Breast Lift for Tuberous Breasts

Far more important than the technique is the skill and experience of your plastic surgeon. Choose your surgeon rather than the technique and let them explain why one technique may be better than another.  See the below link on some suggestions on finding the most qualified Plastic Surgeon for a Breast Augmentation.  Always insist on a board certified plastic surgeon.

Thank you for your question!  The standard procedure would be placement of an implant (or tissue expander, depending on the lower pole of your breast) as well as a circumareolar breast lift.  These modalities would correct the issues with tuberous breast: constricted breast at the inferior pole, via breast prosthetic; scoring of the tissue to release the bands; lowering the inframammary fold; correcting the herniation of breast tissue into the areolae; and decreasing the overall size of the areolae.  These are the hallmarks of tuberous breasts.  Consult with a plastic surgeon well-versed in breast surgery and discuss your goals and expectations.  S/he will then be able to examine and discuss the various options and assist you in deciding which decision os the right one for you, given your desires.  Hope that this helps!  Best wishes for a wonderful result!

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.

Oneof the features of a tuberous breasts is a large areola. A lift will elevate and reduce the areola to make it appear lifted. This can be done on both sides.