What type of deformity is this and how can it be corrected? (Photo)

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I think it's tuberous breast deformity, could I have prevented this from happening to me ? Also what is the process like for this compared to regular breast augmentations? How rare is this defect?

Leila Kasrai, MD, FRCSC · Answer

Tuberous breasts are characterized by a constriction of tissue around the nipples and an undefined breast fold. You don’t appear to display these traits.

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

Based on these photos, you seem to have typical presentation of narrow base breasts (tuberous breasts). Most significant feature are narrow, tuber/tube like breasts and large areolas with protruding breast tissue. Correction of this deformity is complex and very different from regular breast augmentation. It includes reduction of areola diameter and flattening, expansion of constricted breast tissue, as well as  skin envelope (to a certain degree) and placement of the implant on top or underneath the muscle. In some severe cases, additional surgeris may be needed to achieve as natural shape as possible. It would be in your brest interest to look for an expert who has significant experience with patientss like you. Hope this helps.

Ram Kalus, MD, FACS · Answer

An examination in person is required to properly evaluate you and determine your best treatment options. That said, it appears that your areolae are wider than usual, and this can be corrected with a circumareolar mastopexy. Your darker skin puts you at slightly higher risk of hypertrophic scar formation but the scar can be anticipated to remain purely around the newly reduced areola. If breast size is adequate, which it might be, augmentation is not necessarily required if a desirable shape is achieved. If however you know you want to be larger, because there is expected to be some tension in your skin closure, an augmentation might be considered as a second stage.

Please consult with an experienced board certified plastic surgeon whose aesthetic appears to align with your own based on his or her Before and After gallery. You may benefit from more than one opinion before scheduling surgery. And your breast shape is not your fault, nor could it have been prevented or avoided. It is simply the way your breasts developed. Best of luck to you.

Ralph M. Rosato, MD · Answer

It appears that you have tuberous changes to your breast. A mastopexy can improve the shape of the breast. If you desire to have larger breasts an implant can be added. An examination is required to determine if both surgeries can be done at the same time or as two separate procedures.

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