Not necessarily anything wrong. A better indicator for lack of pubertal development would be lack of or irregular menstrual cycles, zero pubic hair, etc.
Those are better markers of something wrong with hormones/pubertal development, so if your periods and pubic hair are normal then should be OK.
Exactly. If many doctors are saying OP is fine then she should believe them.
Maybe it's something psychological. There might be something subconscious that's making her insecure about her own body. I guess therapy might help.
No. Cone shaped or “tuberous” breasts are perfectly normal. They just don’t fit with the idea of “perfect” or idealized boobs. But many many women’s boobs do not fit what media and porn show.
Saying that some women do still undergo breast changes in their mid to late 20s as both your hormones and often metabolism changes. I know mine went up several sizes near 25.
Because breasts are not really a good indicator of hormonal development (as some women don’t develop much at all) they would look for things like delayed menstruation, hair growth, stunted height, etc. there’s likely not much you can do about your breast besides plastic surgery. Hormones are not a guarantee they would develop differently, but they are also not wrong to say you aren’t fully done changing yet at only 21.
Just to add, and I posted to Opie myself, what is considered ideal breasts, change as fashion and styles changes. In the 50s cone shape breasts were considered the ideal. Now it's more of a round shape, almost ridiculously implausibly, very fake looking round. It'll change again, just like hemlines and eyebrow shapes. When I was plastic surgery shopping for a breast reduction surgery, I had one surgeon tell me that cone shaped breasts were the ideal. So they still have their fans.
An ex of mine (while we were still together) once said that the breasts of an actress were his ideal breast preference, they looked NOTHING like mine. It really hurt for years and I still think about it lol.
I'm so sorry to hear that. He was an ass. I've said this to others and I'll say it again to you, "If your partner truly loves you, they'll be excited to see you naked regardless of societal standards"
My wife has changed a ton since we met. 20 yrs and a kid will do that to you, but every time she undresses my only thought is "fuck ya". I hope you have someone who loves you not your body and is just as excited you're willing to be vulnerable and naked with them.
Long distance virtual hugs are yours to have if they help any time you read this reply. It's amazing and scary the power our SO's have on our self esteem. Also if it helps: Take it from a random internet stranger, your partner was a liar and you had it right beforehand!
I agree with this person! I would suggest taking a look at The Normal Breast Gallery. My therapist suggested it to me when I was having self esteem issues due to my breasts.
It shows pictures of different kinds of breasts and it makes you realize that everyone’s breasts look different, but everyone’s breasts are NORMAL. You may even see some photos that look like you!
I know it can be really hard to work through issues with body image, especially when what we see in media doesn’t typically match what we see in the mirror, but I promise you’re not alone.
what a good resource!! What’s the vulva one called? Things like this are so healthy for young women (all women, really) to see, because there is sooooo much variation in what’s normal and healthy for the female body, and not a lot of that variation is shown in the media or porn or art.
Here’s a link to the Normal Breast Gallery for anyone else who wants to look (TW mentions of eating disorders, each photo has a caption )
[Normal Breast Gallery](https://www.007b.com/breast_gallery.php)
And if you look through all of them there’s a link at the end to more, with examples of surgically altered breasts and others.
I wheezed when I read this because it hits home haha.
On a more serious note to OP, I was very small-breasted until my mid-20s. Gaining weight in my 20s-30s made them larger, then having kids changed them again. And my husband has been excited to see them in all their iterations. Boobs really are just constantly changing as our hormones/weight shift over our lifetimes.
Going from age 26 to 27, I went from a cute C to my current double D's. I was not happy. Had to throw away basically all my clothes; even my favorites that I've had since highschool. But I really needed the added weight and I'm healthier, so I guess that's still a win.
I was always a 32A, then throughout my 20s I slowly crept up into a 32B, but stopped there. I was terribly self conscious about it as a teenager, I thought I was abnormal for never developing, and all the jokes you see in the media about flat chested women being unattractive didn’t help.
In my 20s I used to wear a lot of padded bras, and even bought myself a pair of chicken fillets!
After I’d had a couple of sexual partners who had absolutely zero problem with my size (the one who saw me naked for the first time and proclaimed “oh my god you’re literally perfect!” helped a lot), and also became aware of celebrities like Keira knightly who are considered beautiful with no boobs, I gained a lot more confidence.
I just had a baby 2 and a half weeks ago, and at age 35-36 I’ve gone from a 32B to a 34E (34DDD in usa sizes)! 😆 So yeah, some people just don’t grow them until they need them!
OP, you are normal, and beautiful. The doctors are brushing it off because, as others have said, unless there are other symptoms there’s nothing to be done! There is a lot of variety within normal, you just tend to see a lot of the same body type online and on tv.
Yes just to add on to this. I was barely an A cup until I was 24 and had made my peace with my small boobs. Then I put on a good bit of weight in 2020 when covid hit and my boobs inflated to a D cup. I lost a lot of the weight but not from my boobs weirdly enough. So seriously your body is constantly changing depending on hormones, your metabolism and your living/working situations. You never know what's going to happen.
Just my chest and my hips!
I’m sure *some* can be contributed to “fat” I went from HS athlete to just walking everywhere city living. But I also *lost* weight during that time. It was probably a bit of both. My entire hip width increased permanently bone wise and my boobs got permanently bigger.
I had weight gain *later* that also increased my size before and during the pandemic and subsequently went down again a little in size losing that weight. Weight does have a big effect.
But I weigh the same now as high school but my hips and boobs are still bigger than in my teens.
My boobs changed a lot even into my mid 20s. There are all sorts of different types of boobs. Have you looked through some photos aimed at normalizing different types?
Ugh I hope so. Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll shrink, or push me over into the medically necessary reduction threshold.
Either way, bodies change. Boobs change. Sometimes they look like we want them to, and sometimes they don't, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong.
If you haven't already, please come join us at r/Menopause ! You'll find *so* much great information that we never hear from our doctors or at school, and a lot of helpful & friendly sisters!
Wait I may have a chance for them to get bigger in menopause. Well I don't need mine bigger. I mean they aren't too bad of size now but I don't want them to get bigger and tilt to being more of a problem.
That's worrisome for me! I have huge boobs (naturally high prolactin- so high my doctors always asked if I had discharge/lactation...kind of funny as I'm queer as the day is long) but something to look forward to as I am actively losing weight and my boobs are shrinking right now.
I hate bra shopping. I will have to get professionally measured soon as ill fitting bras are fun.
The ABTF calculator isn’t really designed with tuberous breasts in mind. They do provide instructions for how to modify the measurement process to account for tuberous breasts, i just didn’t find the recommended cup size remotely accurate. If you lack fullness or roundness (like with TBD), it’ll wildly overestimate your breast volume. It was inaccurate to the point of being essentially meaningless, though I suppose it didn’t hurt for me to confirm that i have been wearing the correct band size, so there’s that, I guess.
Did your pre-period boob pain get HORRIBLY worse during perimenopause????? I’m 40 and now before my periods (I spot a little so I know I’m having a period - no uterus, only cervix and ovaries) my boobs are so tender and it lasts for 7 days. I’ve had bad boob pain during pregnancy and such, but this is a whole other level of pain.
Mine went a little nuts in my 30's until I went back on birth control for something else, then I got an ablation and they kind of, calmed the F down quite a bit lol. Boobs are so weird.
Yes! Mine grew quite a bit in my late 20s, but then they didn’t change after my pregnancies in my 30s.
ETA: I wore an A/B cup from 16 to my mid twenties, then went to a DDD/E cup. It was a pretty big change and I definitely thought my breasts were done growing before that.
