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Your Bra Needs Change Over Time - Weight Changes
Weight Changes Affects Your Bra Size
Weight loss or gain can chage your breast size and shape which changes your bras support requirements. Your breast tissue may have reduced elasticity, which causes a loss of firmness. This is especially pronounced if you change body weight by more than 10 percent up or down.
Weight Gain Stretches the Skin
When a woman experiences weight gain she can experience a stretching of the skin. While this may have a nice appearance change on the face to plump out the crows feet and wrinkles, it has a disastrous effect on the breasts. Heavier breasts may require a drastic change in the type of bra required for support. It can also mean certain types of bras should no longer be worn.
Weight Loss Leaves Behind Flabby Skin
Just as weight gain can stretch the skin, weight loss can leave behind flabby skin. Since the breast is mostly fat, a woman will notice one of the most affected areas are her breasts. This flabby flesh may now require a completely different type of bra for support of a "deflated pillow" rather than a "perky peach".
by The Bra Lady
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