

Fig 4. Scheme of anchor breast lift

In the most difficult cases (maximum ptosis and excess skin), a T-shaped scar lift is performed. Three incisions are made: vertical, along the perimeter of the areola and along the line of the inframammary groove.

Postoperative period

After the operation, the woman observes some restrictions:

1. For the first two to three months, you need to constantly wear compression garments that secure the implants and protect against skin stretching and seam divergence. Then you can return to a regular bra, but during the year a medical bra is worn before physical activity.
2. It is forbidden to sleep on your stomach and side, or raise your arms for two weeks.
3. You can start playing sports moderately after three months; returning to previous exercise is recommended no earlier than six months later.
4. You cannot go to solariums, bathhouses, swimming pools, or public bodies of water for two months.
5. It is not recommended to plan pregnancy in the near future, as it may affect the condition and structure of the breast. The exact period of time for contraception will be indicated by the doctor, but usually it is a year.
6. After surgery, the patient may experience significant pain and quite a lot of swelling is likely. In case of severe pain, the doctor prescribes painkillers.

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Important! There is a possibility of some postoperative complications, which the doctor will tell you about during the consultation: displacement of implants, suture dehiscence, hematomas, infection, formation of keloid scars, complete loss of nipple sensitivity, hemorrhages, suppuration, etc.

results

It is possible to evaluate the final results and draw conclusions after complete elimination of edema and healing and maturation of scars. Usually the effect is assessed by the surgeon after six months, sometimes a little earlier - after four to five months. But sometimes complete recovery takes quite a long time - within a year (for example, if reconstructive complex mammoplasty was performed).

When the operation is performed correctly, the bust looks natural and attractive. The results last for many years if the woman continues to monitor her breasts and follow the doctor’s recommendations. In this case, all that remains is to live and enjoy the beautiful bust.

What does the result depend on?

The decision to have a facelift must be made wisely. It is important to approach the entire treatment process wisely and responsibly: from preparation and correction itself through mastopexy or augmentation to rehabilitation.

The following recommendations will help you get the desired result:

1. Visit a licensed medical clinic or plastic surgery center.
2. Trust a qualified and experienced surgeon who has positive reviews and a good reputation, a diploma of higher education (the educational institution must be a medical one) and a certificate of plastic surgeon. Patients’ opinions and comments can be found on the clinic’s website or on the Internet on special review sites or thematic forums.
3. Take a responsible approach to visiting a consultation with a plastic surgeon. Prepare a list of questions and discuss in detail all stages of the upcoming operation.
4. With breast ptosis, the main task and main goal is a lift. Therefore, if you want not only to eliminate mastoptosis and remove severely stretched skin, but also to enlarge your bust, then you should remember the golden mean. Don't go big. Those with heavy breasts often face problems such as back pain. In addition, such operations have contraindications, like any similar interventions.
5. To avoid problems and prevent undesirable consequences, follow all the recommendations of your doctor regarding preparation for surgery and rehabilitation after mastopexy or other intervention.
6. If you have any questions, please consult your doctor if necessary.

CAUSES OF SAG BREASTS

Most often, sagging breasts are the result of pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding. But there are other reasons: playing sports without special underwear, sudden weight gain/loss and, of course, age. Heredity also matters (some women have naturally low-elastic skin), as well as hormonal disorders. If breast ptosis is very noticeable, most likely several factors led to it at once. Still sagging breasts may be the result of unsuccessful breast augmentation surgery with implants.

SAGGY BREASTS PHOTO

You can see photos of sagging breasts before and after surgery on the website of the Abrielle aesthetic surgery clinic in the Photo Gallery section.

Useful procedures

Slightly sagging breasts can be slightly lifted using some useful procedures:

• Massage: gentle patting with fingertips, gentle rubbing, light pinching. Move in different directions: in a circle, and also from the periphery of the chest to the areolas and nipples. To improve the effect, use natural oils, for example, grape, peach.
• Cold and hot shower. It is useful to carry out this procedure, since temperature changes and water jets increase the tone of the breast skin if it is sagging. This improves blood circulation, stimulates blood flow to the dermis to increase its elasticity and firmness. If you have not taken a contrast shower before, then start with small temperature fluctuations. Then gradually increase the difference. Ideally, exposure to the chest is carried out alternately with hot and cold water.
• Wraps. The chest area of ​​the body that has lost elasticity can be improved with the help of wraps, for example, with honey, cosmetic clay, ground berries, kefir. You can wrap the chest generously lubricated with the composition with ordinary cling film.

