Bras DO make breasts less perky! Experts say ditching YOURS could improve blood flow, strengthen muscles & help defy gravity

Ditching a bra can make your breasts firmer, experts claim.

Women's health specialists and plastic surgeons have suggested that the tight pressure of a bra can weaken the tissue around the breasts over time, causing them to sag.

It is also said that the cheerful appearance is due to the gradual strengthening of the back muscles that occurs when you are unsupported, improving posture.

Women have been wearing supportive structures around their chests since the early 20th century, when American publisher Mary Phelps Jacob created the very first bra using two handkerchiefs.

But experts have long debated whether or not they have any benefit for breast health.

The debate flared last week when content creator Kaylee told her 182,000 TikTok followers that she hadn't worn a bra in five years — and that wearing one had made her breasts “perkier.”

The US-based software engineer and photographer said: 'I think they've stayed pretty perky.'

Other women, she added, are “better off” by “releasing” their breasts.

'Your muscles become strong and support themselves.'

Kaylee is a US-based software engineer and photographer who shows off her figure online to her more than 182,000 TikTok followers.

She said she hadn't worn a bra in five years, adding: 'I think they've stayed quite perky.'

Kaylee said women are “better off” by “uncovering” their breasts.

She added: 'Your muscles will become strong and they will support themselves.'

Strangely enough, some experts seem to agree.

Dr. Lucky Sekhon, a board-certified gynecologist and reproductive endocrinologist, told Well+Good that people have long believed the opposite: that not wearing a bra causes sagging.

She says this is a common misconception.

Women who have not worn a bra for a long time often report that it makes their breasts firmer, rounder and perkier over time.”

Dr. Sekhon said that although people with larger breasts may initially feel more back pain, they will build up the strength in their chest and back muscles so that their breasts are well supported without a bra.

Meanwhile, Dr Foued Hamza, an internationally renowned cosmetic surgeon with more than two decades of experience, said: 'Wearing a bra can actually worsen the sagging effect because the underwires work against gravity, restricting the breast's natural ability to support itself. to lift becomes weakened.'

A 1990 study of eleven young women found that wearing a “well-fitting” bra caused significant breast sagging after three months.

A 15 year old study led by Dr. Jean-Denis Rouillon, a sports scientist from the University of Besançon, France, revealed that bras do more harm than good when it comes to perkiness.

In the study, he examined the changes in the breasts of hundreds of women over many years.

He concluded that women who did not wear a bra had nipples that were seven milliliters higher than those who did.

Dr. Rouillon said in a radio interview: 'Medically, physiologically and anatomically, breasts do not benefit from being denied gravity. On the contrary, wearing a bra makes them weaker.'

However, the study was heavily criticized because it only looked at a small sample of women, and over a short period of time. It did not take into account whether women had been breastfeeding or pregnant.

Some experts say there simply isn't enough research to draw a conclusion either way.

Dr. Sekhon also said that not wearing a bra can improve circulation and make the skin on the breasts healthier.

Experts say the idea that going braless can cause breasts to sag and droop is a myth. The opposite is true.

This is because wearing a bra can restrict blood flow to the muscles in the back and chest walls, leading to back pain.

Additionally, bras trap sweat, dirt, and moisture against your breasts, which can lead to clogged pores, irritation, and stains, especially after exercise.

Not wearing a bra gives the breasts room to breathe.

Research shows that on average, women's breasts start to sag around the ages of 30 and 40.

Experts add that bras can be helpful at this time to keep the breasts in place.