Definitely try better bras. I am similar frame with much larger chest. With better bras I don't feel "compressed and hoisted" I feel supported.

Please post links to bras. Thanks!

OP here. I probably should buy better bras. I have a style that I like and gives good support but it's not a high end bra.
I just hate the whole game of compressing and hoisting up my chest.
Sigh.
First world problem, i know.

OP, I am in the exact same position as you. Mine definitely sag and are heavy. They dictate how I dress, as v necks look better, etc. Swimsuit shopping is the worst. Your description of a bra that compresses and hoists is spot on - certainly not attractive lingerie. I have thought about a reduction and lift intermittently over the years, but at 54 feel like my vanity is not a good enough reason. That said, running is uncomfortable, straps dig into my shoulders, etc. You are making me rethink this.

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Anonymous wrote:Since I didn't see it mentioned: have you tried better bras? I have bigger boobs than you (though, also a bigger frame) and the right bra does a lot for me. I do spend a significant amount of money on bras, but surgery is expensive too.

Not saying surgery is wrong for you, just keying in on how you say your breasts affect your appearance.

OP here. I probably should buy better bras. I have a style that I like and gives good support but it's not a high end bra.
I just hate the whole game of compressing and hoisting up my chest.
Sigh.
First world problem, i know.

Definitely try better bras. I am similar frame with much larger chest. With better bras I don't feel "compressed and hoisted" I feel supported.

Anonymous wrote:Since I didn't see it mentioned: have you tried better bras? I have bigger boobs than you (though, also a bigger frame) and the right bra does a lot for me. I do spend a significant amount of money on bras, but surgery is expensive too.

Not saying surgery is wrong for you, just keying in on how you say your breasts affect your appearance.

OP here. I probably should buy better bras. I have a style that I like and gives good support but it's not a high end bra.
I just hate the whole game of compressing and hoisting up my chest.
Sigh.
First world problem, i know.

Since I didn't see it mentioned: have you tried better bras? I have bigger boobs than you (though, also a bigger frame) and the right bra does a lot for me. I do spend a significant amount of money on bras, but surgery is expensive too.

Not saying surgery is wrong for you, just keying in on how you say your breasts affect your appearance.

Everyone I know who had a reduction has been pleased with the result. Honestly I wish my mother had considered it in her 40s. She is now in her late 70s and is really uncomfortable.

OP you have a legit medical issue if your bra is digging j to your shoulders from the weight. I'd do it in a heart beat. I'm 43 but I'd do it at 53 or even 63 if it bothered me.

Anonymous wrote:Breasts don’t grow larger with age, so it is weight gain. It would seem like losing weight is less risky than surgery.

Please don't post when you have no idea what you are talking about. Though significant weight gain can also alter breast size; hormones change the bust too. Your breast changes size in pregnancy, and sometimes they go back to pre-pregnancy size, but often they don't. They may shrink or stay larger. Then again at peri-menopause, hormones change again, and in 1 in 5 women, bust size increases (especially if you started as C cup or larger), often more than 2 cup sizes larger. The dense breast tissue is replaced with fatty tissue that isn't the kind you can alter with diet. The more breast tissue you started with the more of an increase you are likely to see. When they only part of your body that changes is your bust size, it isn't a diet and exercise issue.

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Anonymous wrote:I got a lift at 46. It really helped my breasts and they look much better. I didn’t find the recovery that bad.

The surgery didn’t stop my feels of loathing my body. I actually felt worse after. I had expectations of loving my new body, and all I can see are my other flaws. I’ve gained 25 lbs and probably look worse overall now.

It’s a mental and physical issue.

OP here. Thanks for this perspective. I have to think this through.
I never used to think very much about my body---I was average sized and athletic and could wear what i wanted to and look reasonably good.
Pretty much textbook low maintenance.
Now I can't wear many things (they look dreadful) and have these industrial bras to lift and compress my chest and they dig into my shoulders. I'm not sure what happened to my body. I had 3 kids and am somewhere in perimenopause.
It all got much worse post age 45.

I don't think I will start to be consumed by other flaws but who knows. My body has never been my focus.

This doesn't sound stupid at all OP. I'm low maintenance too. My breasts seem to be staying in the A cup range even post kids and I'd never get implants but if they got big and uncomfortable I'd definitely look into a reduction. I guess the final factor will be how much hassle and recovery it will be versus the end result. But it sounds like your case that end result may very well be worth it!

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Anonymous wrote:Breasts don’t grow larger with age, so it is weight gain.

said nobody ever

The PP who came up with this gem is most likely a man.

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Anonymous wrote:Do it OP! And your age has nothing to do with your decision. I never had nice breasts....always thought that I looked like a National Geographic centerfold. My breasts were tubular in shape, large, and uneven. Then after having children they were two even sadder, uglier sacks just sitting there on my chest wall.

I had implants and a lift done in my mid-30's. I'm now 56. Still do not regret my decision.

This is a simpler surgery than a reduction. Will people who haven’t had a REDUCTION please stop giving OP advice!

Yet here you are, essentially giving advice. You don't know what you're even talking about. When I had my left done, quite a bit of breast tissue WAS REMOVED!

Anonymous wrote:I know women who have had breast reductions in their 40s, 50s and 60s. Not one of them has regretted it.

+1. Unless things have changed, breast reduction has historically had the highest rate of satisfaction for any cosmetic surgery. I say go for it.

Anonymous wrote:Do it OP! And your age has nothing to do with your decision. I never had nice breasts....always thought that I looked like a National Geographic centerfold. My breasts were tubular in shape, large, and uneven. Then after having children they were two even sadder, uglier sacks just sitting there on my chest wall.

I had implants and a lift done in my mid-30's. I'm now 56. Still do not regret my decision.

This is a simpler surgery than a reduction. Will people who haven’t had a REDUCTION please stop giving OP advice!

I think it's stupid at any age.

55 and I plan to do it. Surgeon suggestions? Bethesda/DC