Why does the chest fall?Causes and solutions
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Written by:
Caridad Ruiz
Journalist Specialized in Health and Nutrition
Updated: September 7, 2020
The chest, in most women (very lucky very fortunate), it descends little by little from that perfect original position that was around 15 years old.And those breasts that were once firm and turgid, years later present one aspect, we will say, different.Breast ptosis (the scientific name of breast drop) is more than an aesthetic problem.And it can affect the self -esteem of women and the way it relates to other people.
When this process will begin, it will depend on each woman and their circumstances.To explain why the fall of the breasts occurs and advise us what to delay it and howAesthetics, and plastic surgeon of the International Ruber Hospital, from Madrid.
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Causes of breast fall
We often attribute to gravity the loss of firmness of the woman's chest, as if that force sucks it towards the center of the earth.And yes, indeed, when it comes to big breasts, it influences;But in the smaller breasts it does not intervene as much as we think."The chest falls through the sorry or the laxity of the tissues, which makes the breast tissue not endure or hold in place," says Dr. Calderón.
Another very frequent mistake is to think that the chest falls because the pectoral muscles are not exercised."The muscle has little to do because it is in a deeper plane.Is attached to the ribs and is not responsible for the fall, ”he adds.In fact, there is no muscle that holds it and is anchored by Cooper's ligaments.
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Next, Dr. Ramón Calderón lists us what are the factors that actually favor that breast laxity:
How to prevent the chest from falling out
Of course we can always fight these effects by putting measures on our part.Thus, so that the chest does not lose firmness what you have to do is take care of the skin and breast tissue.To meet these objectives, follow these guidelines:
Hydrate the chest
Every day it is convenient to apply a moisturizer in the chest so that the skin remains elastic.
No Smoking
"The skin of smokers tends to be more lax," says Dr. Calderón.
How to raise the fallen chest
To correct fallen breasts, according to Dr. Calderón, the solution goes through a plastic surgery operation."Exercising the pectoral muscles or the plables, a muscle that comes out of the neck to the upper chest, does not come bad, but it will not prevent or solve a chest drop," warns the expert."Non -surgical solutions help improve skin and tissues, but do not correct the fallen chest," he adds.
Non -surgical methods to raise the chest
Some of the aesthetic medicine treatments that are used to recover the firmness of the breasts are:
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Mastopexia: Plastic surgery to raise the chest
Dr. Ramón Calderón believes that to lift a fallen chest surgery is the only effective measure.The technique is called mastopexia."There are several types of interventions, according to the degree of flaccidity and chest volume," he explains:
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How surgery is performed to raise the breasts
If you are going to submit to an intervention of mastopexia you should know some data provided by Dr. Ramón Calderón about the operation:
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The recovery after an operation to raise the breasts
If you have undergone a mastopexy these are the guidelines to follow to recover the best and sooner possible:
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Created: January 22, 2020
