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Do I Have Tubular Breasts or Have They Sagged? (photo)

Hello... I'm 23 years of age and I have one child. When my breast started developing it was basically just the areola that was seen. While growing up I found that my areola was huge. However my breast didn't sag. After losing weight by poor eating habbits, it sagged a bit. However after having my child it has seemed to sag all the way. I'm wondering if I had tubular breasts all the time or if my breast sagged due to poor eating and breasts feeding.

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Tuberous Breasts

Many patients considering breast augmentation are seeking to not only enhance the volume of their breasts, but to also enhance the shape and/or improve the symmetry of their breasts. Essentially all breast shape and symmetry issues can be improved during breast augmentation, and with most of them it is possible to make significant improvements and produce an aesthetically desirable breast profile. Accurate preoperative evaluation, appropriate surgical planning and attention to detail during... more

Michael Law, MD

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Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Tubular Breasts

You do have elements of constricted breasts and the breasts are droopy as well. As others have suggested, a full breast lift with or without breast augmentation may be indicated. There is a continuum in tuberous breast deformity (constriction to tubular to tuberous).

Tuberous Breasts?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Based on your photographs, I do not think that you have tuberous breasts. As you say, your breasts have “sagged” after weight fluctuation and breast-feeding. If the shape, position, and/or size of your breasts are of concern, I would suggest that you consult with board-certified plastic surgeons to discuss options and goals. Breast lifting plus/minus breast augmentation surgery may be helpful to you. You may find the attached link... more

Sagging Not Tuberous Breasts

You have sagging breasts (ptosis) and fortunately not tuberous breasts. This is a far easier breast condition to improve by lifting techniques than that of a tuberous breast deformity.

Tubular Breast Defomity

From your pictures it's hard to confirm that you have tuberous breasts. An exam would help better determine this. However, from the pictures it does not appear to be a true tuberous deformity. A breast lift, with or without an implant could be done to help improve the shape of your breasts. Best wishes, Dr. Joseph

Tubular breasts?

Thanks for posting the photos, but they are heavily shadowed and difficult to review. They do not look tuberous in these photos.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Tubular breasts?

No, you do not have tubular breasts. Tubular, or tuberous, breasts occur when the lower portion of the breast is "constricted", or tight. This doesn't allow the breast to full expand. There is often weakness in the areola which allows the breast to push out, or herniate, through the areola. This gives the breast and areola a somewhat odd appearance, similar to a tuberous root vegetable. I believe that your breasts look the way they do because of your pregnancy and genes.

Tubular Breast Deformity??

Thank you for the great question. No, you do not have a Tubular Breast Deformity. Yes, you do have large areolar areas and saggy breasts. This could be improved with a Breast Lift or Mastopexy. Anticipate, you will drop 1/2 to 1 cup size with such a procedure. Best, Gary R Culbertson, MD, FACS

Saggy

You are just saggy not tubular. To lift them you would need a mastopexy. You may not need implants at the same time, if you have enough breast tissue to make you happy.

Do I Have Tubular Breasts

There are a number of features that define a tubular breast: •Wide and puffy areolae •widely spaced breasts •high breast fold •constricted lower pole (deficient tissue in lower half of the breast •minimal breast tissue •high breast fold •narrow base of the breast Some of the features would not be visible on the photos since there is no side view, but all in all I don't see enough of these findings to say that you have tubular breasts... more

Hello

From your pictures it looks like you would need a lift. You did not mention if you were happy with the size you have now? You can get a breast lift with a Nipple reduction and a modest implant to help with superior fullness.

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jcpeaches 7 Jan 2013

Thanks a lot for your answers, It was indeed helpful. Based on your answers most of you did not think I had tuberous breasts but was concerned with my shadowed pictures. I do apologise for that. I would however post better pictures.

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