Do I Have a Mild Case of Tubular Breasts? (photo)

Your breasts are asymmetrical and tuberous.  You would benefit from a new procedure called The Mini Ultimate Breast Lift.  Using only a circumareola incision it is possible to reshape your breast tissue and move them more medial to increase cleavage and higher to create upper pole fullness.  However, you have asymmetry and the left appears smaller than the right.  If you want to be larger, you will also need implants.  This can all be done at the same opeation without the lollipop or boat anchor shaped scars that have been used in the past.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Judging from your photos, you do have tubular breasts, though it is mild. This is apparent particularly in the side profile shot, where you can see that there is constriction around the areola/nipple. This constriction is caused by a fibrous ring of tissue which prevents your breasts from  expanding sideways, to "fill out" your breasts and become wider in diameter. The breast tissue herniates through the areola area as a result which is what creates the tubular appearance.
 

 

At 18 years old, your breasts may still be developing (though not as dramatically as before). You may want to wait a little while longer to see if your breasts will change in shape.

Yes it appears you do have tuberous breasts.  It affects the right breast more than the left breast.  I would say that you have a moderate case.  The treatment usually involves the use of implants to provide volume and shape as well as some correction of the breast tissue that is constricted and bulging in the areola.

Dr. ES