Breast Lift for Tuberous Breasts

A true tuberous breast correction procedure can be quite difficult and challenging for a surgeon. The breast has a constricted base with a protruding nipple and most often has a small amount of breast volume. This varies from patient to patient and requires a variety of procedures from a small radial release with breast augmentation and/or release or reduction of the areolar. Sometimes this will also require a staged surgery to be done over two sessions with or without tissue expanders. It varies widely depending on the patient and the extent of the deformity.  

There are several aesthetic problems to be dealt with in the tuberous breast patient.

1. the base of the breast is narrow and constricted vertically and horizontally

2. the breasts are often spaced far apart

3. the areola are often dilated

4. there is usually significant asymmetry between the breasts

Correction requires breaking the breast down internally and distributing it over an implant using some specialized implantation techniques (Dual Plane etc), lowering the infra-mammary fold, disrupting the fibrous constricting bands that narrow the breast, and reducing and lifting the areolar position.

As you can see, there are a lot of 'moving parts' in this operation. Seek out a board certified plastic surgeon that has treated other tuberous breast patients.