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Are my Breasts Tubular?

asked 1 year ago by Los Angeles2737 in Los Angeles, CA
Latest answer by Remus Repta, MD
Question viewed 21,430 times
Tags: age 18-24, nipples, 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?

21 answers to Are my Breasts Tubular?

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

Glenn Vallecillos, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.BeverlyHillsCosmeticSurgeon.com

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

Remus Repta, MD
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

www.aaaplasticsurgery.com

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... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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.

C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

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... more

Babak Dadvand, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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... more

Paul S. Gill, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.drpaulgill.com

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.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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.

Michael Weinberg, MD
Toronto Plastic Surgeon

www.mississaugacosmeticsurgeryclinic.com

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.

Christopher V. Pelletiere, MD
Barrington Plastic Surgeon

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.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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.

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

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.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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... more

Vincent P. Marin, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.marinaesthetics.com

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... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

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.

Ricardo Izquierdo, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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... more

David Greenspun, MD, MSc
New York Plastic Surgeon

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.

John P. Stratis, MD
Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

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... more