Tuberous Breasts - To Fix or Not to Fix?

I'm pretty sure the topless actress in the episode of Game of Thrones I saw last night had tuberous breasts. I was happy to see some being flashed around :)

I am sorry to hear about your experience. It sounds to me as if the technique was faulty--with a great surgeon with experience, you should have had a better result. I'm wondering if the implant material (did you have saline?) and placement (probably should be under the muscle) could also be contributing to your sense that they don't feel good either. This is a reaction I haven't heard before.

Of all your options now, the best one might be to at least consult a great surgeon to see what he/she says. I bet your results can be improved if you want to give it a try.

Hello,
Great thread! I thought I would chip in as somebody with tuberous breasts who had surgery and now regrets it. Having been very unhealthily preoccupied with my boobs all my life (im now 32) and very much intent on surgical 'correction' i was very surprised by my reaction to the surgery. I had it done on the nhs last year and the surgeon said that he never lowers the crease which for those of you who've looked into surgery know is an important consideration and something i was v concerned about beforehand - I did not want to end up being the same shape only bigger. Not being able to afford it any other way and feeling that my life was slightly on hold i decided that an improvement was better even though i had concerns about the technique. Sure enough the torpedo look was in full effect after the surgery with the implant sitting very high. I was devastated. I went into shock and had a panic attack in the hospital when i first saw them. I know this is an extreme reaction but the overwhelming feeling I had was that i didn't realise how much i had liked myself beforehand. It felt like i had low self esteem emblazoned on my chest - and they didn't even look good! It felt very wrong and very uncongruent with having a healthy, positive relationship with your body. Of course i was aware that this could be shock from the surgery but i cried pretty much daily for 4 months afterwards. Although the shape is better now they still look unnatural and not a pleasing natural breast shape to me. I had no idea how horrible i would find the feeling of implants either - I only had 200cc and they feel huge to me and heavy. 1 year on I still feel v confused. I have looked into my options from here - including trying to love and accept myself as i am now - more 'corrective' surgery (to get the shape i would have preferred) would now involve a nipple lift and if the crease was lowered a big prominent scar on the breast or simply having the implants out and return to my natural self tho scared what they will look like now...Some people say they could be improved, rounded out.. The main positive that came out of the surgery for me was that it forced me to get over myself and move on from the issue - i was never going to get perfection. So bear in mind that if you do have surgery you are only making a trade, even if you do get the look you are after you will still have implants and scars to deal with, not to mention a ticking time bomb - hugs will feel very different.

According to an article I read, 5-7% of women have this condition. I think that is totally bogus. After doing some research, and reading many blogs, such as this, I believe that A LOT more women have tuberous breasts than 5-7%! Where did they come up with that number? If all the women with tuberous breasts were made more known, maybe it wouldn't be describe as abnormal or deformed, just my opinion. I feel that sometimes cosmetic surgery makes breasts look too round, lifted and perfect (aka fake). Which then changes society's view on what they should look like.

I also have tuberous breasts. I diagnosed myself with this after looking at pics and reading many articles. It is good to finally find that I am not alone. For many years, I thought I was.

Like many young girls, the media did have a negative impact on me growing up. I had low self-esteem about my body image, especially with breasts. I have struggled with my appearrance in that area for many years. Although, I'm not as obsessed about it as I used to be, I do still find myself being a little self-conscious.

I was a "late bloomer" and I always thought my breasts would eventually take a more round, "normal" shape as I got older. They never did. I always thought I was different. It was hard to deal with it growing up. I would get teased. In gym class, I would always get dressed in the bathroom stall so nobody would see me. I hardly went swimming. The few times I did, I wore a shirt. I was always frustrated trying to find a bra that would fit right. I was scared about getting married and having a guy see me naked.

When I was 19, I was so upset one day, that I lifted up my shirt to show my mom and told her that my boobs weren't growing right. She told me that's how she looked at my age and that I was fine. Well, I didn't believe her so I went to see the OBGYN to find out what was wrong with me. The doctor told me that breasts come in all shapes and sizes. She had a book full of all varieties of breasts. She did say, however, that I was a little bit saggy. She asked me if I've had a lot of weight gain and loss during the past few years. I told her that I did have a yo-yo weight problem. She told me that would cause them to be saggy, but that I was normal and healthy. She reminded me that my breasts will take different shapes throughout the years. She told me a lot of times pregnancy causes the breasts to fill out more, but if it made me feel better about myself than to have the surgery now.

