Thursday, August 7, 2008

Tone New Body-- Deflated Breasts

Weight loss is a tremendous accomplishment celebrated by many women, but its effects on our breasts can be less than uplifting to say the least. When our body looses fat, it loses fat everywhere. And since much of breast volume is made up of fat, our breasts tend to deflate with weight loss. For some women, the decrease in size looks proportionate and balanced with their trimmer figure, but for others the decrease can be disappointing.

“We must! We must! We must increase our bust! The bigger the better, the tighter the sweater, the boys depend on us!”

Some women used to try chest exercises to pump their breast volume up, but breasts are made up of fat and glandular tissue, not muscle. Chest exercises tone and strengthen the chest beneath the breast. At best they can give the breast a slight lifted look, but they have no effect on breast volume. If you study the figures of female bodybuilders, athletes and ballet dancers, all women with a high percentage of muscle over body fat, they tend to have flatter chests. So, though exercise can make you healthy, tone and strong, it cannot increase your bust.

Breast Lift—Offering perk without extra volume

For some women, the loss of breast volume is acceptable, if their skin would follow suit. But often the loss of breast volume can lead to unwanted sagginess. A breast lift surgically removes the excess skin around the breast and repositions the nipple for a younger, perkier look. The surgical scars can be carefully placed to decrease their appearance and give more satisfactory results.

Breast Augmentation—Adding balance and volume after weight loss

Many women want a shapely figure after working hard to lose weight, which means regaining lost breast volume through breast augmentation. Breast augmentation uses silicone or saline implants to enhance breast size, and can be combined with a lift to remove excess skin if needed to complete the look.

For more information on breast lift or breast enlargement, Los Angeles plastic surgeon Dr. Aronowitz can answer your questions.