27, diagnosed with PCOS - Do I have tubular breasts? (Photos)

Tubular breasts are characterized by constriction of tissue around the nipples and an indistinguishable breast fold. You don’t appear to share these traits.

Your photos do not suggest the presence of tubular breasts. The aesthetics of your breasts could be improved with implants. it is not likely that exercise, massage, and hormone balancing would provide substantial change.

Dear lalalalilyy,

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 your question. You don’t have classic tubular breast. They are slight constricted - meaning the distance from your nippler to your crease is short.
A breast augmentation is likely your best option for improving shape, volume and cleavage. For optimal cleavage results you may do best with subfascial placement and fat transfer.
The fold may need to be lowered to accommodate the implant volume and I routinely reinforce these with internal bra mesh.
Hope that’s helpful!

Thanks for your question! I don't think you have any sort of tubular breast deformity, but this is just the way you were made. If you want to improve shape, size, etc., I do think you would be a good candidate for an implant. Best of luck!