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Will Tuberous Breasts Dramatically Affect Breast Augmentation Cost?

asked 2 years ago by natashanicol in Illinois
Latest answer by Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS
Question viewed 5,025 times
Tags: breasts, costs, price, tuberous

Would a price range from $5,000 to $8,000 be reasonable?

21 answers to Will Tuberous Breasts Dramatically Affect Breast Augmentation Cost?

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Your breast asymmetry and appearance would be improved

From the photograph, any tuberous consideration is very mild and would likely be notably improved with implant placement and a conservative release of the breast base. I do not feel that this would add a large cost to the procedure. I would think your overall appearance be nicely enhanced.
Michael A. Marschall, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
+3

Tuberous breast deformity does increase cost of breast augmentation

You can expect breast augmentation to cost more when you have tuberous breast deformity, because it adds time and complexity to your surgery. It is not your basic breast augmentation, and you want to go to a surgeon who recognizes this. I strongly recommend going to a board certified plastic surgeon who has some experience with augmentation in patients with tuberous breasts. There are a lot of different factors that need to be addressed in your surgery. In addition to the tuberous breast... more
Anita Patel, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Tuberous breast surgery- augmentation and asymmetry correction

Far more important than getting the fee as low as possible will be selecting a surgeon who is paying as much attention to the appearance of your breasts as Drs. Rand, Aldea and Placik. Your surgery is not Breast Augmentation 101. It is the graduate course. This is important so that all asymmetries are addressed as fully as possible, and so you have realistic expectations about the outcome of the surgery. Your breasts are asymmetric now and will be asymmetric after your surgery. In the... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
+2

More often than not, augmentation cost for tuberous breasts will change

I agree with my colleagues in that you do exhibit mild tuberous form. Also visible is a size discrepancy between the two breasts.However, even breast augmentations with this form can still present major challenges to your surgeon. Your fee will be based upon your desired level of change, i.e. is your major concern just an augmentation, or is it to change the size of your areolas (pigmented area around the nipple). The operating time will be longer because of your size discrepancy as well.... more
Jeffrey D. Hoefflin, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
+1

Tuberous Breasts

While fees and pricing policies vary greatly across the country, it does not appear that the tuberous aspect is significant. It will add to the anesthesia time but would not be dramatically more expensive than a base breast augmentation.
Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS

West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
+1

Tuberous Breast Surgery

Pricing ranges for each surgeon depending on where the practice is located, where the surgery is performed, surgeon experience, etc. but the higher end of that range sounds about right. Tuberous breasts have 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" and areola and some degree of ptosis (drooping). Generally, the procedure involves breast... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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Tuberous breasts and breast augmentation and costs

Breast augmentation for small tuberous shaped breasts can costs more than breast augmentation in a more normal shaped breast.  In tuberous breasts the skin around the nipple is very loose and the nipple may be ptotic (drooping or close to the level of the fold under the breast (inframmarary fold)).  Further the base fo the breast may be narrow or constricted.  In order to achieve a nice shape after breast augmentation in the tuberous breast the surgeon may also have to... more
Vincent D. Lepore, MD

San Jose Plastic Surgeon

www.vincentleporemd.com

+1

Tuberous breasts need more than just breast implants.

Hi. To correct tuberous breasts, the breast tissue itself has to be reshaped. This can be done with or without breast implants. The surgery does indeed cost more.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
+1

Implants will likely give you a nice improvement; some other adjustments may be necessary

You seem to have relatively minor tubular breast changes. There is some constriction of the bases of your breasts; it is hard to tell if you have protrusion (herniation) of your nipple areolar areas. Implants will likely provide improvement with care being taken to try minimize persistence of the inframammary creases. If you do require correction of the nipple areolar areas, incisions may be needed around the areolar margins. The operation is more complicated than a standard breast... more
Michael D. Yates, MD

Huntsville Plastic Surgeon
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Expense for correction of tuberous breast deformity

Correction of tuberous breast deformity is more complex than a standard breast augmentation. It is very difficult to correct this deformity in a single operation. Proper correction usually requires two stages. More important than cost, is finding a surgeon who is skilled and has treated this condition before. This can be a very complex condition to correct and you do not want to choose a plastic surgeon on cost alone. Based on the picture you provided, you appear to have a mild tuberous... more
David A. Robinson, MD

