Can I Correct Moderate Tubular Breasts with Fat Grafting

asked 10 months ago by Ms.Elle in Toronto, ON
Latest answer by Jeffrey Hartog, MD
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Tags: breasts, female, candidate, tuberous

I'm deeply uncomfortable with my breasts. I'd like to increase their size by about a cup size to a full B or a small C, but my main complaint is the shape of my breasts instead of being teardrop shaped or round they are cone shaped & I think? tubular. I will absolutely not consider implants but am hopeful for improvement with fatgrafting, is this possible? Would OHIP/private insurance cover any of the cost? What sort of cost am I looking at? How is does using BRAVA for fatgrafting make a difference

5 answers to Can I Correct Moderate Tubular Breasts with Fat Grafting

Tuberous breast correction with fat grafting

You can add volume to the breasts with fat grafting, but this will not correct the underlying problem of tuberous breasts, which is the constriction at the base of the breasts. As a result, you may end up with a result in which you have more volume, but the shape remains the same. I have not seen any studies on the use of the BRAVA device for tubeorus breasts, but I suspect that this will create the same issue: more volume without a change in shape. Although you are not... more

Nina S. Naidu, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Fat grafting is ideal to improve the shape of breasts

The beauty of fat grafting to the breasts s that the fat can be placed exactly where needed. For the best results, preexpansion with the BRAVA® device is preferred. The BRAVA essentially stretches the tissues so that more fat can be accommodated with more predictable take of the graft. Up to 90% take has been shown with this process. The procedure also requires release of the tissues during the grafting procedure which is done with a technique called Rigotomies. The procedure is... more

Jeffrey Hartog, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous?

Based on the one view you show, the areolae are not herniating, the IMF is not overly high and your base width appears adequate. if you are dead set against implants then I would consider grafting. the augmentation will be modest but the improvement in shape, may be worth it. the BRAVA is intriguing and I suspect it may have a more prominent role in micromastia but not so much in your case.

Rafael C. Cabrera, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous Breast Surgery

As others have stated, fat grafting will add volume, but you really need surgery to correct any anatomical defect and change the shape of the breast. Otherwise, you may just end up with a larger version of what you have already. Good Luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

Fat Grafting and Tubular Breasts

Having looked at your photo but without the opportunity to examine you, and without the benefit of a lateral view, I can safely say that fat grafting in the subcutaneous layer would fill out the depression in the upper part. If you wished to move the nipple-areola complex higher and/or closer to the chest wall, surgery would be required.

Barry Weintraub, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

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