Do I have tuberous breasts or are my nipples just a bit big? (Photo)

Tuberous breasts are characterized by an indistinct breast fold, constriction of tissue around the nipples and possible nipple/areola puffiness. Typically, correction of this is not covered by insurance since it is considered to be for aesthetic purposes only. However, you can check with your...

Dear Margomargor, tuberous breasts are not simply small or underdeveloped breasts. The appearance of the breast can range from mild to severe, and typical traits include: enlarged, puffy areola, rather wide spacing between the breasts, very little breast tissue, sagging, higher than normal...

Your breasts are widely separated and you have herniated nipples. The technique I recommend is a mini lift. Using a circumareola incision, your breast tissue is reshaped, elevated higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage. At the same time, fat transfers or small...

Your breasts are not tuberous but extremely ptotic. The technique I recommend is 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...

You have very slight doming of your areolae, or at least whilst your nipples aren't erect. Herniation of the areola is a feature of tuberous breasts, but yours are very mild. In my mind you would also need to have constricted lower poles to your breasts to be called tuberous breasts, which you...

You can remove breast implants at a later stage and replace with fat transfer. Fat transfer will create a different look than an implant, as it has less structure, but for the most part you won't have 'relapse' of tuberous breast deformity. At the time of explant, you may need a revision lift in...