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Sagging breasts after delivery

Dr RK Khazanchi
Director,
Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon

Q: After giving birth to a first male child my friend breast-fed her baby for one year. However as soon as she stopped feeding her breasts started developing wrinkles on them and became loose. The shape and size of the breasts is not as tight as it used to be before delivery. Her child is now 2 and 1/2 years old. Please suggest some remedy for regaining the breast shape.

A:Sometimes after pregnancy breasts can lose their shape and become loose and drop down. This happens because the skin envelope which stretches during breast feeding is not able to shrink back to its original size. It can be corrected by plastic surgery. You should contact an experienced plastic surgeon in your area.