Breast Question - For Ladies Only, Please

Hey Y'all...
I'm a year out. I'm delighted with my weight loss, and I would so certainly do it ALL again. Even the hard parts (but I will NEVER eat chocolate pudding again. Just putting it out there.) Tonight I got the rug pulled out from under me. I found out I have gone from a D cup, to an A/B cup. I knew it was coming, because my bras were all getting too big because I have lost A LOT of fullness in the tops of my breasts, but I had no idea that it was as bad as it was. I have been an A/B cup prior to motherhood (three times over) but it was a "full" cup; my breast was more rounded. I didn't buy anything because I was kind of shocked, honestly.

When I told my husband what happened, he asked would I rather be fat and unhealthy, or be where I am now. Talk about putting things in perspective, but I miss my breasts! Would a lift fix this, or would I need a small implant to round them out more? If I need an implant, forget it, I'll "suffer" with my flat little boobies 

Somebody tell me I'm normal, please. I know WAY worse things could happen to a girl, but I didn't realize how much my breasts meant to me until they were gone.

A LIFT I believe is where your nipple is removed because its headed SOUTH and then placed up higher in the breast area....A Boob job is where you would get the fullness you r ooking for, and I THINK with a boob job they would relocate your nipple...Def do a google search on images of these procedures and serch a post op body lift website to see what you can expect if you decide to go down that way... Good Luck

The MOST depressing part of weight loss is breasts for me.

Compounding my issue is the fact that I had a lumpectomy/biopsy performed. They were flat-out convinced it was cancer, so opted to remove the suspicious region as part of the biopsy. (and I saw the pics, and it really looked very classically like a cancer)..... it was a wire-guided lumpectomy, and the device that fires the harpoon-shaped wire into the breast malfunctioned and misfired. They had to fire a second one, and ended up removing a good half of my breast. (and it was NOT cancer). So most the empty space filled in with fat while I was obese, but now.... well... one nipple is four or five inches higher up than the other. Turns out though that insurance won't pay for a reconstruction (I don't want implants either, would settle for a reduction on one side and lift on both sides).... no cancer, no fix. End of story.

So now one side is still a D  or DD cup, the other a C cup or smaller. I could get a specialty bra, but I continue to fight that (don't ask me why) so I usually get something a bit too small for one breast and a bit too large for the other breast, and of course there's the under-arm "muffin top" of skin that hangs over the sides of the bra. I look pretty pathetic, but somehow the breasts are the worst.

So you are NOT alone.

Only a breast surgeon can tell you if a lift is possible. Frankly, if I could afford it (and wasn't too scared to HAVE more surgery).. I'd get my breasts reduced to trainer size if that was the only way to re-feminize without implants. If you want to see a clothed but bra-less image of how I look compared to the same clothes but with bra, you can loook on my profile in my "skin pics" album I think it is. I can understand how you feel. Hubs loves me, accepts me for who I am inside, the outside is just a nice bonus, but certainly not all that much of a bonus! At least not in the breast department.

My friend had implants since she went to barely an A and because she was a D before they made her a D again. They didn't have to relocate her nipples...the only incision was the one below the breast to stuff the inplants in. Only a consultation with a plastic surgeon can determine the best way to do a surgery. And get a 2nd opinion because her first surgeon suggested moving her nipples. Well she looks great without having to move the nips!

Me on the other hand I went from a 44DD to a 36DD-long. LOL. Can't believe I didn't lose any and I was hoping too. I guess after losing 99 pounds and only having 15 to go I'm not going to at this point. Surgery for me would be to lift and reduce.4

 My boobs have gone south.  It is so sad.  I still have 80lbs. to go!  I am planning to invest in some very good Victoria Secret push up bras with a ton of padding!  LOL.  If I can afford PS, it will be for my arms and belly!  They do not make push up bras for those areas.  

FWIW, most of my "normal sized" friends who have had children have had this problem.  I think the weight loss just compounds it!

I knew my breasts would suffer but I was not prepared for what happened.  I went from a DD cup to what may have been a B cup had it not been for all of the extra skin which caused me to be a C cup.  They looked like tube socks.....really pitiful and I knew I would never be able to afford to do anything about it.

It made getting a mammogram alot less painful, that is until they called me back to the breast center.  I was ultimately diagnosed with cancer and opted for a mastectomy because there was no sense it trying to deal with reconstruction with the pitiful breasts that I had.

I am a 34C now with implants.  (Couldn't get a tummy tuck out of it since there wasn't enough fat in my stomach for the reconstruction).  Oh yes, now they look good but despite how bad they were prior to cancer surgery, there is nothing like having your own, despite how bad they are.

And yes, if you can I would do a consult with a reputable plastic surgeon.  sounds to me like you are going to be a candidate or implants.  Best to you and congratulations on your weight loss.

im a g, cant imagine what ill go down to..

Thanks for lifting my spirits you guys! I'm sorry you guys had this problem too, but I'm happy to not be alone sitting here missing my breasts!

On2BetterThings - Good luck. I wish there was some road map to let us know what size certain parts of our bodies are going to end up. But my nutritionist firmly believes that we lose weight from top to bottom, and once we've lost all we can from the top, THEN we go to work on the bottom half. That explains why my thighs are still a *****ubby to suit my tastes LOL Or it might just be loose skin. I have no idea. Overall, I'm VERY happy with my body and my size. But the breasts and thighs (and my wrinkly stomach) bug the crap out of me.

I can certainly relate to how you feel. I always knew I would lose some of the girls but I had hoped it wouldn't be bad. Well, I feel like I have the breasts of an old lady cause they just hang there. My husband loves them the same as ever but I feel pretty unattractive. I didn't think it would bother me as much as it does. I don't think I would ever get implants though. I just have to put it into the right perspective and remind myself that it's better than being obese like before the surgery. It's just that some days when I'm stuffing them into a bra, it's hard to put it into that perspective.

THIS. Exactly. I don't want implants. I'm sorry, but I have yet to see implanted breasts that didn't look unrealistically large or "perky" - I'm 42 years old. I think that's a little old to have the PERFECT breasts of a 20yr old Victoria's Secret model.

If I could just find the right balance of correct bra band and cup size - it would be a little better. If I wear a push up, everything fits in, but there is a GAP between the top of my breast and the bra cup. I thought push up was supposed to SOLVE that?