Tuberous breasts
Authors: Mia Demant, MD, Magnus Balslev Avnstorp, MD and Mia Steffensen, MD
Definition
Congenital abnormality with varying degrees of constriction, hypoplasia, areolar herniation, skin deficiency, and asymmetry.
Surgeries offered
- Circumareolar mastopexy
- Vertical mastopexy
- One stage correction (implant)
- Two stage correction (tissue expander), using a periareolar incisional approach (1)
References
- Kolker AR, Collins MS. Tuberous breast deformity: classification and treatment strategy for improving consistency in aesthetic correction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Jan;135(1):73–86.