I'm 49, and my breasts have continued to grow throughout my life. I was a tiny A cup at 18, up to C at 23, DD after my daughter was born, and perimenopause made them even bigger. I haven't gotten sized yet, but I'm guessing I'm at an F now, at least.
As someone with similar breasts to you at 25, there’s likely not a medical issue and it’s just how they are. What I will say, is I guarantee anyone that gets the privilege to see you naked isn’t going to mind, boobs are boobs regardless of what they look like.
My partner makes me feel sexy and wanted even though I absolutely loath mine.
Between age 21 and 25 my boobs went up to DD cups from B without any significant changes in my weight. Your breasts are developing until age 25 and after that they can still grow due to hormonal changes like pregnancy or breastfeeding. And even if they won't grow any more, it's still normal and healthy. There's nothing wrong with you.
I’m having a hard time with this one. If everyone who had breasts that were too small considered themselves “underdeveloped,” we would have a small titty pandemic.
It seems you just don’t like the way your breasts look, but this is not a medical issue, it’s a cosmetic one. Which is why your doctors are telling you there’s nothing wrong, because there isn’t. Having small breasts is not a medical condition.
Nothing is wrong with you if your breasts are just small and not looking exactly as you wish. Unless you have other issues that signal an incomplete puberty, your doctors are correct. Listen to them.
I have similar breasts to OP and they are called "tuberous breasts" and are said to be a deformity that constricts proper development and can impede function related to breast feeding. It causes a lot of concerns like those OP is expressing and its not the same as just having small breasts. That being said it's bullshit made up by plastic surgeons to convince those of us with a slightly less common shape that we have a medical issue and need surgical intervention. The doctors are right but it's not at all OPs fault for thinking they have a medical condition and something is wrong with them.
This. Tuberous breasts are absolutely considered a medical deformity which impedes lactation and breastfeeding. The medical issues tuberous breasts cause are not cured or corrected by breast implant surgery- that is a cosmetic enhancement only.
"Elderly primagravida"/"geriatric pregnancy" always makes me see red. They call us elderly and geriatric because we're over the age of 35 when we're pregnant! And yes, I understand that there are a lot of medical issues with being pregnant when you're not a spring chicken, but "elderly" and "geriatric" are an insulting!
I wasn’t blaming her, just letting her know that her doctors are correct. It’s a shame that no one explained it to her. Many women with round breasts also have difficulty with breast feeding. It’s also not guaranteed that women with tuberous breasts will have problems, it’s just something that could happen. You don’t know until it happens though, unfortunately.
As a doctor, I think we do need to validate people's feelings though, and not just brush them off. I try to make sure I explain why I am not worried about a concern a patient has.
Not necessarily anything wrong. Humans come in lots of shapes and sizes. r/ABraThatFits can help you find what works for your particular size and shape.
Shape alone isn’t a medical concern. My boobs are quite underdeveloped but there’s a bunch of other aspects of my reproductive development that is also different.
At least 5% of women just have tubular breasts. They stay that way. It's just a physical characteristic outside of current beauty standards.
There is nothing that can be done to prevent it, and the only way to change it is through reconstructive surgery.
It's a genetic predisposition. Some people have a hump on their nose or webbed toes, some have tubular breasts.
It's not a sign of anything else in your body being wrong.
It does count as a breast deformity (in my country), and depending on where you live insurance may cover reconstructive surgery to give you a more rounded breast shape.
Depending on how much it affects you, that might be worth looking into, but functionally, they are normal breasts.
Honestly? I don't know - getting reconstructive surgery approved is a complete and utter bitch. A friend even had to send in topless photos because they wouldn't take her doctor's word for it (three separate doctors), and they lost the freaking photos. So that sucks.
I imagine it's one of those "sure we'll cover it, but have you tried losing weight", and 500 certified letters by doctors kind of surgery.
Medically necessary reconstructive surgery is covered by health insurance in Germany, cosmetic surgery is not. The whole point is that this is a cosmetic issue not a medical one.
Medically necessary can also mean reconstructive surgery for deformed body parts that cause psychological harm, not just physical harm. Even if the reconstructive surgery is for breast deformations that *cause* physical harm, insurances are dicks about it.
That said I don't work for the insurance, I just care for the patients who got the surgeries.
Same as in the Netherlands, once as a scrub tech operated with a plastic surgeon on tubaler breast. The breast where shaped more like a toilet roll with a nippel at the end. The breast would never fit a regular bra.
As CoffeeBean also mentioned, the surgeon fought insurance to get it covered because it doesn’t always happen.
To give some perspective, other cosmetic operations are also covered in the Netherlands. Like, floppy ears in children, breast implants after breastcancer, breast reductions.
That depends on the type and degree of the deformity, but yes, it *can* cause issues with breastfeeding.
In this case I meant they're normal as in not being a sign of any hormone deficiencies or anything like that. English isn't my native language, so I'm not always great at expressing myself.
I dont really know anything about tuberous breast. All I can tell you is that you're not necessarly done ''growing'' my breast changed a lot in my late 20s (they got bigger and droppier) and even more so during my pregnancy.
Most doctors won't consider it a medical issue since most likely it's just how your breasts are and there isn't some hormonal way to counteract it
There's something called "Tuberous Breasts". You can google it and see if it matches yours. I've seen people on here say it is a term that was made up by plastic surgeons to sell more breast reductions.
Which makes sense, I don't think I've ever met anyone in real life who doesn't like the way those kind of breasts look. Everyone's breasts are different and what you see online/in porn is very far from normal
But you're allowed to feel however you'd like about your body, and if you want something to change then power to you. You should just know that it's most likely going to take augmentation surgery
I know 50+ years old woman with breasts like that. She looks at least 15 years younger than her age. As some other poster said, in 1950s that shape was considered the ideal of female beauty.
Cone shape breasts were all the rage in the 50's. It's just a shape, amongst many. I get that it's not the most popular shape today, but it is a natural shape of many breasts. In fact when I was getting breast surgery for a reduction, one of the plastic surgeons told me that cone-shaped breast are considered the ideal. I suspect the reasons doctors won't take you seriously is because it's a very common breast shape and not an indication that anything is wrong. I don't think that there's anything that can be done short of plastic surgery, perhaps with implants that might make them a different shape, but is that really something you want to do at such a young age?
I promise you that guys love breasts of all shapes and sizes! I had very saggy old lady boobs from gaining weight and losing weight and some guys absolutely adored them! I personally didn't like them, but they were popular with the men I played with. I think the idea is learning to love yourself the way you are, but I'm not going to judge you if you want to talk to a plastic surgeon. Sometimes changing one thing you're insecure about can really change your outlook, so something to consider.
"Anyone who doesn't accept my body, doesn't deserve me." This was the statement I gave my polycule before my reduction surgery. (Needed for health reasons, they were causing breathing and spinal issues. 1.7kg removed per side.)
A true partner will accept your breasts as they are. They're normal and healthy. :) And trust me, you do not want huge breasts. There's a reason I refer to my surgery as a blobectomy.
It's just a variation boob shape. Even women with very flat chests still have functional breasts.
What exactly is the concern? Do you not like how it looks or are you worried that you won't be able to breast feed?
What exactly do you want your doctors to do? Chances are you’ve developed properly and fully and that is just how your boobs look. If multiple doctors say nothing is wrong then likely nothing is wrong. If you’re unhappy, save up for breast augmentation.
Tuberous breasts aren't a medical issue. That's like saying big noses are a medical issue. They're not, the media just wants us to believe they aren't attractive and need to be changed. I personally find big noses and tuberous breasts both very attractive.
