Are my Breasts Considered Abnormal and Tubular?

My breasts are very small and set far apart, with large areola's that almost point to my sides. I have had 2 miscarriages and since then, I have noticed a greater loss in breast mass / tissue at the upper portion of my breasts.

They have always looked disfigured to me and I am very self conscious because of this. So, is this a normal condition? Or tubular? What can be done to repair the abnormality? Thank you.

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Tubular breasts are characterized by having a constricted breast base.

Tubular breasts are characterized by having a constricted breast base with resulting breast ptosis and widened areola from upward displacement of the the breast tissue under the nipple. All the tissues are normal. However most plastic surgeons pay much attention to this breast form as the best corrective treatments require thought and adjustments in our breast augmentation techniques to have the best outcomes. Specific to your case, your breast tissues are normal but the form... more

Abnormal? No. Typical? No.

I myself am confused by the conflicting answers given to your question- so I'll try to clarify some things. First, it's very difficult to evaluate exactly what's going on in your case from the single photo you provided. In lieu of directly examining you, good standardized front and side photos would be required to give you specific information. I see many cases of Tuberous breasts in my practice and most are minor. In some cases the nipple issues of tuberous... more

You have mild form of tubular breast

Your breast are far a part and with large nipple-areola complex. The areola stretching is consistant with tubular breast. Breast augmentation with implants will only enlarge your breast and push you nipples position more to side. I would suggest fat grafting for your breast. This a non-conventional approach and the goal would be breast enlargement less than a cup and correction of the nipple position.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD

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New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Are my Breasts Considered Abnormal and Tubular?

Your breast show developmental abnormality with exagerated separation( "wide cleavage") and nipples pointing to the sides. Your breasts need to be reshaped and it is up to you whether you also opt for augmentation .The approach should be periareolar with emphasis on relocating the nipple-areolar comlexe more medially. Augmentation alone will not give you the best result.!

Breasts that are located far apart

You do not appear to have tubular breasts but your breasts appear to be located laterally (to the side) on your chest wall. You can have a straightforward breast augmentation with a good result. Your breast implants will be located behind your natural breasts, meaning that the distance between your breasts will still be far apart, however with a good bra it will be easier for you to achieve cleavage. Best wishes, Dr. Bruno

Tubular breasts

Your photographs don't really appear to depict tuberous breasts. Straightforward breast augmentation should work well in your case, but as with all surgery, the approach will have to be individualized based on the shape of your breast and torso.

The tuberous breast, constricted with prominent nipple

The truly tuberous breast has a constricted skin envelope, tightness along the fold and a nipple which tends to be 'herniated' or pushed forward. Your breast does not seem to fall into the category of a tuberous breast, though has issues all its own. Your breasts are normal in a sense, though widely spaced on a broad chest. Many options are available, from implants or improve size and symmetry, to forms of breast life to adjust nipple areolar size, and to a degree nipple position. It... more

Constriction or tuberous breast.

From what I have seen on the Internet there's a lot of confusion about what constitutes a constricted breast and what constitutes a tuberousbreast. In my opinion they are to some extent a spectrum. A constricted breast has the tight base and the distance from the nipple for the fold that of the breast is abnormally short. In my mind the tuberous breast is a breast that looks somewhat like Snoopy's nose with a big dilated areolal at the end. In a... more

Tubular breasts

Tubular breasts is a way of categorizing the shape and anatomy of the breast is some women. It has a wide range of variations and severity. In some ways, it doesn't matter how you categorize it. A surgeon should analyze the anatomy and you should agree on a goal as an end result. Any surgery will be customized to meet those goals as much as possible. Depending on what bothers you (i.e. size, asymmetry, position of the nipples, size of the areola, shape and proportion, etc.), the surgery... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

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Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Tubular breast deformity.

Thanks for your question. I agree with some of the other answers that it would be more helpful to see more photos to be certain of the breast shape. However, based on the one photo I would say no. Your breasts are laterally displaced and the areolar diameter might be slightly larger than normal. But that is all I see from the provided photo.