Hello, I'm an 18 year old female and ever since I was about 14 I've been concerned that my breasts are tubular. However, when my nipples are erect (as pictured) they look perfectly fine in my opinion. It's almost as if the tissue gets pinched back and creates a rounder shape. But I don't have naturally erect nipples, they're quite puffy. In your professional opinion, are they tuberous? Because I'm young, do I still have a chance of developing more rounded breasts in the future?
Answer: Treatment of Tubular Breast Tubular or constricted breast is a spectrum of findings on the breast. It can vary from mild to severe, and treatment can be a challenge. Looking at your picture: if you have it, it is mild and would respond well to augmentation, if certain steps are taken. Your best option is to visit with a board certified plastic surgeon with extensive experience in breast surgery. They can examine you and give you your best options.
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Answer: Treatment of Tubular Breast Tubular or constricted breast is a spectrum of findings on the breast. It can vary from mild to severe, and treatment can be a challenge. Looking at your picture: if you have it, it is mild and would respond well to augmentation, if certain steps are taken. Your best option is to visit with a board certified plastic surgeon with extensive experience in breast surgery. They can examine you and give you your best options.
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Answer: Tubular breast By looking at the picture it appears you do have a mild form of tuberous breast. It is unlikely the will change much with time. Since the lower 2 halves of your breast are not fully develop, they can be corrected with implants. Most of the time the incision is made on the border between the areola and the normal breast skin. The goal of the surgery is to expand the lower two quadrants of tissue and fibrous bands to recreate the lower part and place an implant.
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Answer: Tubular breast By looking at the picture it appears you do have a mild form of tuberous breast. It is unlikely the will change much with time. Since the lower 2 halves of your breast are not fully develop, they can be corrected with implants. Most of the time the incision is made on the border between the areola and the normal breast skin. The goal of the surgery is to expand the lower two quadrants of tissue and fibrous bands to recreate the lower part and place an implant.
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February 17, 2017
Answer: No, not tuberous! Thanks for your question. I'm happy to tell you that your breasts are definitely not tuberous. What defines a tuberous breast is: constricted base of the breast, high-riding inframammary fold, and herniation of the breast grandular tissue into the nipple areolar complex. Any of these components individually does not mean you have a true tuberous breast. Your inframammary fold is not high riding; the base of your breast is not constricted, but you may have herniation of the breast grandular tissue which is why the areola is large.You would likely be a great candidate for standard breast augmentation. (Note: for a true tuberous breast, you can't just put in an implant; you need to modify the shape of the breast surgically.)
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February 17, 2017
Answer: No, not tuberous! Thanks for your question. I'm happy to tell you that your breasts are definitely not tuberous. What defines a tuberous breast is: constricted base of the breast, high-riding inframammary fold, and herniation of the breast grandular tissue into the nipple areolar complex. Any of these components individually does not mean you have a true tuberous breast. Your inframammary fold is not high riding; the base of your breast is not constricted, but you may have herniation of the breast grandular tissue which is why the areola is large.You would likely be a great candidate for standard breast augmentation. (Note: for a true tuberous breast, you can't just put in an implant; you need to modify the shape of the breast surgically.)
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November 21, 2016
Answer: Tubular breasts Thank you for sharing your question and picture. From your picture it does look like you have tubular breasts. The spectrum of tubular breasts can range from very mild to severe, and is different for every individual. Below are some of the most common symptoms of tubular breasts that can be corrected with surgery:
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November 21, 2016
Answer: Tubular breasts Thank you for sharing your question and picture. From your picture it does look like you have tubular breasts. The spectrum of tubular breasts can range from very mild to severe, and is different for every individual. Below are some of the most common symptoms of tubular breasts that can be corrected with surgery:
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September 7, 2016
Answer: Varieties of tubular breasts This breast condition is a developmental problem of the breast. It may be characterized by a variety of appearances generally seen at the time of puberty. There may be breast underdevelopment of the breast with little or no breast tissue. There may be deficiency of breast skin. The breast may appear narrow, tubular, long, conical or droopy. These contours have resulted in the use of unattractive names such as Tubular Breasts, or Snoopy Breasts.
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September 7, 2016
Answer: Varieties of tubular breasts This breast condition is a developmental problem of the breast. It may be characterized by a variety of appearances generally seen at the time of puberty. There may be breast underdevelopment of the breast with little or no breast tissue. There may be deficiency of breast skin. The breast may appear narrow, tubular, long, conical or droopy. These contours have resulted in the use of unattractive names such as Tubular Breasts, or Snoopy Breasts.
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August 24, 2016
Answer: Not particularly tuberous Tuberous breasts are characterized by a constricted appearance of the breast with disproportionately widened and protuberant areolae. Also, the fold under the breast can be very high and tight. Your photo does not appear this way. The only aspect is that your areolae are slightly large and slightly prominent but otherwise your breasts appear quite normal.Breast development typically is complete after you have completed puberty. At 18 you are probably fully through puberty. Any further changes can still occur but much later over time related to either major weight fluctuation or pregnancy.
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August 24, 2016
Answer: Not particularly tuberous Tuberous breasts are characterized by a constricted appearance of the breast with disproportionately widened and protuberant areolae. Also, the fold under the breast can be very high and tight. Your photo does not appear this way. The only aspect is that your areolae are slightly large and slightly prominent but otherwise your breasts appear quite normal.Breast development typically is complete after you have completed puberty. At 18 you are probably fully through puberty. Any further changes can still occur but much later over time related to either major weight fluctuation or pregnancy.
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