Munster Plastic Surgeon
+1

Tuberous breast deformity does increase the complexity of Breast Augmentation

Hi there- Breast Augmentation in a patient with tuberous breast shape is a bit more complex and requires a bit more of your surgeon's time to execute well. This will, therefore most likely result in an increase in fees relative to a more routine augmentation. Having said that, the increase should be minor and I do think that the range of costs you list would be reasonable in most parts of the US. Need help finding a good surgeon you like and can trust? Read this:
Armando Soto, MD

Orlando Plastic Surgeon
+1

Tuberous Breast Augmentation

The breast problem you have is not severe, but does require experience to achieve an optimal result. You, therefore, need a surgeon who has significant experience. You should also talk at length about what you should expect. You should not expect tight cleavage, as you appear to have a wide central chest into which one cannot place an implant. Otherwise, you should expect a good result. I, nor most of the other Plastic Surgeons I know do not charger extra to treat someone like you. The... more
Robert T. Buchanan, MD

Highlands Plastic Surgeon
+1

Surgery on Tuberous Breasts require silicone gel implants and more involved surgery

The quick answer to your question is yes it is more expensive to perform augmentation mamoplasty on a Tuberous Breast. I feel that with a Tuberous Breast it is important to put the implant under the breast tissue and when that is done I feel that you should use a silicone gel implant. Silicone implants cost more than saline implants. Also it is important to reshape the breast tissue and usually necessary to reduce the nipple areolar size and perform a peri areolar mastopexy. This is the... more
Carl W. "Rick" Lentz III, MD

Daytona Beach Plastic Surgeon
+1

Check the surgeon's experience with complicated breast surgeries

As pointed out by the other doctors, this is not breast implant 101. You breasts with asymmetry, constricted inferior pole, enlarged areola, pseudo herniation, and one sided ptosis (hanging) requires an experienced surgeon. You will need two different size implants. You will need correction of the constricted base and inferior pole. You will need a periareaolar (nipple) lift to correct the enlarged and protruding nipples. This surgery takes more time, skill and experience than a standard... more
Richard L. Dolsky, MD

Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon
+1

Breast augmentation cost for tuberous breasts depends on the surgeon

You have mild tubular breast and also mild asymetry. The amount of work and also the higher risk of the need for revision will make the coet of the procedure to be higher in your case. Your breast tissue can not hold large implans( bigger than 325-350) and also if you get saline implant ,you will have palpable implant over the lateral and lower part of the breast.
Kamran Khoobehi, MD

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon
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Breast augmentation costs and tuberous breasts

Your breasts do have mild constriction at the base, but this should not affect the overall cost of surgery with most surgeons. You will require some additional maneuvers in addition to those normally done for breast augmentation, which might add another 30 minutes of operating room time. I'm not sure about costs in Chicago, but I suspect that your range is probably reasonable. Good luck.
Nina S. Naidu, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
+1

Breast Augmentation cost can be higher for tuberous breasts

YES! Most tuberous breast reconstruction can need up to three operations to gain an acceptable result. Therefore there would be higher expenses. Any surgeon who tells you they can give you that great result in one operation takes a very high risk. Be careful out there. Regards.
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
+1

Breast asymmetry and constricted breast

My colleagues have pointed out the mild but distinct differences that contribute to your breast appearance. In addition to the constricted base diameter (tuberous), you exhibit widely displaced nipples ("pointing to the outside) with a large intermammary space (cleavage separation) and nipple-areolar & inframmary sulcus dystopia (uneven breast creases and nipple height), enlarged areolae with possible pseudoherniation ("puffy nipples") as well as mild volume discrepancy... more
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
+1

Breast Augmentation and Tuberous Breasts

You appear to have a bit more than just Tuberous breasts. You appear to have a size asymmetry AND your left areolar-nipple complex is lower than the right. the best approach would be to release the breast constriction from the inside with a few radial cuts and the use temporary sizer implants to see which implants give you the closest size symmetry. This being done and implants placed you would benefit from a periareolar breast lift on the left to match the sides. Surgical fees will vary... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Mild tuberous deformity

 You have a mild form of tuberous breasts.  You need to realize that this makes for a more difficult situation but you are lucky your's isn't severe.  I think your cost range is reasonable.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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