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I am 25, not concerned about the size of my breasts. I just want them lifted and the gap lessened. I am in Korea; any idea of the costs? Which lift would be best? Would I need to have implants to fix this? Thanks!

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Treatment of widely spaced breasts

Your posted photos show nipples in good position on the breast mounds but the mounds are widely separated off to the sides. The mounds have to be completely freed up from deeper tissues, moved towards the midline and then stitched in place. That would have to be done via an incision in the crease. A regular breast lift will not suffice because that tightens the skin envelope around the mound and raises the nipple position which would not solve your problem of widely separated mounds. I do... more

Wide-spaced, tuberous breasts

You have widely spaced breasts which also have a narrow base (tuberous). I don't feel you can get a complete correction (breasts are just too far apart), but you can get significant improvement. Depending on how large you want to be, this would require either breast augmentation alone or a combination of augmentation and lift (mastopexy). Either way, you would need an implant with a wide base diameter.

Breast lift

To improve on the gap between the breasts as well as the lift, I think that adding an implant will be most beneficial.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Best Type of Breast Surgery for Me?

Thank you for the question and pictures. I think you will benefit from breast lifting ( circumareolar or vertical mastopexy) as well as breast augmentation surgery. Although you may not be interested in increasing breast size, the breast implants will serve to help decrease the space between the breasts. There are pros/cons of each type of breast lifting operation; it would behoove you to learn about these pros/cons and discuss your goals clearly with well experienced... more

Tuberous breasts

I agree with Dr. Schlessinger's comments. However, I have had good success in your kind of situation with subfascial placement of implants using an axillary approach. Placing the implants above the muscle should correct the shape of your breasts. Sometimes the inframammary fold, the fold where your breast meets your chest, can persist. I feel that if the inframammary fold location is moved lower when the implant is placed, a breast lift will not be necessary. ... more

Widely Separated Tuberous Breasts - How Do I Fix Them?

Thank you for your pictures and your challenging questions. The wide gap between your breasts has something to do with where your pectoralis muscle inserts into your breast bone (sternum). You have some of the elements of tuberous breasts (tuber means a potato with a narrow base). To fix this, you need to distribute your breast tissue over a wider area than its present constricted base. Your areola are large and they are also low. Therefore, I would... more