What Can I Do to Fix my Wide-spaced Breasts?

The space between your breasts can be lessened somewhat through breast augmentation surgery. If the base diameter of your breast is matched or exceeded slightly with the proper sized implant and your soft tissues are sufficient to accomodate the size, then it is possible to lessen your gap.Discuss your concerns at your consultation with a plastic surgeon.     

Thank you for your question.  Many patients who are interested in undergoing a breast augmentation procedure are concerned with the amount of cleavage they can expect post-operatively.  Unfortunately, a patients pre-operative anatomy will determine how much post-operative cleavage that a patient can expect.  Remember that an implant is used in order to increase breast volume.  Implants are placed utilizing the patients nipple-areolar complex (NAC) as the center-point and, as such, if a patient begins with wide-set breasts they will still have somewhat wide-set breasts post-op.  This is not to say that patients may not achieve a certain degree of improvement, because many times patients will cite improvement in the amount of cleavage that they have after surgery, but it is important to note that implants cannot use any other landmark as the center-point or they will end up with misshapen and unnatural appearing breasts.If you are interested in undergoing a breast augmentation procedure or would like to determine what options are available to you to help provide you with most cleavage, I would strongly recommend scheduling a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon.  At the time of your consultation and physical examination, your doctor will be best able to advise you on the benefit and limitations of a breast augmentation procedure.    I hope you find this helpful and best of luck!

Thank you for your question
The distance between breast is something that is genetical and is difficult to reduce with breast implants.In some cases this gap can be slightly reduced but in some cases can actually become more noticeable.
It is very important to discuss possible outcome and expectation with your surgeon during your consultation.

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Mr Giorgio Netri

It’s not unusual for patients to
have specific aesthetic goals for size, contour and cleavage.Unfortunately, these aesthetic goals aren’t
always easily accomplished and, for this reason, compromises may occasionally
be necessary.This is frequently the
case when patients are concerned about cleavage.In the majority of cases,
inadequate cleavage is related to anatomic considerations.These include lateral sloping chest walls,
the breast shape and lateral positioning of the nipple areola complexes.It’s important to center the implant beneath
the nipple areola complex.Efforts to
create cleavage by moving the implant in an inward direction can result in
malposition of the nipple areola.In
these cases, the nipple areola would look as if it’s sitting on the side of the
breast. If you’re considering breast
augmentation and cleavage is one of your primary aesthetic goals, it’s
important to discuss this issue with your plastic surgeon.Your surgeon should be able to perform an
examination and discuss any limitations imposed by your unique anatomy.

Post-operative cleavage will depend on your pre-surgery cleavage. You have wide-set breasts, which means you'll probably continue to have wide-set breasts after surgery. However, while you may have a bit of improvement, it may not be as much as you want. Unfortunately, your surgeon can only do so much to give you cleavage before it looks abnormal, since the implants have to remain centred underneath your nipples.  

This is a very difficult problem. If you place the implants too closely to achieve cleavage, you will risk seeing ripples along the inner surface of the breasts. Fat grafing in an otpion but still in its relative infancy and you may not have sufficent fat.  

The distance between breasts can be improved with a number of techniques but it's important to be seen by a plastic surgeon first-- sometimes you have this improved with implants alone, but there are other options available to you.  It's important to remember that there is naturally some bit of distance between the two breasts even in ideal anatomy, and your plastic surgeon will be able to go over this with you in detail at your consultation.

Without seeing you personally, no one can give you specific advice but here are a few general comments. Fat grafting can sometimes be done to conceal areas that are too thin, though this would not improve the cleavage in terms of the breasts as much. It may be worth considering low-profile implants to round out the base diameter of the breasts although this would of course make them larger. A lift wouldn't do it.

Hi Soap, You are correct, your cleavage is directly related to the shape and width of your chest and how close your breasts naturally are together, so it is genetic!  Adding more volume (breast implants) will not increase your cleavage. If your breasts are naturally set wide on your chest, you will have more fullness after your augmentation, but not necessarily more cleavage. When breasts are set wide on the chest, a patient will have more fullness after your augmentation, but not necessarily more cleavage. During surgery your surgeon should be able to create a precise pocket along the midline and center of the chest to allow for cleavage, but they are limited by your natural anatomy.  I would recommend having an assessment in person with a board certified plastic surgeon and get their best opinion with recommendations. They will take measurements and explain the breast anatomy basics along with procedures and their limitations. Best of luck to you!

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Thank you for your question. It is difficult to give you an opinion without seeing a picture but it sounds like you are a good candidate for breast implant surgery. Unfortunately the ability to achieve cleavage is dictated by genetics and bone and rib structure. There are several different implant types available including smooth round gel and shaped implants and a board certified plastic surgeon can give you an opinion after a full consultation.