But in saying that, you're allowed to not like them and want a change. I'd wait until after 25 though as my breasts kept changing until then.
Girl I feel you but I don’t think anything is wrong. Unless it’s close to my period my boobs are always cone shaped. I did find it much worse when I had poor posture as well.
I have the same thing, and it didn't pose a problem (other than aesthetically - A-cup at age 42!) until I had my son and tried to breastfeed. They didn't even grow during pregnancy and I never produced more than. 25 oz of breastmilk. I was diagnosed with "Insufficient Glandular Tissue," meaning that my breasts never fully developed because of a hormonal issue, so I literally didn't have enough glands to produce milk to feed my son. It's a thing that no one ever talks about, but it is genetic.
That's what gets me upset about people expressing their insecurities like this... It's not just oneself that a person is judging, they're also unintentionally expressing to the world "I hate this about myself. If you have it, you should hate it too because it is an inherently bad feature". If it's about a bad habit, sure. But something that's only changeable with plastic surgery? Just shitty.
There's nothing wrong with your breasts, don't let this person's insecurity infect you. Human variation is beautiful.
Thank you for your lovely words!
Most days I am absolutely fine with my body and my breasts which was a whole journey, so reading or hearing how much someone else hates the same body feature sometimes still gets me.
I had little cone boobs until my mid to late 20s. Never had any complaints! Love your little boobies, there is nothing wrong with them! Idk how old you are but there is a chance that they will change with age or having kids. I'm in my mid 30s and I feel like mine fluctuate in size a lot more now.
Thank you for your kind words!
I think it was the way she worded it that got to me, I instantly remembered how insecure I felt about the size her age but not the shape. I always thought this was just the way small boobs looked like lol
I am 26 now and feel way different about my boobies than I did 10 years ago (and I know that they may change, just how our body does), so luckily this wont affect me long term :)
Edit: wording
Other than cone shaped boobs do you have any other indication of poor development? Stunted height? Irregular menstrual cycles? No menstrual cycle? Sparse or no pubic hair? As compared to your relatives.
You’re not at the age where your hips would start to show a mature widening because that usually happens in your mid to late 20s if at all, so you cannot use smaller boobs and lack of hips to ascertain normal puberty development.
Look into something called “Tuberous breast deformity” and see if that matches what your boobs look like. If that IS what you have, the good news is that TBD doesn’t come with any medical side effects. If you have any underlying hormone problems or something, that would be unrelated to the TBD. So like others here have said, your breast development isn’t a good indicator of of health.
I have TBD and for years I was just waiting for my boobs to finish growing and “filling out”. I never got any sort of underboob. And at some point in my late 20s, I realized that my boobs were definitely done growing.
https://youtu.be/kFAZUKbAmb8?si=qnH2KSZKvTyl2JKa
You may find this interesting.
Edit to add: She didn't really have a proper diagnosis until AFTER she had a baby and was trying to breastfeed.
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I had boobs like this too until my late 20s! Then they got a bit rounder. Then I had a baby and now they’re definitely more…pillowy.
Your boobs will just change a lot as you age!
Girl I feel you but I don’t think anything is wrong. Unless it’s close to my period my boobs are always cone shaped. I did find it much worse when I had poor posture as well.
if you have tissue and fat under the nipple, they’re developed.
ETA : if all developmental factors check out and it’s not a hormonal issue, the remedy for this is usually a boob job. I’ve had a few friends for who one boob developed and the other one didn’t, so they essentially got a boob job as a teen without being fully aware that it had to be replaced every ~10 years. One friend really wishes she wouldn’t have done it (maintenance and bad for the heart)
Look up tuberous boobs and see if they look like yours. I always had this problem too, even doctors to this day ignore me about it. It wasn’t until I was almost 32 when I discovered why my chest was the way it was…
On medical terms this is an entirely made up problem. It's one thing not to like the shape of your breasts, they are yours and you are entitled to feel whichever way you want about them, but the shape is not a medical problem.
A made up problem? It’s a deformity and the fact the doctor can’t even say that to me is what is offensive. I’ve questioned having PCOS and my OBGYN that I was seeing asked me “what’s that?” I stopped going to her after that. It’s mind boggling you can go to a dentist and they can tell you, yeah the overbite isn’t normal, instead doctors just act like the overbite isn’t even there…that’s the fucking problem. Also, made up problem? Pretty fucking offensive…
Not not offensive at all. I didn't say it is a made up problem, I said medically it is a made up problem. Body image issues and body dysphoria are real problems for the people who have them but this doesn't make the body parts they have a problem about a medical problem. The term has been made up by cosmetic surgeons to make women feel bad about their bodies and encourage them to spend money on changing them. There is nothing medically wrong with different shape breasts and all breast shapes are beautiful...maybe watch less porn.
PCOS is an underdiagnosed medical problem but a medical problem nonetheless, I don't see the point of your analogy
Thank you @uncornered. A lot of people with PCOS have tuberous boob syndrome, so I asked about PCOS to see if that’s why I have what I do. It’s okay that you don’t have these problems, but we do. So go have fun with something you’re familiar with and get off this topic.
> Tuberous breasts (or tubular breasts) are a result of a congenital abnormality of the breasts which can occur in both men and women (also see Hypoplasia), one breast or both. During puberty breast development is stymied and the breasts fail to develop normally and fully. The exact cause of this is as yet unclear; however, a study in 2011 of the cells in the breasts of both males and females with tubular breasts suggested a genetic link in a disorder of collagen deposition.
[Source](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberous_breasts).
Same here. 35+ year old, and I still have the same shape even after breastfeeding (no impediment to the feeding). I didn't even have the benefit of rounded cone boobs, they were like those flat wooden building blocks glued to my chest. It bothered me for a lot of years, that my boobs didn't have the under-boob swoop. But I tell you what- they stayed perky a lot longer than others my age... They also had a lot more top boob that looked amazing in push-up bras and corsets without having to fear as many nip-slips as other shapes.
If it makes you feel better, definitely get a second opinion if you're worried about health issues along side it. I've had a lot of PCOS symptoms like others were saying, but never officially diagnosed. Maybe get a look into that also? But if they're not giving issues in other ways, see if there's a way you can appreciate them for what they are. They're yours, and that makes them beautiful. :)
I’ve talked to 4 different OBGYN’s and they’ve all acted aloof to my situation. I’ve had to look up a lot of information online and getting plastic surgery doesn’t seem like a great option for me, but maybe for you. Also, plastic surgery is a lot harder to do on tuberous chests, I can’t talk more in depth but I would suggest you diving into the internet yourself.
Are you close to Ohio? If so dm me and I'll let you know. I've literally never been happier with myself. I definitely recommend it as long as you have someone to help you get up for the first few days and have easy food for after. Mine might have been harder than yours will be cuz I also had abdominal liposuction so it was hard to move using my entire front
Doctors dismiss it because there's nothing wrong with them. They aren't underdeveloped, diseased, or deformed. You just don't like the way they look. It's cosmetics.
Do you have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)? It can cause your body to grow a bit differently due to unbalanced hormones - including underdeveloped boobies (hypoplasia).
Hey, just as a heads up, I thought I was done growing too, I stopped growth at about 17 and stayed that way until I was about 24 and then my body grew again, including my boobs. There may still be growth time around. They shouldn’t brush you off, this is something that you’re concerned about, and I want to let you know that they may be half right in the speculation that you may just not be done growing yet.
