One surgeon said I had tuberous breasts and suggested a breast aug w/ lift 2nd surgeon said they weren't tuberous. He said my nipple to IMF fold was 5cm, not constricted, and that my nipple placement was low. He suggested a straightforward breast augmentation. He said he would give me an option to do a lift as well, but he truly felt that I could have a nice result without the lift. Do I have tuberous breasts? I like the 2nd doctor much better than the 1st but I am scared of looking even worse.
June 23, 2020
Answer: Tuberous Breasts and Implants? Thank you for sharing. The images do not suggest severe tuberous breasts. See you local board certified plastic surgeon who can discuss probably a straightforward breast augmentation plan. Best wishes!
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June 23, 2020
Answer: Tuberous Breasts and Implants? Thank you for sharing. The images do not suggest severe tuberous breasts. See you local board certified plastic surgeon who can discuss probably a straightforward breast augmentation plan. Best wishes!
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June 22, 2020
Answer: I need other opinions, do I have mild tuberous breasts and would a correction with implants alone help? Hi. I would certainly not consider your breasts to be tuberous. They do appear slightly constricted inferiorly. But most of the time with either some internal loosening of the lower breast tissues (referred to as scoring) or just general relaxation of the tissues through the healing process from placement of breast implants, you should see improved shape. You have some mild asymmetry of the nipple position, but that is very commonly seen and I would not suggest doing a breast lift initially. A version of a breast lift referred to as a periareolar mastopexy can help flatten the conical shape of the breast if it ends up being a little more than what you desire, but that is at the cost of a scar that goes all the way around the areola. That typically heals nicely, but my expectation would be that you likely would not need that and it would probably be better to wait until you have gone through the healing process before making that decision. That can be a fairly straightforward procedure after the fact, if needed. Good luck and take care, Dr. Howell
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June 22, 2020
Answer: I need other opinions, do I have mild tuberous breasts and would a correction with implants alone help? Hi. I would certainly not consider your breasts to be tuberous. They do appear slightly constricted inferiorly. But most of the time with either some internal loosening of the lower breast tissues (referred to as scoring) or just general relaxation of the tissues through the healing process from placement of breast implants, you should see improved shape. You have some mild asymmetry of the nipple position, but that is very commonly seen and I would not suggest doing a breast lift initially. A version of a breast lift referred to as a periareolar mastopexy can help flatten the conical shape of the breast if it ends up being a little more than what you desire, but that is at the cost of a scar that goes all the way around the areola. That typically heals nicely, but my expectation would be that you likely would not need that and it would probably be better to wait until you have gone through the healing process before making that decision. That can be a fairly straightforward procedure after the fact, if needed. Good luck and take care, Dr. Howell
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