Tuberous Breast Surgery Gone Wrong?

asked 1 year ago by welshie in wales
Latest answer by Scott L. Replogle, MD
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Tags: AA cup, mistake, patient rights, tuberous

I was diagnosed with tuberous breasts and had implants to 'correct' this, from a size 34aa to a 34c, under the muscle. They were done four years ago, and one implant hasnt 'settled' and is much higher up than the other, the other has settled rounding out the tuberous shape. They look awful. I have been told by another surgeon that it is likely the muscle is holding the right implant up in a high position. Am I entitled to have this corrected free from the original surgeon?

11 answers to Tuberous Breast Surgery Gone Wrong?

Tuberous Breast Surgery Gone Wrong?

Thanks for being so kind to post a photo. After 4 years do you really feel you should not be charged for the revision? I know of no surgeon after this length of time that would do a gratis surgery. from your photo the left result is very good, your right needs a lowering of the inferior crease and a slightly larger implant. From MIAMI

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous breasts and revisions

I agree on most of the comments. Tuberous breast is not a single type of condition or breast contour and can even vary from one side to the other. There appears to be some residual tuberous or constricted condition under the nipple-areola on the left which is otherwise a nice result. Correcting this would require a circumareolar approach rather than an inside or implant-type revision. The right breast looks higher than it is because of the shoulder position but it does look like... more

Scott L. Replogle, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

Augmenting a tuberous breast

Looking at you picture, it appears there is likely a capsule contracture that has lead to a majority of the asymmetry. Some adjustment of that side is warranted. Costs are variable depending on the contract you have with your surgeon. In our practice we would charge for issues such as this, as it is a healing problem and out of control of the actual surgical procedure. Wishing you all the best, Tal Raine MD FACS

Talmage J. Raine, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous breast surgery gone wrong

Dear Welshie, I am sorry that you are unhappy with your result. It is difficult to comment on your result without seeing the preoperative photographs. Personally, I do not think that they look awful, but there are some asymmetries, which could be improved with surgery. You are always best off going back to your original surgeon, but you are not entitled to have corrective surgery for free, unless that was agreed beforehand. Most hospitals offer free revisional... more

Jonathan J Staiano, MBBS
Birmingham Plastic Surgeon

No

Tuberous breast is one of the most challenging breast disorders to correct. Many times, it is a 2 stage procedure, to get an optimal result.

Sam M Sukkar, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Redo surgery

Tuberous breasts are very tough to deal with and your results do not look bad except that one breast is a bit high. AS for the price you should talk to you doctor, I am sure he would give you a break.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous breast surgery

Tuberous breasts is a descriptive term and can refer to a wide variety of breast shapes. However, one of the hallmarks is a contricted lower pole which usually means the inframammary fold is disproportionately high relative to the breast gland. This is significant because placing an implant to lower the fold and expand the lower pole can result in this "double bubble" contour. True tuberous breast shapes are almost never perfect after "correction" because of the deromity... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Tuberous Breasts pose a difficult surgery-

Tuberous breast create a challenge, in general, because it is sometimes difficult to get the breast tissue to relax to the extent that one would like to achieve a symmetric and rounded breast. It looks like the overall shape of your breast is rounding out nicely. There is some visible asymmetry in height, as you express, which perists. The height of the breast with a tuberous deformity is frequently very different from side to side. Because the tuberous breast... more

Kimberley O'Sullivan, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

Surgery for Tuberous Breast Deformity

First of all, if you truly had tuberous breasts, I think you have a good result. In your photo, your right shoulder is significantly higher than your left shoulder and this skews things a bit. If you are unhappy with your result, though, this is a matter which you should discuss with your original plastic surgeon.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Corrective Surgery

If I were your original surgeon, I would want to see you back, especially if you are not satisfied. Give him the oppurtunity to review the result and come up with a resolution. Though a free surgery is unlikely, he may discount his services as a courtesy. Best of Luck to you.

Michael A. Fiorillo, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Correcting breast surgery

I would follow-up with your previous surgeon to really answer this question. However, since it's been 4 years it's not very likely that you'll get free surgery.