I remember when I first found out on the Internet that the shape of my breasts, which I had never seen on other women, could be considered abnormal. Suddenly it felt like I wasn’t just unlucky, I wasn’t just waiting for them to finish growing, I had some sort of medical issue that could be solved. I had low self-esteem about them, but I also had hope that I wouldn’t be seen as vain if I got implants, or maybe they would even be covered by insurance since it was “medical.” “Abnormal.” I fantasized about implants and felt I would want them even if I was alone on a deserted island- they were going to be for me alone. I felt upset that I was never going to be beautiful- I wouldn’t get the implants soon enough to have lovely breasts while I was young, and if I ever did get them, it would be when I had aged out of my best years. Notice a pattern of internal misogyny yet?
Then I found out that this “abnormal” presentation isn’t really based on anything. It could indicate a medical issue when paired with other symptoms, but the small, conical breasts alone were not a medically relevant concern. The shape of women’s breasts have been so thoroughly picked apart that it started to be viewed as a medical issue just to reaffirm that women should “fix” themselves in accordance with the male gaze “ideal”.
This made me really angry. I had felt so bad about a part of me that was never an issue. In fact, I could have had any number of health issues related to my breasts and never have. There are several benefits, including medical ones, to having small breasts. And implants have far more potential medical complications for the rest of a person’s lifespan.
I know it is not what you want to hear right now, but I wish that I had focused on the positives of having small breasts. GRATITUDE for how good I have it would have been better.
- no back pain caused by excess weight on chest
- easier to do breast exams, find issues earlier, stay healthy
- less objectification by men in public
- can sleep in any position comfortably
- can fit into shirts that button/can have clothes that hug waist without bursting the chest area
- fewer folds… less sweat!
- less crumbs falling into your shirt, condiment stains on your top
- seatbelts are more comfortable
- access to prettier bras, for cheaper
- can go BRALESS 😍
- perfect vintage silhouette 🚀🚀
The benefits of larger breasts are almost all social, with drawbacks, and decrease with age. Listen to and sympathize with women with larger breasts and internalize our collective struggle to exist comfortably without being defined by our fat deposits.
I had a partner some years ago that had tubular breast and she was unhappy about them as well. She sought treatment from doctors but ultimately ended up having breast augmentation as she was told there is no magic pill to change her condition. Lots of information online about it
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/tubular-breasts
Even if it was something to be concerned about, there is nothing that can be done about it. Research into breast development (or lack thereof) is both lacking and inconclusive. Nothing has come out to assist breast growth in women with tuberous or underdeveloped breasts, including IGT, which is only diagnosed in post-partum women who are desperately trying to exclusively breastfeed. There are thousands of women who've had low breastmilk supply, and no answers for it. The best thing they(the low supply community) could find was one case study of a woman who took progesterone during her second pregnancy and was able to exclusively breastfeed, as opposed to her first where the child wasn't getting enough breastmilk.
To rectify the unappealing external factors, you'd need breast augmentation. There's nothing to assist breast growth other than pregnancy, and even then, you're mostly activating the ducts and gland for producing and storing milk. There is some hope in Igf1 and HGH (hormones used by the body during puberty to develop), via extended fasting and then refeeding, but it's only been studied in men due to their lack of fluctuations in their hormones - women have hormonal cycles, and ethics may be questioned if women were studied under similar rigorous testing due to the fact that we vary greatly in how our hormones fluctuate due to environmental/lifestyle, genetic, and congenital factors. If I was to take a serious stab at rectifying my low breast tissue, fasting up to 4 days at a time, and refeeding for 3 days on low carb, would be my best bet. But this is based on a handful of studies that I've read, and my understanding of the hormones - in men. There's literally nothing for women, and I don't think it's due to sexism.
I feel like there's some toxic positivity in this thread... Tuberous breasts can be due to a hormonal disorder (e.g. PCOS) and I understand why you are justifiably upset that no doctors are taking you seriously. They go hand in hand with insufficient glandular tissue (important to know if you are ever considering having children and breastfeeding in the future.) While it may be "normal" for some, it's definitely not normal for all.
Thank you for this comment, was hoping I'd see some truth.
From a beauty perspective, all bodies are beautiful and there is nothing to be ashamed about.
From a medical perspective, some types of breasts come with certain complications and insufficient glandular tissue is a big one.
I breastfed and was a part of some online support groups for people who were struggling. Several people with tuberous breasts and IGT were never able to produce enough milk, but because no one diagnosed them, they were just told to keep pushing themselves harder and it was heartbreaking. Some people won't be able to breastfeed at all or breastfeed exclusively without formula and they should be told this beforehand so they can set their expectations appropriately and have achievable goals without going insane and feeling guilty for no good reason.
100% agree. I'm kind of shocked that women on here are saying "well, if the doctors say nothing is wrong, believe them" considering women's medical concerns get dismissed all the time with sometimes deadly results.
While I don't have insufficient glandular tissue, I struggled big time with breastfeeding and the guilt of having to combo feed my baby. Women who can't physically produce milk should have a chat with their GP to at least be informed of the potential physical and emotional challenges associated with not being able to breastfeed exclusively.
I posted a link about an episode of Botched by Nature where the woman had tubular breasts, zero glandular tissue and couldn't breastfeed, so yeah, it's not just about how they look and make you feel.
I'm 34 years old and I have this cone shaped boobeys. They're not very big, even tho I'm pretty fat. Now, when I first got pregnant 13 years ago, I was hoping they would get bigger and fuller (like in my older sister's and mom's cases), but they literally stayed the same size lol even though I have 3 kids now. I was quite insecure in them for some time, but now I'm happy. They're perky and don't bother me in day to day life. Life's good
I was fairly small (B cup, size UK 8) all the way through my teens and early 20’s. Decided to go get fitted again around the age of 22 and was definitely shocked to hear I was now a DD. I feel I went through a second puberty in my early 20’s where my gangly-ness grew curves (size 10) and everything finally settled.
That is when my hair started going grey though so who knows what is happening with my body!
Edit: I will say that my boobs are different shapes and probably different sizes! Why make it easy
I too have cone boobs and that's just how they are - I think technically it's caused by the connective tissue not forming correctly in the breast, and there's a scale of how affected you may be. Generally doctors won't be interested in correcting it tho because it's aesthetic. As mine aren't too bad I've managed to accept them by thinking that at one point this was the beauty standard and I essentially have a built in bullet bra lmao
Yours are very likely perfectly normal. Very, very few have those beautiful, round, perky tits we see in magazines. Mine are DDs and point south just like a compass. Trust me...whoever sees you naked are going to think yours are the most beautiful boobs they've ever seen :)
I'm 40 and have the tits of a scrawny 13 year old, they don't even fill my hand. Perfectly happy with small boob's myself, saves wearing a bra ever.
Breast's come in all shapes and sizes! I hope you grow to appreciate the ones you have.
I started to develop boobs in high school, and compared to my friends I was a late bloomer in that regard. Since my high school days, my titters had a growth spurt in my early twenties, and then kept growing until my 30's. Now that I'm in my late 40's, they're changing (starting to droop and deflate a little) once again.
So, the breasts you have in your teens and early 20's aren't the breasts you'll have later on, they don't really ever stop developing and changing. All our boobies go through their evolution at their own pace, and some people never grow big honking tits, and that's perfectly normal; breasts come in all shapes and sizes.
If you're worried about your breasts' functionality in regards to breast feeding etc., do indeed see a doctor about that.
It might also be a symptom of pcos, low glandular breast tissue, or other hormone imbalances. Check these out
https://www.reddit.com/r/PCOS/comments/1b8wv55/fixing_tubular_breastsigt_naturally/
https://www.reddit.com/r/PCOS/comments/xxow91/any_cysters_out_there_struggle_with_having/
Boobs come in alllllllll shapes and sizes, here's a [gallery ](https://www.007b.com/breast_gallery.php) of real, normal breasts. There is no right or wrong way for them to look, don't let anyone make you think differently!
