Causes of Breast Drop Ladies Ought to Know

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Breast droop is an unfortunate by-product of breast size, age, gravity, and pregnancy. Each of these causes contributes to stretching of breast skin. Because breast skin is solely responsible for holding the breast in position, its laxity will give way to breast droop, also called breast ptosis (pronounced toe-sis).

If your breast skin is tight and has good tone, it will hold your breast high. If your skin is loose or stretched, it will allow your breast to droop.

Age, and Gravity

Breast size is the greatest determinant of droop. As breasts enlarge, gravity pulls them downward. The overlying skin stretches and loses its tone. Age also contributes to breast droop, because skin thins with age and becomes less resistant to the effects of gravity. Yet size is a more important factor than age. For example, an eighteen-year-old with large breasts will usually have greater droop than a fifty-year-old with small breasts.

Pregnancy

During pregnancy your breasts enlarge, causing the skin to stretch. Following pregnancy your breasts may diminish in size, but the overlying skin might not. It often loses tone and allows droop. Because each pregnancy can cause this, you should defer a breast lift until after your last child is born.

Degrees of Breast Droop

Plastic surgeons gauge droop based on the position of the nipple compared to the breast crease, also called the inframammary crease. The ideal position for the nipple is above the inframammary crease, but with time, age, and gravity, the breast descends.