Specialized means

If your breasts are sagging, you can use skincare products to stop their sagging. There are many specialized products on sale to increase skin elasticity and breast firmness. Manufacturers promise good results, and various masks, gels, creams, lotions, ointments, sprays, serums and other cosmetic products really help to gradually improve the elasticity and firmness of the skin. But such products do not tighten the breasts or change their shape. They will not cope with a lift if there is significant and pronounced ptosis.

Choose high-quality cosmetics containing elastin and collagen, hyaluronic acid, organic acid complexes, and active proteins. They are applied in a generous and even layer over the entire surface of the chest. Before use, perform an allergy test to assess skin reaction and prevent allergies.

Lingerie

Lingerie will not be able to lift the breasts, but it will help to lift them visually, give them a rounded, attractive appearance and partially stop further sagging due to fixation.

It is necessary to select a bra depending on the girth of the breast itself and the area of ​​the body under the mammary glands. The bra should fit tightly, but not press. For heavy chests, you need wide straps that do not put pressure on your shoulders. If the underwear material is elastic, but at the same time retains its shape and does not stretch, then it visually makes the bust more natural.

Exercises

• Is it possible to lift sagging breasts by pumping up the muscles? Yes, if you pump up your muscles, you can achieve a certain effect. The bust will actually look firmer. But training will not give a noticeable effect with severe ptosis, especially when the breasts have sagged significantly.
• You can pump up your chest muscles and thereby raise your bust with push-ups, performed in a horizontal position lying on the floor or standing and leaning your hands on a vertical support (a wall or a wall bars). And if you lower and rise long and slowly, maintaining tension in the pectoral muscle group, the effect is enhanced.
• It is useful to train with manual expanders, which are held with your hands, fixed with your feet, or attached in a permanent position to the simulators.
• Yoga classes are effective, especially asanas (postures) with stretching of the pectoral muscles.
• Try swimming.
• Visit a sports hall or gym for Pilates or fitness classes.
• Exercises with dumbbells will help pump up and strengthen the pectoral muscles: raising them in different directions, lifting them, and abducting them behind the back.
• Do basic exercises on machines such as the “butterfly”, lift small barbells from a lying position (you can only lift them in front of you and hold them with your elbows bent).
• If you can, do pull-ups on parallel bars or a pull-up bar.
• While standing straight or sitting straight on a chair (choose any comfortable starting position), join your palms, hold your hands in front of your face and begin to press your palms against each other with force.
• Perform the Plank exercise with your legs and arms straight. Maintain this static position for one to two minutes, then gradually increase the time. Make sure that the entire body (head, shoulders, neck, torso and legs) remains level. The “plank” will help to work not only the chest muscles, but also the abs, as well as the biceps and triceps.

There are entire programs and complexes that tighten the pectoral muscles and other groups. There are options for beginners and advanced practitioners.

Important! In order for all of the listed exercises to give the expected positive results, they should be performed regularly: at least 3-4 times a week, and preferably daily. Do several approaches. The number of repetitions per approach depends on the level of physical fitness.

Top 5 chest exercises

Physical exercise is the number one remedy that will help restore the shape of your bust. If you do not pay attention to them, then all other measures may not be sufficient. Fitness instructors advise starting to lift sagging breasts by doing a set of exercises at home. By pumping up the muscles that support the bust, you can quickly lift it and make it more elastic.

Palm clenching

This exercise is not as easy as you might think. It is recommended to perform it both as part of a chest training complex, and independently several times a day. The undeniable advantage of this load is that it can be performed at home without any additional equipment.

1. We perform it while standing, the back is straight, the shoulders are turned, the chin is slightly raised. As you exhale , squeeze your palms located in front of your chest.
2. We focus on the muscles that we tense and relax, squeezing and relaxing the palms of our hands. If your bust is not very large, you will be able to observe how it rises at the moment of greatest muscle tension.

