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Don't get me wrong, I LOVE push up bras but there is mounting evidence for me that they aren't the best to wear all the time.


I stumbled across something called "migrated breast tissue" and it comes from wearing too large band with too small cups (VS sizing method tends to do this). It pretty much means that "arm pit fat" and "back fat" are migrated breast tissue. If you wear bras that encase the "armpit fat" and are the proper size they go back to being part of your breasts and that = bigger boobies. I want to go get fitted for one or two full-coverage bras at a place like Intimacy or Nordstroms to see if this theory is true.

check this out: http://www.bralessinbrasil.com/2012/08/byebye-underarm-and-back-fat-hello-big.html

http://www.thinandcurvy.com/2011/02/reader-question-bra-fitting.html

I will probably always whip out one of my too small push ups from VS when I want to feel extra sexy but right now I want to test out the migrated breast tissue theory.

Anyone else hear about this? Thoughts?

Hey Lulu
I know what you are talking about as far as migrated breast tissue, and too big of a band with a resulting too small of a cup. I honestly don't think it has anything to do with push up bras. Other brands other than Victoria's Secret make push up bras you know, and it (keeping the breast tissue from migrating) only has to do with the way your bra fits you. Therefore, you just need to make sure that your band is tight enough. I actually find that the bras that are meant to avoid this migrating breast tissue problem ("contour bras" not "full coverage" bras!) tend to be push up quite often! I mean, look at Bradelis Bras. They are known for shaping your breast into the correct "shape" as you would say, but almost all of their bras are push up. Why? Because we want to lift our breast tissues as well. So, to be honest with you, I think it is the other way around. But what is crucial to remember is to get a band width that is tight enough. And, of course a cup that fits. I find it helpful to think in terms of finding a fitting band width first, and then find the cup size with that band that fits. If you do it the other way around, you will only get confused (because cup sizes change with band size).

I hope this helps!

Additional note, that blog from which you posted the second link... why the heck would anyone place "thin" and "curvy" together? There is no such thing. Women are so stuck on needing to be "thin" and since they know curvy is most attractive to men, they think that both can coincide. Not true. Thin is overrated and, to me, is not attractive at all. Sorry just needed to vent!