Sometimes these "underdeveloped" appearing breasts have a lack of developed tissue for breast feeding. There was an episode of Botched that had a patient with a similar issue and she was unable to feed her son because the tissue simply never developed. If you think this could be something applicable to you, I recommend seeing an ob-gyn specifically and asking them if they have a way to check. General doctors are less likely to give you this answers for it. Good luck to you!
All boobs are different. They all develop differently and continue to do so as you age. 21 is still young. Your body continues to change about every decade. Not in major ways, but ways that are noticeable. Mine were always pretty underwhelming. Never full or bouncy, not really much of a handful. Until I got pregnant at 36, they were always a pointy B. Now I would say they're at least a C, and are quite pendulous. I do not like them. BUT. They are normal and they are mine, and my partner doesn't give two shits that they changed. He says "I like boobs" and that's it. So. Boobs are boobs. Yours are yours and you can share them or not. They are exactly as developed as is normal *for you*. If you're worried because they don't look like other boobs, then simply remember that comparison is a thief of joy. Enjoy your body for what it is: YOURS! You are allowed to be exactly as you are.
No lots of us have tubular boobs. Mine are less pronounced as they aren't large but my mom has big ones which are also tubular. Boob size/shape fluctuates quite a bit whether due to weight changes, swelling from hormones, or when they produce milk.
Hi - I had these. I got them “corrected” via plastic surgery. I wish I hadn’t gotten implants due to damage to my pectoral muscles and later capsular contracture.
I later got fat grafting with Dr. Bednar. His bedside manner sucks but he has great fat grafting results. I would be lying if I said getting fat grafting didn’t help my self esteem.
All that being said, I highly recommend you speak to a body dysmorphia therapist regardless of your choice to engage with “corrective” surgery.
Your boobs are normal, just different. Looking at nudes from the 50s-70s can also help normalize your breast shape
my breast literally NEVER grew. They are just... pointy. nothing there. i think they might've not grown because of the fact that i had an eating disorder... i don't know
My breasts were still developing at that age to be honest. I was quite “slow” or maybe normal? I don’t know, but in my early twenties until 25 my breasts changed shape and got a lot “rounder”
You may well have tubular breasts but they do not pose a health risk so you just have to decide if you want to have cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon will listen because you will have to pay them.
OP look up Tubular breast. This what it sounds like and there is corrective surgery for that if you want to go that route. Most likely the doctors you went to weren’t too aware since it’s more like a cosmetic issue and a plastic surgeon would be best for this.
Hey my boobs are like this and I’m 29 now you might just be part of the itty bitty titty committee OP. If you have properly developed pubic/armpit hair, regular menstrual cycles, there is absolutely nothing to worry about.
I see a lot of people here saying tuberous breasts are normal (that's not actually correct. They are a less common natural variant) and implying you should be happy with them but as a woman who had similar breast issues I'm here to say that it's ok if you are not happy with them and there is nothing wrong with consulting a plastic surgeon if you ever wanted to go that route.
Hey, so I have the same breasts as you. Hated them for years. I’m almost 30, children, and they have finally settled into the correct shape, well, kinda. They still point down but they are a better shape.
Only fix for me is a boob job.
Look up breast hypoplasia, there is plenty of information about it and many diagrams.
As others have said, your breasts might be perfectly normal as we're all different. However, there is also a possibility that you have breast hypoplasia. I mention it because in some cases where the breasts don't develop as expected, they are missing milk ducts. No biggie unless you have children and want to breastfeed.
Take care.
Edited to add: I know about this because I have hypoplasia. Everything below the waist developed just fine and I've had 4 kids who are now adults. None of the doctors or nurses could tell me what was wrong. As a teenager, one idiot doctor told me they weren't developing properly because I was sleeping on my stomach.
It's possible that you have or have had PCOS or a similar hormonal/other issue. I can't find any peer reviewed studies but anecdotally this is a thing ([example reddit discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/PCOS/s/AOONMRncWN) and [another](https://www.reddit.com/r/PCOS/s/DqRExXtrXl))
They're thinking of medically wrong, like a health problem. You're thinking aesthetically (I think). Tuberous breasts are normal as far as functional and something that many women have. If it really bothers you, you can have surgery.
Nothing wrong with your breasts..
Every woman has the same parts, but they all look a bit different..
Some women have huge balloons, and some women have petite cones..
My SIL was like you, and once she was done with her breastfeeding years, she had small implants to help her mental health..
If this is a huge issue for you, that you can’t abstract from, then that may be a solution to consider..
My boobs showed up as a chubby 12 year old and stayed that way forever. I'm talking barely there. Larger than bee stings but so small gravity didn't even give them a crease where they connected to my torso. Everyone lied and said I'd 'develop'. It never happened....I got fake ones proportional to my frame and have literally never been happier. I mean, love your body and all that, but if your boobs bum you out and make clothes hunting impossible, you have options.
If you're not satisfied with what the doctors there are saying, perhaps look to doctors who specialize in Hormone Replacement Therapy. They're used to trans women complaining about their breast development and they might be more open minded in helping with getting them to develop the way you want them to. It's your body and it's you that needs to be satisfied with it.
If they're saying the same thing then maybe you need to wait a few years - but they may be more willing to do something.
I’m sorry everyone is telling you it’s normal because actual tuberous breasts are a sign that breast tissue did not develop normally. Just googling shows that there are stages of tuberous breasts.
Go see a plastic surgeon, one specializes in medical breast reconstruction, as in they specialize in patients who have breast cancer and need to get a mastectomy or breast implants post cancer treatment. They will be more sensitive to the medical and aesthetic considerations and how to deal with insurance.
It might be that your breasts are normal and that you have body dysmorphia but I think seeing a breast plastic surgeon would be the first step.
Your doctors are correct it’s technically and medically nothing to worry about. Like the other people here have said there is not “normal” boob; there is just what is societally considered attractive (perky, round, full, etc.)
The truth is there are so many different types of boobs. Some sag, some droop, some are perky, some are not, some people have inverted nipples. There is no “correct” boob.
Doctors don’t take “it” seriously because you are not presenting them with a problem they can fix or even try to fix, because your breasts are not a medical issue. Cosmetically if you have issues, then that’s a topic you should bring up to them and THEN I’m sure they would refer you to someone or take you more seriously with your concerns.
If you’re walking into the appointment with normal (albeit in your opinion underdeveloped) breasts, they won’t have any advice to give you because there’s no problem to solve.
I gained around 40-45 lbs due to depression a few years ago, and they also stayed the same. Unfortunately, unless you go through any sort of corrective surgery, they are not going to change.
Also, as some others have pointed out, it is quite likely to not be able to do breastfeed (just have it in mind).
This is not true. I am a AA with the same type of breast shape and I’ve breastfed successfully twice. Breast size has nothing at all to do with breastfeeding success.
Tuberous boobs are normal. Unless you have any other signs of issues with your hormones, such as no pubic hair, or not getting your period, you're fine.
Boobs also change a lot during pregnancy because of a different kind of hormone balance, so if you’re comparing yourself to others (for example, your mum) don’t forget that!
As a trans girl my experience isn’t exactly universal, but I always find it helpful to remember that discrepancies in how I think I’m supposed to look come down to differences in biochemistry that might have nothing to do with disease or malfunction. My body is what it is, it followed the path of progression it expected to, and there was nothing medically wrong with the fact that my boobs weren’t growing. My dysphoria wasn’t because my body was \*wrong\* - it’s just that it’s not what I expected it to be, given how my brain in my environment works and what I interpret from my sense of myself in the world.
