Realistic expectation for boob loss?

[dawn16]

@bettyraene No worries about being blunt!
I actually had two surgeries. First one I got 550cc saline HP unders. Recovery was terrible like 12 on a scale from 1 to 10. Putting those huge things into my tiny body was hard. My PS couldn’t go any larger (we agreed on 500-650cc whatever would fit). The pain meds made me sick so I would skip doses. It wasn’t great. However I was doing better within 5 days and went shopping/walking on day 6 or so.

I had a re-do with lift and internal sutures after having 2 kids and lateral displacement (my left implant was sitting low and going into my armpit sortof). Recovery was a breeeeeze!!! Crazy because a lift is a more invasive surgery, especially with the sutures, but for me it was like nothing. I also had my implants changed to silicone 450cc so now I can actually find clothes and bikinis that fit. Clothed I totally look natural. Blessed but natural. In a triangle it is obvious that they aren’t natural given the shape, but honestly they fit my frame well. No basketball boobs here

 

[bettyraene]

@dawn16 Thanks for the info! I appreciate your input.

 

[sabrina_]

@americangirl54 This is going to depend person to person... I wear a 30 DD - 32 D US sizes, and though I get stronger and leaner progressively, I've yet to really lose much breast tissue. I also have more dense tissue than a lot of women. My older sister also does not see a decrease in breast size from weight loss / an increase with gain. Most of my friends lose their breasts to some degree as they lose weight and lower body fat, and see the volume increase if they gain weight / body fat. None of us can tell you where on the spectrum you will fall.

 

[jonahsmith3]

@americangirl54 Despite gaining/losing a ton of weight in my lifetime, my boob size has never changed much. Maybe 1 cup size max. What has changed though is the band size.

 

[bettyraene]

@jonahsmith3 Wait...but....are you going from like a 34D to a 32D? Because that actually is a different sized cup.

 

[jonahsmith3]

@bettyraene No not that extreme, but definitely going a band size in either direction as I gain, lose. I only notice because I've been doing consistent measurements, some of which are bust & under bust.

Edit: I can't read and thought you said 32D to 38D. Just going from a 32 to a 34 is a whole new cup size?

 

[bettyraene]

@jonahsmith3 The cup size itself means nothing in terms of breast size per say (i.e. a D isn't always the same volume of boob on every band size).

The cup size is determined by the difference in band size versus the fullest part of your breast.

• 1" difference between band measurement and fullest chest = A.
• 2" difference between band measurement and fullest chest = B.
• 3" difference between band measurement and fullest chest = C.
• 4" difference between band measurement and fullest chest = D.
• 5" difference between band measurement and fullest chest = DD.

So on a small band, a D cup is much smaller in volume than on a large band. Like, I went from a 40C (41" band, 44" around fullest part of chest) to around a 32DD (31" band, 36" around fullest part of chest). My breasts are way smaller now - I lost 8" off the fullest part of my chest. But since I lost faster around my band area (8") my cup size went up, because the difference between my band and the fullest part of my chest increased even though my breasts are smaller.

So if you go from a 36D for instance to a 32D, the actual cup (your breast volume) is smaller at the second size. That would mean the fullest part of your chest went from 40" to 36".

 

[jonahsmith3]

@bettyraene

The cup size is determined by the difference in band size versus the fullest part of your breast.

Holy crap, I never knew that. Thank you! I keep thinking of all the Cosmo articles circa 2003 about how D cup breasts are the size of a grapefruit, C cup and orange, etc. They didn't know shit, haha.

Sounds like I need to go buy a new bra. Or get measured, or something.

 

[bettyraene]

@jonahsmith3 A lot of women don't know how a bra works. The next time you're at a store with bras, go look at the smallest band size you can find with a D cup (probably a 30D) then look at a bigger size with a D like a 42D. The cup is waaaaaaaay smaller on the former.

 

[carmen2569]

@americangirl54 I'm a big boobed person as well and so far (23lbs lost) I'm ok... but my ass, omg, it's starting to flatten and it makes me sad.

 

[christcamebackfromthedead]

@americangirl54 At you're weight you're unlikely to lose all that much boob. You're already at a healthy BMI, and your waist is at a healthy size, so you probably don't have much, if any, fat to cut. You might see a different shape/perkiness or a small trimming down, but you're not likely to lose "cups" of boob.

 

[godislove19933]

@americangirl54 Unfortunately other people’s experiences probably don’t mean a whole lot for you because bodies are so different. I lost 30 lbs. and went from a 36HH to a 32GG. A good friend of mine lost at least as much and her cup volume stayed the same, while her band went down two sizes — so she ended up going up in cup size. Different people have different ratios of breast tissue to fat and not everyone gains in the same place, so it’s just really hard to predict.

 

[americangirl54]

@godislove19933 I thought it might be this way, thanks for replying

 

[darrinos]

@americangirl54 A note on this. Are you aware of bra "sister sizes"?? It's the fact that were you to actually take the cup and fill it with water the actual volume of a 34d and a 36C and even a 38B are actually exactly the same. As the band size goes down, the cup size goes up to hold the same boob tissue. This is why they usually have you try on a couple different sizes in following this paradigm to find the best fit for you when you go and get actually fitted for a bra.

So if you start losing weight and your band size goes down, but your cup size goes up, it's not actually that your breast tissue got bigger, it's that your cup size had to adapt for the same amount of breast.

Edit: so I also wanted to point out that if you go down in band size and your cup size doesn't also go down, then you did actually lose some breast mass

 

[americangirl54]

@darrinos I have heard of sister sizes which is why I kind of bounce around between a 28HH and a 30H. Unfortunately 32 band is normally loose on me and 28 band size is the smallest I’ve found. I don’t think I have much I can lose from my back.
I’m hoping to try and build some muscle so I can up my band size whilst losing fat and going down in cup size and maybe I’ll end up somewhere like a normal bra size

 

[flightgm]

@americangirl54 I went from a C to B after nearly 20kg lost. Honestly, at first it bummed me but now I can see the advantage of it. Running is no longer difficult, going down the stairs is so much easier. Plus, they kind of look good in my new frame.

 

[dandini]

@americangirl54 I’m a 32G and used to be (at my heaviest overall weight) close to a 34 H. Weight training (bench presses and other chest exercises) definitely lifted them and changed their composition. They seem firmer and perkier, which boosted my confidence. Cardio and diet definitely contributes to the band size decrease. IT’S SLOW THOUGH. You will definitely notice changes before anyone else does.

I joke that some people have a goal weight, my goal is to get my jean jacket to actually button up all the way!

 

[waiting_soul]

@americangirl54 I was a 32FF at 5'2" and 138 lbs; now at 118 lbs. I'm a 32C. For a while I was maintaining at 112-114 and I was more like a 32B+ at that point (and my ribs got so bony that wearing a normal bra was painful so all I could wear were sports bras or bralettes).

 

[dawn16]

@americangirl54 You'll just have to wait and see. As a fellow big boobed person I really wouldn't recommend losing weight too quickly - the slower and steadier you lose, the less likely you will end up with loose skin/'saggy' boobs. I HATE that term because all boob shapes are FINE and normal but it might be something to consider.

 

[dawn16]

I see what you did there. Tight work.