Sagging breasts are a natural part of the aging process for women. As you get older, your skin elasticity decreases, which allows it to stretch. Combined with the weight of your breasts and the pull of gravity, breasts will sag. Breast sagging causes problems with appearance since the breasts hang lower as they sag. Sagging breasts can also be painful if the weight of the breast doesn't have proper support due to the weight of the breast pulling on the skin. A properly fitted bra can support sagging breasts.
Step 1
Measure around your ribcage. Wearing a comfortable, non-padded bra, wrap a measuring tape around your ribcage, starting at zero, right at your bra line. Make sure the tape is straight and doesn't sag or ride up in the back. Without squeezing, read the number in inches on the tape where it meets with zero. Round up any fractions to the next highest number.
Step 2
Calculate your band size. If your ribcage measurement was an even number, add 4. If it was an odd number, add 5. This is your band size in inches. In order to support sagging breasts, the band has to fit perfectly.
Step 3
Note your bust measurement. Using the measuring tape, wrap it around the fullest part of your bust, starting with the zero end. Read the number on the tape in inches where it meets the zero. Round up if you're not exactly on a number.
Step 4
Find your cup size. Subtract your band size from your bust size. The difference between these numbers indicates your cup size. A 1" difference is an A cup, 2" is a B cup, 3" is a C cup, 4" is a D cup, and so on. Properly fitted cups provide support to sagging breasts.
Step 5
Choose bras with support. Underwire bras support sagging breasts with a thin wire to hold breasts up. In order to support breasts, avoid very stretchy or camisole-type bras. These offer little more than coverage and won't hold breasts up. Good support comes from sturdy materials that have only a little give in them and molded cups to keep breasts in place.
Step 6
Toss your old bras. Bras that have lost their elasticity are not supportive, even if they are your correct cup and band size. Over time, bras stretch out, letting breasts sag.