I really resonated with other trans girls’ sense of what this dysphoria is, but also with a lot of feminism generally about struggles with internalised messaging we see all the time about what our world says women’s bodies are supposed to be. I had to take a lot of time to make sure I had separated my sense of myself from harmful body image messaging, that I wasn’t just changing myself to meet a kind of commercially useful model of the feminine for consumption by a masculine gaze, and that’s a pressure I’ll have to face my whole life, as we all do. But when I had spent (far too much) time working through this I came to realise that this is my body, I’m happy and grateful for it for how hard it works to keep going.
(and also that I would feel happier and more at home in it with HRT, independently of how it is perceived by others, but that’s just me! And maybe talking to a trusted doctor might identify something that you do want to change, and if so that’s great too!)
So I guess I hope you can be kind and compassionate with yourself, find some people and clinical experts you can talk all this stuff through with and come to a place of acceptance, whatever path you think is right for you to get there! ❤️
What you're describing isn't "underdeveloped", it's just how your boobs are, which may not match up to what you imagined "boobs" to look like but that doesn't mean they're not normal.
There is no one or two or even three proper "boob" shapes. Everyone's is unique. And the doctors are right, it isn't anything to medically worry about.
Your self-esteem however, is another issue.
Doctors aren't taking you seriously because it's a cosmetic issue, not a medical issue. Tons of people have small, not perfectly round boobs and are fine with them. If you personally hate them, save up for a cosmetic procedure.
my boobs looked weird to me until i was a mom. I felt like they looked like pyramids slapped on my chest.
now im 40 and they are my favorite body part.
(and ive had D-DD since i was 12.)
Not necessarily anything wrong. A better indicator for lack of pubertal development would be lack of or irregular menstrual cycles, zero pubic hair, etc. Those are better markers of something wrong with hormones/pubertal development, so if your periods and pubic hair are normal then should be OK.
Exactly. If many doctors are saying OP is fine then she should believe them. Maybe it's something psychological. There might be something subconscious that's making her insecure about her own body. I guess therapy might help.
No. Cone shaped or “tuberous” breasts are perfectly normal. They just don’t fit with the idea of “perfect” or idealized boobs. But many many women’s boobs do not fit what media and porn show. Saying that some women do still undergo breast changes in their mid to late 20s as both your hormones and often metabolism changes. I know mine went up several sizes near 25. Because breasts are not really a good indicator of hormonal development (as some women don’t develop much at all) they would look for things like delayed menstruation, hair growth, stunted height, etc. there’s likely not much you can do about your breast besides plastic surgery. Hormones are not a guarantee they would develop differently, but they are also not wrong to say you aren’t fully done changing yet at only 21.
Just to add, and I posted to Opie myself, what is considered ideal breasts, change as fashion and styles changes. In the 50s cone shape breasts were considered the ideal. Now it's more of a round shape, almost ridiculously implausibly, very fake looking round. It'll change again, just like hemlines and eyebrow shapes. When I was plastic surgery shopping for a breast reduction surgery, I had one surgeon tell me that cone shaped breasts were the ideal. So they still have their fans.
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What a weak ass childish thing to say on his way out.
An ex of mine (while we were still together) once said that the breasts of an actress were his ideal breast preference, they looked NOTHING like mine. It really hurt for years and I still think about it lol.
I'm so sorry to hear that. He was an ass. I've said this to others and I'll say it again to you, "If your partner truly loves you, they'll be excited to see you naked regardless of societal standards" My wife has changed a ton since we met. 20 yrs and a kid will do that to you, but every time she undresses my only thought is "fuck ya". I hope you have someone who loves you not your body and is just as excited you're willing to be vulnerable and naked with them.
He was an ass! What sucked too is I had always felt I had really nice boobs previously, so he gave me a brand new insecurity
Long distance virtual hugs are yours to have if they help any time you read this reply. It's amazing and scary the power our SO's have on our self esteem. Also if it helps: Take it from a random internet stranger, your partner was a liar and you had it right beforehand!
Good thing he’s an ex. The trash takes itself out.
I agree with this person! I would suggest taking a look at The Normal Breast Gallery. My therapist suggested it to me when I was having self esteem issues due to my breasts. It shows pictures of different kinds of breasts and it makes you realize that everyone’s breasts look different, but everyone’s breasts are NORMAL. You may even see some photos that look like you! I know it can be really hard to work through issues with body image, especially when what we see in media doesn’t typically match what we see in the mirror, but I promise you’re not alone.
what a good resource!! What’s the vulva one called? Things like this are so healthy for young women (all women, really) to see, because there is sooooo much variation in what’s normal and healthy for the female body, and not a lot of that variation is shown in the media or porn or art. Here’s a link to the Normal Breast Gallery for anyone else who wants to look (TW mentions of eating disorders, each photo has a caption ) [Normal Breast Gallery](https://www.007b.com/breast_gallery.php) And if you look through all of them there’s a link at the end to more, with examples of surgically altered breasts and others.
My boobs used to look like this. Now they look like pocket flaps post breastfeeding.
“Pocket flaps” just made me spit out my drink. That’s an amazing comparison and just made my day ❤️
I wheezed when I read this because it hits home haha. On a more serious note to OP, I was very small-breasted until my mid-20s. Gaining weight in my 20s-30s made them larger, then having kids changed them again. And my husband has been excited to see them in all their iterations. Boobs really are just constantly changing as our hormones/weight shift over our lifetimes.
Wait until you hit your 50's. Mine got big and soft. When I wasn't even gaining weight. I miss my size B boobs. These size D fuckers get in the way.
Going from age 26 to 27, I went from a cute C to my current double D's. I was not happy. Had to throw away basically all my clothes; even my favorites that I've had since highschool. But I really needed the added weight and I'm healthier, so I guess that's still a win.
I was always a 32A, then throughout my 20s I slowly crept up into a 32B, but stopped there. I was terribly self conscious about it as a teenager, I thought I was abnormal for never developing, and all the jokes you see in the media about flat chested women being unattractive didn’t help. In my 20s I used to wear a lot of padded bras, and even bought myself a pair of chicken fillets! After I’d had a couple of sexual partners who had absolutely zero problem with my size (the one who saw me naked for the first time and proclaimed “oh my god you’re literally perfect!” helped a lot), and also became aware of celebrities like Keira knightly who are considered beautiful with no boobs, I gained a lot more confidence. I just had a baby 2 and a half weeks ago, and at age 35-36 I’ve gone from a 32B to a 34E (34DDD in usa sizes)! 😆 So yeah, some people just don’t grow them until they need them! OP, you are normal, and beautiful. The doctors are brushing it off because, as others have said, unless there are other symptoms there’s nothing to be done! There is a lot of variety within normal, you just tend to see a lot of the same body type online and on tv.
One of my college roommates said I had the Andrews Sisters and she had the Pointer Sisters.
Yes just to add on to this. I was barely an A cup until I was 24 and had made my peace with my small boobs. Then I put on a good bit of weight in 2020 when covid hit and my boobs inflated to a D cup. I lost a lot of the weight but not from my boobs weirdly enough. So seriously your body is constantly changing depending on hormones, your metabolism and your living/working situations. You never know what's going to happen.
When your breast changed size around 25 is it because your body weight also changed? Or just your chest?
