Did my breasts not develop properly? (Photo)

You have a tubular breast deformity, which is considered a condition where the breasts have not developed properly. If you wish to address this condition, both implants and lower pole expansion will be necessary. This will require a combination of implants, fat injection, and a lift. Specifically, a periareolar lift will be performed.

Dear elliek111,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thanks for your question. You have a mild-moderate case of tuberous breast changes, which are very common, especially in patients seeking aesthetic breast surgery. You are right that you have a lack of development / expansion of the lower pole of your breast. Depending on what you wish to achieve, the appearance could be improved through uplift or augmentation techniques (using an implant or fat transfer), or a combination of these procedures. I would recommend seeing a surgeon who specialises in aesthetic breast surgery.

I recommend an in person consultation with a plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and be measured. After I measure and discuss goals with my patients, we then look at pictures of women (my patients) with similar measurements with different size and style breast implants. They also get to see what they would look like when the breasts have fully dropped and fluffed and in clothes. You get to see actual results and the surgeon's experience and not a virtual idea of what can be achieved. Women tell me that this process is very helpful in determining what size and style breast implant is right for them. Mildly Sagging Breasts: If your breasts are mildly droopy, a saline or silicone gel implant placed behind the pectoral muscle might help create the illusion of perkiness. That’s because as the implant fills out the top of the breast, it also fills out the bottom, making it look as if the nipple has moved higher. It hasn’t. You can always get a lift later if you feel you are not perky enough when fully settled and healed. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA

Your breasts are well developed. However, they are widely separated and low on the chest wall. You need a breast lift and I recommend The Bellesoma Method. This will reshape your breast tissue creating upper pole fullness without implants, elevate them higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage. Vertical scars are avoided, nipple sensation (in 95%) and the ability to breast feed are maintained. Later, fat transfers can be performed if additional volume is desired.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

This is a form of a constricted or tubular breast. It is not severe and they are symmetric so the correction, if deemed necessary, is a lift with an implant.

Based on these photos I would consider your breasts to be within normal range. Some correction can be achieved in the areas of concern with implant augmentation. In person consultation with an experienced, board certified plastic surgeon would help. Good luck.

Thank you for your question. An examination in person is required to properly evaluate you and make specific recommendations. That said, it appears that you have elements of what is known as “tubular breast deformity” with a bit of sagging and with your breasts and nipple/areola weighted toward the lower breast. A board certified plastic surgeon can advise you on your options but you would most likely benefit from an augmentation mastopexy (combined breast lift with implants).
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You have normal breasts that probably grew rather quickly, or you have lost weight so that you have some sagging. You have breast tissue behind the nipple. A lift would raise your breast up. If you want more volume, add implants.

Hi Ellie, thinks for your question. all breasts have different characteristics and dimensions. i would say the breast base (the cross section where breast attaches to chest wall) in your case is small in proportion to the breast. This is perhaps borderline to something called 'tuberous' breast but I am not sure that yours truly fits into this category. If you want to change the appearance of your breasts I think it is likely that simple breast implantation could improve the aesthetic of your breast; fat transfer to the breast is an alternative which allows a bit more fine-tuning in terms of 'filling' different zones of the breast to suit circumstances (compared to an implant which fills only the central zone of the breast behind the nipple. I hope this is helpful. Best wishes Oliver Harley Plastic Surgeon,