Well, fast forward a few years, I never had the surgery, but I do think about having it from time to time. I am married now, despite my worries about a guy seeing me naked. My husband loves me just the way I am. I still get a little insecure, but he reminds me of how perfect they are and that they are everything he's dreamed of.

I use to think that cosmetic surgery was wrong and only vain people had it done. I've always thought that you should be happy just the way God made you, but my views have changed over the years. If you aren't happy with your tuberous breast and you want the surgery, get it done and don't feel ashamed. If you are happy just the way you are, that's wonderful! More power to you, especially with society's pressures. I'm probably not ever going to have my breast "corrected," but I am going to finally love and accept what I have. The older I get, the less I do worry about whether my breasts should be be more round or remain as they are. I guess you start to worry about more important things in life. Whatever type of breasts you have or want, in the end, it's all about living a happy life. So do what makes you happy!:)

I'm a young woman with tuberous breasts and firmly feel that it should be up to the individual to pursue surgery. I thought about it for a while but decided it wasn't right for me. Finding websites and articles like this, knowing I wasn't alone, and knowing I had options made me feel at peace with my body. Exploring and educating myself brought me more satisfaction than any ideological commitment could. No one should force any pro- or anti-surgery ideas on anyone else. It feels good to know that you are the one in control of your body.

Hello...
When you're ready, maybe when you're just a little older, please arrange a consultation with at least one highly qualified, board certified plastic surgeon. And before you do that, do much more research online.

Breast implants do not get hard as rocks with time. There is a slight risk of rupture, but that's about it in terms of changes you might expect in the implants themselves. And a good plastic surgeon can make you look natural--it would be best to find one with a lot of experience with tubular breasts.

(I'm not saying you NEED plastic surgery, by the way. I'm just responding to your feelings about your breasts. If you continue to hate them, surgery is a viable option.)

I'm not sure where you're getting your information so far, but you need better sources!

I'm 17 and have tuberous breasts.. I hate them. I feel disgusting and really unconfident.
I don't want plastic surgery because I don't want the risk of breast cancer, which i think runs in my family, and i heard when implants are implanted for a while they get as hard as rocks. and implants can also look like a rock solid balloons and not look natural.
Is there another way to have bigger breasts? I recently heard about "laser breast surgery" it seems safer, quicker, better and realistic..?
Please comment back..

Hello,
I am 28 and i have tuberous hypoplastic breasts. This article is very interesting, especially as there are so many view points. We can only make a decision for ourselves as to whether tuberous breasts should be 'fixed', and there is no right or wrong answer, as everyone will feel differently.

It makes me feel great to read comments from women that are content with there tuberous breasts. I guess i am somewhere in the middle of the scale where by i have lived my life with them so far, i have kind of got used to them and perhaps even accepted them. They are after all part of me and it makes me who i am!

However, nobody knows that they are tuberous. I have never told boyfriends and i have always kept my bra on during sex. When i think of this and the impact it has had on my life, it does make me upset.

About a year ago i decided to go to the doctors about it. I cannot begin to explain how nervous i was, that i was going to show somebody by breasts for the first time, at 27. I explained to the doctor that i have tubular hypoplastic breasts. To be honest i think she was a bit shocked that i hadn't come to the doctors sooner about it and i could tell that she felt sorry for me, but tried to hide it. This didn't make me feel good. She said that they would be able to be corrected on the NHS and referred me to hospital.

I attended my hospital appointment and again got the same reaction from the specialist who said they were grade 3, and he would of course be happy to do the surgery to change the shape. He also said that i would need expanders. I was happy with the information that he provided me but i said that i would think about it and come back if i decided to go ahead.

I have not been back as i have been unsure if i should go ahead. I would love to change the shape of my breasts as i am not happy with them, i am more unsure of the actual procedure and the surgery itself. I always believe that 'if it's not broken, don't fix it', but is it broken.. i don't know? Should i be messing around with my body in this way?

I would be really interested in hearing from people that have had the procedure, and hearing your stories.

Thank you.