Can Tuberous Breasts Be Corrected Without Implants?

I have what I believe to be larger tuberous breasts. Can I correct them without getting implants? I'm 18 and my breasts are tuberous, from what I have read. But they are not small like websites have suggested that most tuberous breasts are. I wear a 36 B. Though they are significantly asymmetrical. I was wondering if I could have their shape corrected without having implants put in?

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Tuberous Breast Correction without Breast Implants

Thank you for your question. It is very difficult to give you options without photos or an examination. Tuberous ( constricted) breasts are characterized by a wide spectrum of presentation including constriction of the breast base, glandular and skin hypoplasia (especially at the lower quadrants), mal-position of the infra-mammary fold, breast tissue herniation into the areola region and sometimes increased areola diameter. Generally, correction of tuberous breast anomalies... more

Correction of tuberous breasts without implants

I have had occasion to treat a mild contricted breast deformity wiht the use of a BRAVA device and fat grafting with needle release of the inframammary fold.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous breast correction without implants

Without photos it would be difficult to tell you. Uusally patients require implants becaue they do not have enough tissue.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous breast surgery

In the tuberous breast deformity the skin of the lower half of the breast remains attached to the chest wall by a constricting ring at the base of the breast & 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. In more severe cases breast growth is impaired to a greater degree. The need for a breast... more

Correcting tuberous breasts without implants

As Dr. Aldea has said, you might not have tuberous reasts at all. As far as correcting what you have without implants, a picture would have been worth a thousand words. The small side locks you in without an implant so if you can imagine making the larger breast look like the smaller one and being happy, it might be possible to do it without any implants.

Correction of Tuberous (Constricted) Breasts

From your description it is not clear if you have Tuberous breasts or not. In the absence of photographs we cannot decide one way or another. If you DO have Tuberous breasts, the breasts are literally constricted and nothing but a release procedure would allow these breasts to assume a normal shape. While I suppose the constriction could be released without placing an implant, in the vast majority of such cases the breasts are small and a much better cosmetic result can be obtained with... more