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Do I have tuberous breasts and can they be corrected? (photo)

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marina1167Jul 12, 2024

I just turned 18. After doing so much research, I came to the conclusion that I have them too. The thing is, when my nipples are "hard" my breasts look "normal" and have that rounded shape that they should have. When the nipples aren't "hard" they look tubular. Can I still have tuberous breasts if my breasts look normal when the "nipples"are hard? My breasts greatly impact on my self esteem and I'd like to fix it.

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Gary M. Horndeski, MD

Your breasts are not tuberous and I recommend a breast lift using The Bellesoma Method. This will reshape your breast tissue creating upper pole fullness without implants, elevate them higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage. Vertical scars are avoided, nipple...

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OHIP does not typically cover any cosmetic breast surgery, including for the correction of tubular breasts.

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