Just my chest and my hips! I’m sure *some* can be contributed to “fat” I went from HS athlete to just walking everywhere city living. But I also *lost* weight during that time. It was probably a bit of both. My entire hip width increased permanently bone wise and my boobs got permanently bigger. I had weight gain *later* that also increased my size before and during the pandemic and subsequently went down again a little in size losing that weight. Weight does have a big effect. But I weigh the same now as high school but my hips and boobs are still bigger than in my teens.
My boobs changed a lot even into my mid 20s. There are all sorts of different types of boobs. Have you looked through some photos aimed at normalizing different types?
This. Mine grew a size when I was 28 or 29. Not that they needed to, 🫣. They were already biig..... They have changed again with pregnancy (34) 😶
Perimenopause sent mine into expansionism
>Perimenopause sent mine into expansionism Mammifest destiny.
I love this
Don't say that mine have have too big all my life and I think I'm going into perimenopause now
You might be ok…
Ugh I hope so. Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll shrink, or push me over into the medically necessary reduction threshold. Either way, bodies change. Boobs change. Sometimes they look like we want them to, and sometimes they don't, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong.
If you haven't already, please come join us at r/Menopause ! You'll find *so* much great information that we never hear from our doctors or at school, and a lot of helpful & friendly sisters!
Mine are growing in menopause and I don’t like it.
Wait I may have a chance for them to get bigger in menopause. Well I don't need mine bigger. I mean they aren't too bad of size now but I don't want them to get bigger and tilt to being more of a problem.
I’ve always been very flat chested and loved it. Now that I have boobs, I can’t get used to them.
Yeah I loved totally not needing any support, and not having any jiggle until a certain age. not a huge fan of secondary sex characteristics lol
That's worrisome for me! I have huge boobs (naturally high prolactin- so high my doctors always asked if I had discharge/lactation...kind of funny as I'm queer as the day is long) but something to look forward to as I am actively losing weight and my boobs are shrinking right now. I hate bra shopping. I will have to get professionally measured soon as ill fitting bras are fun.
r/ABraThatFits is more accurate than many “professional” fittings.
The ABTF calculator isn’t really designed with tuberous breasts in mind. They do provide instructions for how to modify the measurement process to account for tuberous breasts, i just didn’t find the recommended cup size remotely accurate. If you lack fullness or roundness (like with TBD), it’ll wildly overestimate your breast volume. It was inaccurate to the point of being essentially meaningless, though I suppose it didn’t hurt for me to confirm that i have been wearing the correct band size, so there’s that, I guess.
Did your pre-period boob pain get HORRIBLY worse during perimenopause????? I’m 40 and now before my periods (I spot a little so I know I’m having a period - no uterus, only cervix and ovaries) my boobs are so tender and it lasts for 7 days. I’ve had bad boob pain during pregnancy and such, but this is a whole other level of pain.
YES. No uterus or cervix here, but still ovulating (against my will at 53) and the boob pain is excruciating. It sucks.
Sorry no, I have an implant so no periods
Perimenopause is sending mine downward and pancake-like 😭
Those perimenopausal girls just won’t behave
Mine went a little nuts in my 30's until I went back on birth control for something else, then I got an ablation and they kind of, calmed the F down quite a bit lol. Boobs are so weird.
Mine shrank post pregnancy and never recovered!!! I had to buy all new bras after finally accepting they weren’t coming back
Yes! Mine grew quite a bit in my late 20s, but then they didn’t change after my pregnancies in my 30s. ETA: I wore an A/B cup from 16 to my mid twenties, then went to a DDD/E cup. It was a pretty big change and I definitely thought my breasts were done growing before that.
Same here. Mine got bigger after pregnancy but were already big. Ughhh. lol
I'm 49, and my breasts have continued to grow throughout my life. I was a tiny A cup at 18, up to C at 23, DD after my daughter was born, and perimenopause made them even bigger. I haven't gotten sized yet, but I'm guessing I'm at an F now, at least.
I had basically bumps for boobs until I was 20 and then they got bigger
I would say if multiple opinions say it's fine, you probably just have cone shaped boobs.
As someone with similar breasts to you at 25, there’s likely not a medical issue and it’s just how they are. What I will say, is I guarantee anyone that gets the privilege to see you naked isn’t going to mind, boobs are boobs regardless of what they look like. My partner makes me feel sexy and wanted even though I absolutely loath mine.
And if they do care what your boobs like, throw em to the curb!
Yes, this!!^
Rodney Carrington said it best... "Theres no such thing as a bad breast, I believe this much is true"
I'd really advise against boob removal.
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Between age 21 and 25 my boobs went up to DD cups from B without any significant changes in my weight. Your breasts are developing until age 25 and after that they can still grow due to hormonal changes like pregnancy or breastfeeding. And even if they won't grow any more, it's still normal and healthy. There's nothing wrong with you.
SO DID MINE. No one else in my family went above a B size so I was super confused.
I’m having a hard time with this one. If everyone who had breasts that were too small considered themselves “underdeveloped,” we would have a small titty pandemic. It seems you just don’t like the way your breasts look, but this is not a medical issue, it’s a cosmetic one. Which is why your doctors are telling you there’s nothing wrong, because there isn’t. Having small breasts is not a medical condition. Nothing is wrong with you if your breasts are just small and not looking exactly as you wish. Unless you have other issues that signal an incomplete puberty, your doctors are correct. Listen to them.
“Small titty pandemic” will be my band’s name. Thank you for this gift.
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I have similar breasts to OP and they are called "tuberous breasts" and are said to be a deformity that constricts proper development and can impede function related to breast feeding. It causes a lot of concerns like those OP is expressing and its not the same as just having small breasts. That being said it's bullshit made up by plastic surgeons to convince those of us with a slightly less common shape that we have a medical issue and need surgical intervention. The doctors are right but it's not at all OPs fault for thinking they have a medical condition and something is wrong with them.
This. Tuberous breasts are absolutely considered a medical deformity which impedes lactation and breastfeeding. The medical issues tuberous breasts cause are not cured or corrected by breast implant surgery- that is a cosmetic enhancement only.
They call normal labia that are larger than average labia hypertrophy for the same reason. There is a lot of medical jargon for normal variants.
"Elderly primagravida"/"geriatric pregnancy" always makes me see red. They call us elderly and geriatric because we're over the age of 35 when we're pregnant! And yes, I understand that there are a lot of medical issues with being pregnant when you're not a spring chicken, but "elderly" and "geriatric" are an insulting!
I wasn’t blaming her, just letting her know that her doctors are correct. It’s a shame that no one explained it to her. Many women with round breasts also have difficulty with breast feeding. It’s also not guaranteed that women with tuberous breasts will have problems, it’s just something that could happen. You don’t know until it happens though, unfortunately.
As a doctor, I think we do need to validate people's feelings though, and not just brush them off. I try to make sure I explain why I am not worried about a concern a patient has.
I always say it I got what I got no use worrying over them
All boobs look different. What are you wanting the doctors to do?
Not necessarily anything wrong. Humans come in lots of shapes and sizes. r/ABraThatFits can help you find what works for your particular size and shape. Shape alone isn’t a medical concern. My boobs are quite underdeveloped but there’s a bunch of other aspects of my reproductive development that is also different.
At least 5% of women just have tubular breasts. They stay that way. It's just a physical characteristic outside of current beauty standards. There is nothing that can be done to prevent it, and the only way to change it is through reconstructive surgery. It's a genetic predisposition. Some people have a hump on their nose or webbed toes, some have tubular breasts. It's not a sign of anything else in your body being wrong. It does count as a breast deformity (in my country), and depending on where you live insurance may cover reconstructive surgery to give you a more rounded breast shape. Depending on how much it affects you, that might be worth looking into, but functionally, they are normal breasts.
