Tuberous breasts are a result of a congenital abnormality of the breasts. The condition is common among breast augmentation patients. Tuberous breasts are not simply small or underdeveloped breasts, but also include characteristics that include: enlarged, puffy areola, unusually wide spacing between the breasts, minimal breast tissue, sagging, higher than normal breast fold and narrow base at the chest wall.
Breast augmentation in the tuberous breast is best performed through a periareolar incision to correct the asymmetry between the breast folds, so that the mammary prosthesis can be placed best along the chest wall.
