I was born with tuberous breasts and they really affected my self esteem leading to depression and eating disorders in my teens. I now have a daughter and My worst fear is that she inherited them from me and will go through what I did. I am wondering if there is a way to tell once she's older if she has the fibrous band constricting her breasts and if there is a way that it could be removed to prevent the deformity from occurring.
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Thank you for sharing your photos. I would concur with you that you indeed have a constricted tuberous breast. This does make your case a bit more challenging. However, do not worry - I think you still can achieve a very nice result! To give you meaningful recommendations would require a ...
The tubular breasts are the result of internal
scar tissue that contracts and distorts the breast and tissue around the base
of the breast, creating the tubular shape. The BRAVA device alone cannot soften
the constricted tissue and cannot correct a deformity. When the BRAVA device is
used in...
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