Procedure Fix Tuberous Breasts on a 20 Year Old?

What's my ptosis degree? I have no children. I'm 20 years old.

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Breast Ptosis

It looks like many of us agree that you have a significant amount of ptosis (nipple/areola complex below the breast fold and pointing downward). You would need a breast lift procedure for better placement of the nipple/areola on the breast mound and if you want to increase the volume of your breasts, breast augmentation would need to be performed. Anyone considering plastic or reconstructive surgery should consider consulting a board certified plastic surgeon to achieve the best... more

Sagging (ptotic) breast degree: photos

From your pictures. it appears that you may have a grade 3 ptosis and would likely benefit from a full mastopexy with breast implants if you desire upper breast fullness.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Grade 2-3 ptosis

You have significant ptosis of your breasts especially for a 20 year old and it is very reasonable that you may want to fix this. You also have a tubular deformity to your breast which makes fixing them a bit trickier. You need a lift and an implant to give you pretty, perky breast. This is no small task though, so go to a board certified plastic surgeon who does a lot of breast surgery.

Breast ptosis in a 20 year old

You ask some interesting questions. Your grade of ptosis is 2 because your nipples are below the crease under your breast. Grade 1 is when the nipple is right at the crease, and grade 3 ptosis is when the nipple is at the lowest part of the breast and points down at the floor. At any rate, a surgery to improve the appearance of your breast should move the nipple and areola higher, reshape the breast and take out extra skin. I always counsel young women that pregnancy and nursing change the... more

Repairing true breast ptosis

You have true breast ptosis because the nipple is at the bottom of the breast, pointing down, and well below the inframammary crease. A central pedicle lift is what I would recommend for you and an implant to add upper pole fullness.

What's my ptosis degree?

Grade III ptosis with nipple way below the infra mammary (under breast) fold with large areolae. You would greatly benefit from a Hall Findlay vertical mammaplasty Mastopexy which would reduce the areola, cone the breasts and make them perky as well as putting them higher on the chest where they belong. You can read much more at - http://www.cosmeticsurgeryspecialists.org/breastsurgery/breastliftandbreastreduction.html Good Luck. Peter A Aldea, MD

Ptosis degree

Since you areola are at the lowest point on your breast it is considered a grade 3 ptosis. You need a lift and if you want more volume than you need an implant.