Do I have Tubular Breasts? (photo)

A side photo would help but based on the front, you don’t appear to have tuberous breasts. Your breasts do not appear to be constricted around the nipples and you have a distinct breast fold.

In short, no. You appear to have absolutely normal breasts with a slight size mismatch which is very, very common.

Your breasts are not tubular however they are low on the chest wall. You may benefit from a circumareola lift if you want your breasts higher on the chest wall. 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. The size of the areolas can be corrected at the same time.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Unfortunately, surgeons have created the term tuberous breasts, a fact which causes unnecessary concerns for women. Many women just have different sizes and shapes and in my opinion shouldn't be labeled. 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 implants, if interested. 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 is right for them. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA

Hello and thank you for the question. Your breasts do not appear to be tuberous. Vasileios Vasilakis, MD. Fellowship-trained plastic surgeon. Houston, TX.

Dear Optimistic766125, thanks for sharing your concern and picture, you don´t seem to have tuberous breast. If you are thinking about adding volume to your breast I would rather suggest to get breast augmentation with dual silicone gel implants. this would give you an amazing result. Make sure you go on consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon. Hope this helps and best of lucks! Dr. Luis Mejia.

Good morning!
No your breasts are not tuberous. I would recommend a submuscular augmentation with saline or silicone gel implants, placed under the muscle, through a nipple or crease incision. We would determine the exact size and profile when I measure your chest, we review photos together, and you have an opportunity to try on the implant sizers here in the office.

Dear Optimistic766125,
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 inferior breast fold, and narrow base at the chest wall.The type of surgery best for you will depend on the severity of your condition.My preferred technique for tuberous breast correction involves a multistep procedure where the breast tissue is released in a radial pattern to prevent herniation into the areola and placement of a custom implant size is in the breast to allow appropriate expansion of the breast in the restricted dimensions. This can often be done in a single procedure but sometimes may require two surgeries.That said, it is best that you visit a board-certified plastic surgeon for an in person examination. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thank you for sharing your question and photograph. Your breasts do not have any hallmarks associated with a tuberous breast. Hope this helps.

No, you do not have tubular, shaped like tubers, breasts, but normally shaped breasts. You do have some mild uneveness with can be corrected.