How Would You Correct my Tuberous Breasts?

I'm pretty sure I have tuberous breasts and was wondering what would be done to correct it? Would I need a lift? Scoring of the constricted tissue? Both? I'd also want implants.

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Tuberous breast augmentation

Tuberous breasts tend to be narrow at the base and are overly projecting for their size, and this phenomenon may occur on one or both sides. In its mildest form, the lower pole of the breast is underdeveloped or may even appear constricted - sometimes referred to as a 'constricted lower pole'. In severe cases the breast is conical in shape and is sometimes described by the patient as looking like a 'torpedo' or a 'Snoopy dog'. Regardless of the degree of tuberosity, it is possible to... more

Michael Law, MD

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Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Tuberous Breast Correction

You do indeed appear to have a tuberous or constricted breast on the left side. The nipple/areola is at the bottom of the breast and the inframammary fold (where the bottom of the implant would lie) appears to be higher than on the right side. These are not always easy to correct, but we commonly get nice results. It does require lowering of the left inframammary fold so the level of it (and of the implant) is symmetrical with the right side. The lower pole of the breast needs to be... more

Correcting the not so tuberous breast

Looking at your photos you do not have what we consider a tuberous breast, as the nipple is not constricted at the base and 'herniated'. Your breasts are just asymmetric, sisters and not twins. As the envelope or shape of the skin is different right to left, breast augmentation will work well though the implant size may need to differ to adjust for volume difference. Submuscular implants would be best, forget about 'scoring' the tissue. Finally a lift is needed on one side to... more

Correcting tuberous breasts

From your photo, you'll most likely need to have a breast lift with an implant for both breasts. Breast implants will give you extra volume to fill out your breasts with improved cleavage. The lift will help to reduce the diameter or your areolae as well as making the breasts more symmetric. The entire procedure can be done as an outpatient with minimal downtime and discomfort. Good luck! Dr. Schreiber see video

Surgery for tuberous breasts

The single view photo you posted limits full analyis of your situation so one cannot say exactly what needs to be done. The photo show a small horizontally oriented right breast with the breast tissue centered below the level of the nipple. The nipple areola complex looks like it is protruding outward (hard to tell in this view). The left droops downward more ore so the nipple is shifted downward and outward relative to the right. The left breast has a different, more tuberous shape. The... more

Tuberous breast correction

Hi, you would need scoring of the breast tissue, and implants would also allow the tissue to spread out more aesthetically. The nipple-areolar complexes would also need to be reduced, which would give a "lifted" appearance to the breasts as well. I suggest seeing a board-certified plastic surgeon who has experience with correction of the tuberous breast, as this is a challenging problem. Good luck, /nsn.

You will need lift

Your breast are presenting multiple issues. The first issue is the asymmetry. The second one is the lack of soft tissue. The next one is nipple position and tubular breast. If you get lift in one side ,you breasts will sag different. I treat breasts like yours with fat grafting and breast lift at first stage and more fat grafting or implant at second stage. This approach is more complex but results are more predictable.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD

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New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous breast

Although your breasts,particularly the left (anatomic left as it showsup on the screen), might be categorized astuberous or constricted, the surgical apporach is, in reality, no different that other breasts. That is, your surgeon has to make an anatomic analysis of your breasts, determine with you what your goals are, and then devise a customized procedure that will satisfiy your goals as closely as possible with minimal risks. I suspect that this will take some form of lift to... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

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Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Fixing tuberous breasts

Dear Mari, Tuberous breasts can be mild, moderate or severe in characteristics.You probably fall into the moderate category. It is apparent to me that you have a constricted base of the breast tissue and herniation of the breast tissue through your areola area. In my extensive experience with tuberous breasts, I believe that doing both procedures ( donut Mastopexy and extensive scoring of the breast tissue) along with an implant will correct your problem. The... more

Congenital tuberous, or consricted breast deformity

Surgical reconstruction of this congenital deformity is challenging. I would suggest you go to someone experienced in this deformity. Generally, correction of this requires multiple techniques including a peri-aerolar mastopexy to correct the herniation of breast tissue through the aerola. It usually also requires scoring of the base of the breast tissue to allow expansion and relaxation of the breast tissue. Implants are usually required for lack of original breast tissue... more

Tuberous breast deformity

I think that you would get a very nice result with a lift of your left breast to bring the nipple back up to the height of the right side and then implants in both breasts to increase the volume.