Breast Surgery to Correct Congenital Breast Asymmetry?

asked 2 years ago by kd1964 in florida
Latest answer by David L. Mobley, MD
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Tags: age 45-54, breasts, female, asymmetry

I was born where one breast developed and the other never grew. I have had multiple surgeries since age 17 and I am now 45. One breast sits up high and the other is larger. One nipple is big and the other is small.

When I lay down, one sits up and the other goes flat. I need to correct this so who should I go to and what should I have done? I cannot wear a bathing suit because one sits up and the other is soft. Please help me.

6 answers to Breast Surgery to Correct Congenital Breast Asymmetry?

Correction of Your Breast Assymmetry Is Possible

Correction of Breast asymmetry is one of the most difficult and gratifying breast surgeries I perform. I have a very long discussion during the consultation to give the patient the "ground rules" for attempting to correct this problem. 1. While dramatic improvement is possible, complete correction of the asymmetry is extremely unlikely 2. There will be several surgeries over a long period (usually about 2 years). Usually only the first one is a big procedure involving... more

David L. Mobley, MD
Sarasota Plastic Surgeon

sarasotaplasticsurgery.com

Breast Asymmetry

I am sorry to hear that, this is a difficult problem and pretty common to need multiple surgeries over one's lifetime to address the issues. At this point you need to seek the advice of a board certified plastic surgeon than deals with breast asymmetries and is comfortable dealing with these problems.

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Breast asymmetry

Signficant breast asymmetry can be very difficult to correct. Sometimes autologous breast tissue reconstruction needs to be performed. But without examining you, it would be difficult to suggest a procedure to you.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Correcting breast asymmetry

You should see a plastic surgeon, and in the Florida area Dr. Armando Soto is very good. You will most likely need a combination of impants and a lift to achieve better symmetry. Sometimes, muscle from the back is needed to fill out certain areas of the breast or a tissue expander may be used to stretch out the skin and muslce to make room for an implant. Good luck!

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Breast reconstruction with asymmetry

It is the rare woman who has symmetric breasts and some of course are more asymmetric than others. If you have had an implant placed in one breast and not the other, it is difficult to really achieve symmetry. You would need to be seen and examined but there should be something that can be done to provide you more volume and shape symmetry. As one of my office staff commonly tells patients with pre-existing asymmetry, your breast are sisters, not twins, and they still will be after surgery.... more

Michael C. Edwards, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

www.medwardsmd.com

Congenital breast asymmetry and long term management

Unfortunately, this is a difficult problem that often requires multiple surgeries throughout your lifetime due to the ongoing changes in the naturally larger breast. To limit the effects of this, I have often found that it is better to reduce the larger breast than attempt to match its size with the smaller breast. This typically requires a lift and reduction. In any case, discuss your goals with a board certified plastic surgeon and find the right procedure for you.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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