Tuberous breasts

Tube­rous breasts are a con­ge­ni­tal con­di­ti­on in which the breast does not deve­lop ful­ly during puber­ty. The breast looks nar­row, tube-like or con­stric­ted and may affect one or both sides.

Cau­ses

The cau­se is a tight, con­stric­ting ring of con­nec­ti­ve tis­sue at the base of the breast. It pre­vents the glan­du­lar tis­sue from expan­ding even­ly down­wards and out­wards as it grows, pushing it towards the areo­la instead.

Sym­ptoms

Typi­cal signs are a nar­row breast base, an under­de­ve­lo­ped lower breast and a high, tight infram­amma­ry fold. The areo­la is often enlar­ged and pro­tru­des. The­re is fre­quent­ly also a mark­ed asym­me­try bet­ween the two sides. Seve­ri­ty ran­ges from bare­ly noti­ceable to cle­ar­ly visible.

Tre­at­ment

Cor­rec­tion is sur­gi­cal. The con­stric­ting ring is released, the glan­du­lar tis­sue redis­tri­bu­ted and the infram­amma­ry fold lowe­red. Volu­me is usual­ly added as well, using an implant or the pati­en­t’s own fat. An enlar­ged areo­la can be adjus­ted in the same pro­ce­du­re with an areo­la reduc­tion.

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