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Are my Breasts Tubular?
Hello, I'm an 18 year old female and ever since I was about 14 I've been concerned that my breasts are tubular. However, when my nipples are erect (as pictured) they look perfectly fine in my opinion. It's almost as if the tissue gets pinched back and creates a rounder shape. But I don't have naturally erect nipples, they're quite puffy. In your professional opinion, are they tuberous? Because I'm young, do I still have a chance of developing more rounded breasts in the future?
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Los Angeles2737
in Los Angeles, CA
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Tuberous Breasts is a Sub-Group of Constricted Breasts
You appear to have constricted breasts. If you look carefully, the lower slope of the breast is a traight line instead of a gentle convex curve. As in tuberous breasts, which the contraction literally prevents the breast contents from bulging forward and assuming a hemispheric shaper. While the shape of a tuberous breast looks like tuber, or root, you have a milder form in which it is not AS constrictive by is nonetheless present. Your condition CAN be vastly improved with surgery but this...
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Tubular breasts
Tubular breasts is a descriptive term that indicates certain features that are variably present to variable degrees. Some call it constricted breasts because the base of the breast is tight and yours have a bit of that characteristic. You have to remember that breasts come in all shapes and sizes. Very few are "perfect." Your breasts are going to develop the way they will and they will continue to change as you grow, age, become pregnant, etc. It doesn't matter what they look...
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Tubular breasts in NY
Thank you for your question and for providing the photos. Based on your photos and your description of your breasts, I would agree that they are tubular in nature. Tubular breasts are the result of a constricted ring of tissue at the base of the breasts. While there is a wide spectrum of degrees of tubular breasts, the common theme is a tight lower pole of the breasts and tissue that protrudes through the areolar opening. In your case, when your nipples are erect, they contract and force the...
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Breasts Come In Many Shapes & Sizes; You Appear To Have Constricted Breast Deformity
Breasts come in all shapes and sizes and significant variations in breast contour are common amongst women. One of the more commonly seen breast variants is the tubular breast deformity. This is also frequently referred to as a constricted breast deformity.
The condition occurs because of constriction of the skin at the base of the breast. This often results in herniation of the breast tissue through the areola which creates a unique breast shape. The vast majority of constricted breast...
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Tuberous breasts
Thank you for the question and photo! On your photo, it appears that you have more of a "constricted" breast rather than a classic "tuberous" breast. Although you do have some features of this, you do not fit all of the criteria. However, you do have some herniation of tissue into the areola along with a tight/"constricted" lower pole of your breast.
As you age, you may find some changes to your breasts, but your complaints may not completely be improved....
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Mild Tubular breasts and correction options in Albany, NY
On evaluation of your photos, you certainly show some of the characteristics of tubular breasts. The inferior pole is constricted and does not show a nice, rounder form. It appears that you may have a small amount of herniation of the breast tissue into the areola. At some point if you decide to correct this, it can be achieved through an augmentation where the inferior pole and the infra-mammary crease is released. At the same time, herniated tissue behind the areola...
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Puffy nipples are not necessarily tuberous bre
Tuberous breasts tend to have a constricted or narrow base and as a result the breast tissue tends to herniated into the nipple. I would not say that your breast base diameter is particularly narrow. You do have herniation of breast tissue into your areole. At the age of 18 however your breast shape is still evolving and with aging and pregnancy, these things may change.
You didn't ask about surgical correction, and my recommendation would be to avoid it. There is a...
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Are my Breasts Tubular
Your breasts appear to mildly tuberous. There is some constriction in the lower pole on the photograph. I would perform a submuscular breast augmentation with implant and then do some scoring on the inside of the lower pole. I think in this case it would correct the problem.
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Tubular breasts
Hello,
You appear to have a mild form of tubular breasts. As you mature there is a chance of some improvement, however, it is unlikely that they will correct completely. A small implant placed on top of the muscle via a peri-areolar incision, with concurent breast scorring, would likely correct the problem rather easily.
All the best,
Dr Repta
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Mild Tuberosity of Breasts
Based on your picture, you have a mild case of tuberous breasts. There appears to be some herniation of breast tissue/fat in the areola. In addition, an exam will likely reveal some mild constriction at the base of your breasts. Many of these things can be improved with surgery.
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Do I Have Tuberous Breasts?
Based on the photograph, you have mild tuberous breasts with the right breast more tuberous than the left. You have a mild constriction in the bottom portion of the breast which causes the breast tissue to herniate outwards, causing the "puffiness" in the areola. If you are happy with the size and just don't like the puffiness, then doing an areolar setback procedure will address your concerns. Your breasts will go through a lot of changes as you get older, especially with...
