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I am getting scheduled for surg and have a question regarding boobs. LOL, anyway, I am top heavy, 44/46 DDD, wondering if anyone has any tricks to tighten things up as they start going south. In the past I lost 25 pounds on the south beach diet(only to gain back plus 15) but I happened to notice how I lost in the breast area, which worries me they are going to be "2 eggs in a sock tacked to a wall" after I lose a significant amount of weight. Any advice would be welcome- exercises, wraps,(or a good plastic surgeon! ha!)

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I have the same worries too! If I lose too much in my breasts, I'm deff going to get a breast lift and implants and mise well get Lipo too and get any excess skin off.

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I definitely recommend working out your chest, its going to lift them and if they reduce a little from losing weight, building your chest muscles will help them keep looking full. Of course your genetics also have a lot to do with them getting smaller or not.

I was a size 38DD when I had the surgery I've lost 46lbs and my chest is now a 34DDD so my abdomen and back shrinked but I kept the same volume as far as cup size goes...

I do various chest, lats and arm workouts to help with my boobs.

Hope this helps :-/

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Plastic surgery is probably your only option. Unfortunately, your breasts are just made up of adipose tissue (fat). If you're going to lose there, you're going to lose there.

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My husband calls them flappers, I refer to them as skin socks. Either way, I am gonna do everything I can to prevent it from happening to me. I will wear a bra 24 hrs a day, concentrate on some chest exercises/ weight training, and if all else fails.......My husband has agreed to buy me new boobs.

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I have decided that since we want more kids after surgery I am just going to nurse them... FOREVER lol... that way they always have some volume... but hubby has agreed to start saving for a boob job

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I have lost 150 my husband says I looked like an Amazon woman on the nat geo magazine. I do chest exercises I dont see it helping. I went to from a 52 ddd to a 38d. I think I just have to wear really good bras and maybe get a breast lift one day.

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I have decided that since we want more kids after surgery I am just going to nurse them... FOREVER lol... that way they always have some volume... but hubby has agreed to start saving for a boob job

You stole my idea!!!!!

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I am saving for a boob job. I have lost a lot in my chest area, went down maybe 2 cup sizes so far. They look great in a bra, but not so amazing out of it.

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