Are my Breast Tuberous? (photo)

Hi, i am thinking to have a breast augmentation in this month. I am wondering if my breasts are tubular or not. There are 4 photos of me -1 frontview, 1 rightview, 1 leftview and 1 i want to have- attached. If they are tubular, is areolar incision a must? Which one is the best for me? Subglandular, subfascial or subpectoral? I am a workout maniac and i don't want to quit doing push-ups and planks for at least 6 months so i don't prefer a subpectoral augmentation. Thank you for valuable comments.

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Are my Breast Tuberous?

Yes, I think your breasts do fit the definition of tuberous breasts. Some characteristics are: narrow base of breast diminished tissue (skin and breast tissue) in lower half of breast high breast fold wide and "herniated nipple/areolar complex short distance areola to fold widely spaced breasts. From these photos, you fit most of these characteristics. Your questions can best be answered during a consultation with a plastic surgeon.... more

Tuberous breast deformity

Thank you for the post and the helpful photos. It appears that you have a mild case of tuberous or constricted breasts. The characteristic part of your breasts is the short distance from the nipple to the inframammary fold and lack of breast tissue at the inferior portion of the breast whereas a normal shaped breast will have the majority of the breast tissue at the lower half. This may be dramatically enhanced and improved with a breast augmentation. I do not believe... more

Breast implants help tuberous breasts

Thank you for your question and photographs. You do appear to have characteristics typical of constricted breasts, but yours is a fairly mild condition. You are way too thin for subglandular implants, you would clearly regret this surgery. I much prefer the subpectoral position and allow my patients to start working out in three weeks.....six months is ridiculous.

Tuberous breasts

You have a few chacteristics of tuberous breasts, but not enough to require a different operative plan. A sub fascial augmentation should work well depending on the size you want and will have the least impact on your physical activity. A periareolar incision is not mandatory.

Correction of Tuberous Breasts

Tuberous breast defines a specific anomalous developmental anatomy of the breasts. There are different degrees of this condition, affecting specific part of the breast. For a successful correction each affected part needs to be defined and corrected. In your particular case at least the tight lower pole of the breast needs to be corrected. If you don’t mind keeping rather large areola, then you would not need the incision around the entire areola. Likewise, a... more

Tuberous Breasts?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Yes, I think your breasts do demonstrate some of the characteristics seen with tuberous (constricted) breasts. There are lots of variations of tuberous breasts. Some of the characteristics seen with tuberous breasts include a very narrow base, short distance from areola to inframammary fold, tight (constricted) lower pole of the breasts, relatively wide space between the breasts, "puffy" areola and some degree of ptosis (drooping)... more

Correcting Tuberous Breasts

Hello, Thank you for posting your photos. You do exhibit some traits of tuberous breasts but not as extreme as the patient in last photo you have shared. Something important to mention is that you have a relatively small area under your nipples (the lower pole of your breasts). With that perspective, a physical examination during an in-person consultation is necessary to discuss your goals and to assess the overall anatomy of your breasts. Nonetheless, I believe that a... more

Tuberous breasts and implant position

In my opinion (and definition of tuberous breasts), you have a mild constriction of the level just below the nipple-areola. This may or may not fill out with an augmentation but should be treated separately and directly if needed after the augmentation is done. Otherwise you have a normal A cup size breast and will do best with a dual-plane released subpectoral implant that is properly fitted to the width of your breast and will increase your size from 1-2 cup sizes depending on... more

You have mildly constricted breasts but the are not overtly tuberous. This can likely be corrected with breast augmentation.

Thank you for your question and the photos. You have mildly constricted breasts but the are not overtly tuberous. This can likely be corrected with breast augmentation. To be sure, see two or more board-certified plastic surgeons in your area for a full and complete evaluation to make sure you are a good candidate and that it is safe for you to have surgery. I hope this helps.

Tuberous Breasts

Yes your breasts are constricted(tuberous). This problems can be corrected wiht or without the use of a breast implant.

Different grades of tuberous breast deformity

Hello, There are degrees of tuberous breast deformity from mild to severe. You may have a very mild form of tuberous breast deformity but it will not really impact your augmentation results if your surgeons identifies this possibility. The implant alone may stretch out the breast fold if it is overtly tight but it may be that your small amount of breast tissue allows the fold to sit up higher. I suspect that when its all said and done your breast augmentation results... more