The number of approaches is from ten to twelve with three repetitions. Rest between repetitions is thirty seconds.

Wall push-ups

At first glance, this exercise is very simple and ineffective. But in fact, it specifically works the pectoral muscles.

This movement is not difficult to perform and does not require any special equipment. Wall push-ups are one of the most favorite exercises for girls that targets the bust muscles. Performed as part of a complex, as well as as an independent exercise.

1. We take a step back from the wall.
2. We perform push-ups, straightening our arms at the elbows.

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Number - from ten to twelve with three repetitions. Rest between repetitions is thirty seconds.

Dumbbell bench press

The bench press is one of the 7 best dumbbell chest exercises. Since it is problematic to influence the shape of the mammary gland itself, efforts need to be directed to the pectoral muscles themselves. They take loads very well and lend themselves to growth . Instead of dumbbells, you can use an expander.

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This strength exercise can be performed lying on the floor or on a gymnastic bench. We work the pectoral muscles.

1. We lie down on the bench. We place dumbbells in the chest area.
2. We rest our legs, bent at the knees, on the floor. We squeeze the dumbbells, straightening our arms and raising them up.

We do it every few approaches. The muscle rest time between approaches is half a minute.

Bent dumbbell flyes

This movement is one of the 8 best exercises to increase the size of the muscles surrounding your bust. The point of performing incline dumbbell flyes is to work different parts of the chest muscles by changing the angle of the bench.

To work the upper muscles, the angle of the bench must be lowered, and to load the lower part, the angle of the bench must be raised. Accordingly, the middle part of the pectoral muscles is worked in a horizontal position.

1. Pressing the dumbbells against your hips, we lie down on a gymnastics bench.
2. We place them in the chest area and lift them up first, then spread them apart. Elbows should be pointing down.

Squeeze twelve times.
We gradually add the number of approaches, without trying to set records. Carefully! Strength exercises should be handled with caution to avoid spraining or injuring your shoulder.

Bent-over dumbbell row

Standing dumbbell rows work well on the torso muscles, strengthening the pectoral muscles and back.

1. Place your hands with dumbbells on the sides of your hips.
2. We bend our back a little in the lumbar region, bend over without bending our knees. Dumbbells are placed above the feet.
3. Hands with dumbbells slowly slide up and down the front of the thigh.

We perform ten to twelve times.
After a week, when the body gets used to the power load and the back of the thigh stretches, we gradually add the number of approaches. Peculiarity! Don't overextend your knees to avoid overstretching your hamstrings.

Prevention

Women who are faced with the problem of breast ptosis often regret that they did not take preventive measures. But some of these measures help to influence the mammary glands to maintain their shape and elasticity, and also reduce the likelihood of sagging.

So, in order not to encounter such a problem as sagging breasts, follow these recommendations:

1. Organize lactation wisely: feed the baby on demand, monitor the latch on of the nipple and areola, choose the right and comfortable positions for feeding, avoid lactostasis and, if necessary, use a breast pump to express, not your hands.
2. To maintain beautiful breasts, you should choose underwear that fits properly. The bra should support the bust, but not constrict it or be too tight, so that the breasts do not sag.
3. Work out in a sports top or bra that holds your breasts well and reduces the amplitude of their fluctuations. Wear these underwear before every workout.
4. To maintain a constant optimal weight and good body condition, you should adhere to a healthy lifestyle. Move more, make your diet balanced and nutritious, take vitamins as prescribed by a specialist. You should give up bad habits.
5. Don't slouch, otherwise your breasts will lose their shape and sag.
6. If you don't take your bra off at night, start doing so to allow your breasts to breathe and get a break from artificial support.
7. Excessive and intense ultraviolet radiation and direct rays should be avoided. Ultraviolet light dehydrates the skin, provokes photoaging, and reduces elasticity and firmness. You should not sunbathe topless.
8. Try to take comprehensive care of your breasts, use moisturizing creams to prevent them from sagging.

Helpful information! Doctors recommend that all women follow these preventive measures, including patients who have undergone surgical correction - a lift (mastopexy) or augmentation with implants.