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Tuberous Breasts
It appears that you have a mild tuberous breast deformity with constriction of the lower pole of the breast. This could be corrected by an incision around your areola to correct the areolar herniation, followed by release of the attachments of the lower half of your breast from the underlying chest wall. Subpectoral breast augmentation could then be performed to add volume to the lower pole deficiency of your breast.
I wish you a...
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Tuberous breasts are most severe form of constricted breast.
You have a mild version of a constricted breast as mannifested by your enlarged ":herniated" areola particularly on the left and tight lower pole skin.
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Tuberous Breasts
Thanks for the question.
From the photograph you've provided, it appears that you do have mildly tuberous breasts, with elements of lower pole constriction in association with areolar prolapse. They look relatively symmetric which is good. Should you desire to reduce the "puffiness" of the areola, this can be achieved under a local anesthetic with minimal downtime.
Best of luck,
Glenn Vallecillos, MD, FACS
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Tuberous breasts can be treated
It looks like you have some constriction of the lower pole of your breast and hence a minor degree of tuberosity.
Wait till you are fully grown before you think of doing something. There are several good options depending on what your goals are at that time.
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Tubular Breasts
From your picture, it does appear that you have a degree of tuberosity to the breasts. It is mild, but there does appear to be some herniation of the breast tissue into the nipple areola complex. At your age, your development should be done unless you started puberty very late, so I would not expect things to change very much on their own at this point. They still could, but the chances are small. I hope this helps.
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Tuberous breasts
I would say they are a minor forom of tuberous breasts. They do look slightly tight inferiorly and the nipple-areolas are a bit protruding.
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Tuberous breasts
In the tuberous breast the skin of the lower half of the breast remains attached to the chest wall & does not grow with the remainder of the breast during puberty. The developing tissue in some cases may be forced into or herniate into the darker tissue surrounding the breast nipple (areola) &/or may be constricted at its base. The difference between this scenario & small breasts is that small breasts are symmetrically smaller with respect to the circumference & center...
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Treatment of areolar area in tuberous breasts
Your breasts are slightly tuberous.
If the areolar puffiness bothers you, it would be a relatively straightforward procedure to tighten the areolar area. This could typically be done under local anesthesia if you wished.
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Are my Breasts Tubular?
Thanks for the photo. You have a minor variant of tuberous breast deformity. If you are happy than just leave them alone - no surgery! From MIAMI DR. Darryl J. Blinski
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Tuberous breasts or not?
Along the spectrum of tuberous breast deformities, you would be very mild. There are a couple of things you have that hint at this such as puffy areolas and tight lower poles but one thing you have that is very fortunate is good symmetry. Often tuberous breasts are fairly asymmetrical and this creates more problems.
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Do You Have Tubular Breasts?
From the photo you provided it appears that you do have a mild case of tuberous breasts. The issue is how much does it bother you? The issue with the tubular or tuberous breasts is that the lower aspect of the breast from nipple to breast crease is short (yours fits) and the nipple and areola are wide and allow the breasts to protrude through this area making them more prominent (you fit here as well, especially on the lower outer aspect of the breasts). Fortunately there...
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Tuberous breast shape is a spectrum
A tuberous breast (not tubular though many confuse the term) describes a breast that has a tight skin envelope and lacks a fold under the breast, and a nipple which is very prominent, almost a herniation or protrusion of the whole nipple areolar area with skin that is tight around the base. The tuberous breast is small and often asymmetric. Your nipple may have some tendencies of a tuberous breast however your breast is fairly normal on the whole. Breast shape is an infinite spectrum and...
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Tubular breasts
From your photo it is evident that you have tightening of the lower pole of the breast (it appears more straight than curved) and herniation or "poofing up" of an enlarged areola. So, yes, you do have tubular breasts, albeit a mild form which can be contoured with an augmentation and possibly with or without a peri-areolar mastopexy.
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Tubular Breasts- Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment
One of the most common abnormalities of breast shape is called a tubular breast. Such breasts, also known as tuberous breasts or constricted breasts, result from congenital variation in the development of the breast tissue that can affect one or both breasts. Although there is considerable variation, tubular breasts all share some common features.
Tubular breasts are characterized by some or all of the following:
Narrow and elongated shape
Little or no breast tissue in the...
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Tuberous breasts
You have very mild tuberous breasts right more than the left. I would definitely wait for several years to allow your breasts to mature properly.
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Are my breasts tuberous?
Tuberous breasts are generally defined by the following:
short distance from the nipple --> infra-mammary fold
dilated and/or "prominent" areola
loss of rounding to the lower pole with obvious constriction
Given these, from the picture you provided it does look as if you have tuberous breasts. Whether or not they will soften over time is a little unpredictable but I would guess that they would not.
You are probably a bit young for breast...
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