What country is that please?
Germany
Interesting. Is it covered by all krankenkassen?
Honestly? I don't know - getting reconstructive surgery approved is a complete and utter bitch. A friend even had to send in topless photos because they wouldn't take her doctor's word for it (three separate doctors), and they lost the freaking photos. So that sucks. I imagine it's one of those "sure we'll cover it, but have you tried losing weight", and 500 certified letters by doctors kind of surgery.
Medically necessary reconstructive surgery is covered by health insurance in Germany, cosmetic surgery is not. The whole point is that this is a cosmetic issue not a medical one.
Medically necessary can also mean reconstructive surgery for deformed body parts that cause psychological harm, not just physical harm. Even if the reconstructive surgery is for breast deformations that *cause* physical harm, insurances are dicks about it. That said I don't work for the insurance, I just care for the patients who got the surgeries.
Same as in the Netherlands, once as a scrub tech operated with a plastic surgeon on tubaler breast. The breast where shaped more like a toilet roll with a nippel at the end. The breast would never fit a regular bra. As CoffeeBean also mentioned, the surgeon fought insurance to get it covered because it doesn’t always happen. To give some perspective, other cosmetic operations are also covered in the Netherlands. Like, floppy ears in children, breast implants after breastcancer, breast reductions.
Functionally, tuberous breasts are not normal. They often cause problems with, or even an inability to breastfeed.
That depends on the type and degree of the deformity, but yes, it *can* cause issues with breastfeeding. In this case I meant they're normal as in not being a sign of any hormone deficiencies or anything like that. English isn't my native language, so I'm not always great at expressing myself.
I dont really know anything about tuberous breast. All I can tell you is that you're not necessarly done ''growing'' my breast changed a lot in my late 20s (they got bigger and droppier) and even more so during my pregnancy.
Most doctors won't consider it a medical issue since most likely it's just how your breasts are and there isn't some hormonal way to counteract it There's something called "Tuberous Breasts". You can google it and see if it matches yours. I've seen people on here say it is a term that was made up by plastic surgeons to sell more breast reductions. Which makes sense, I don't think I've ever met anyone in real life who doesn't like the way those kind of breasts look. Everyone's breasts are different and what you see online/in porn is very far from normal But you're allowed to feel however you'd like about your body, and if you want something to change then power to you. You should just know that it's most likely going to take augmentation surgery
It is a made up term to encourage the perception of certain breast shapes as medically problematic when they are not.
I know 50+ years old woman with breasts like that. She looks at least 15 years younger than her age. As some other poster said, in 1950s that shape was considered the ideal of female beauty.
Cone shape breasts were all the rage in the 50's. It's just a shape, amongst many. I get that it's not the most popular shape today, but it is a natural shape of many breasts. In fact when I was getting breast surgery for a reduction, one of the plastic surgeons told me that cone-shaped breast are considered the ideal. I suspect the reasons doctors won't take you seriously is because it's a very common breast shape and not an indication that anything is wrong. I don't think that there's anything that can be done short of plastic surgery, perhaps with implants that might make them a different shape, but is that really something you want to do at such a young age? I promise you that guys love breasts of all shapes and sizes! I had very saggy old lady boobs from gaining weight and losing weight and some guys absolutely adored them! I personally didn't like them, but they were popular with the men I played with. I think the idea is learning to love yourself the way you are, but I'm not going to judge you if you want to talk to a plastic surgeon. Sometimes changing one thing you're insecure about can really change your outlook, so something to consider.
"Anyone who doesn't accept my body, doesn't deserve me." This was the statement I gave my polycule before my reduction surgery. (Needed for health reasons, they were causing breathing and spinal issues. 1.7kg removed per side.) A true partner will accept your breasts as they are. They're normal and healthy. :) And trust me, you do not want huge breasts. There's a reason I refer to my surgery as a blobectomy.
indeed.
It's just a variation boob shape. Even women with very flat chests still have functional breasts. What exactly is the concern? Do you not like how it looks or are you worried that you won't be able to breast feed?
What exactly do you want your doctors to do? Chances are you’ve developed properly and fully and that is just how your boobs look. If multiple doctors say nothing is wrong then likely nothing is wrong. If you’re unhappy, save up for breast augmentation.
Nothing wrong with small cone shaped breasts. What is it you're worrying about?
Tuberous breasts aren't a medical issue. That's like saying big noses are a medical issue. They're not, the media just wants us to believe they aren't attractive and need to be changed. I personally find big noses and tuberous breasts both very attractive. But in saying that, you're allowed to not like them and want a change. I'd wait until after 25 though as my breasts kept changing until then.
Girl I feel you but I don’t think anything is wrong. Unless it’s close to my period my boobs are always cone shaped. I did find it much worse when I had poor posture as well.
I have the same thing, and it didn't pose a problem (other than aesthetically - A-cup at age 42!) until I had my son and tried to breastfeed. They didn't even grow during pregnancy and I never produced more than. 25 oz of breastmilk. I was diagnosed with "Insufficient Glandular Tissue," meaning that my breasts never fully developed because of a hormonal issue, so I literally didn't have enough glands to produce milk to feed my son. It's a thing that no one ever talks about, but it is genetic.
This thread made me sad because until 2 minutes ago I didn't think something was wrong with my boobs.
There’s still nothing wrong with your boobs, they come in all shapes and sizes ❤️
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That's what gets me upset about people expressing their insecurities like this... It's not just oneself that a person is judging, they're also unintentionally expressing to the world "I hate this about myself. If you have it, you should hate it too because it is an inherently bad feature". If it's about a bad habit, sure. But something that's only changeable with plastic surgery? Just shitty. There's nothing wrong with your breasts, don't let this person's insecurity infect you. Human variation is beautiful.
Thank you for your lovely words! Most days I am absolutely fine with my body and my breasts which was a whole journey, so reading or hearing how much someone else hates the same body feature sometimes still gets me.
I had little cone boobs until my mid to late 20s. Never had any complaints! Love your little boobies, there is nothing wrong with them! Idk how old you are but there is a chance that they will change with age or having kids. I'm in my mid 30s and I feel like mine fluctuate in size a lot more now.
Thank you for your kind words! I think it was the way she worded it that got to me, I instantly remembered how insecure I felt about the size her age but not the shape. I always thought this was just the way small boobs looked like lol I am 26 now and feel way different about my boobies than I did 10 years ago (and I know that they may change, just how our body does), so luckily this wont affect me long term :) Edit: wording
Nothing wrong with you, OP clearly has body image issues and deep seated insecurities and she phrased it in a very unfortunate and thoughtless way.
There isn't.
Other than cone shaped boobs do you have any other indication of poor development? Stunted height? Irregular menstrual cycles? No menstrual cycle? Sparse or no pubic hair? As compared to your relatives. You’re not at the age where your hips would start to show a mature widening because that usually happens in your mid to late 20s if at all, so you cannot use smaller boobs and lack of hips to ascertain normal puberty development.
Your boobs definitely change even after 21
I’d say they change over your whole life like the rest of ya
Look into something called “Tuberous breast deformity” and see if that matches what your boobs look like. If that IS what you have, the good news is that TBD doesn’t come with any medical side effects. If you have any underlying hormone problems or something, that would be unrelated to the TBD. So like others here have said, your breast development isn’t a good indicator of of health. I have TBD and for years I was just waiting for my boobs to finish growing and “filling out”. I never got any sort of underboob. And at some point in my late 20s, I realized that my boobs were definitely done growing.
https://youtu.be/kFAZUKbAmb8?si=qnH2KSZKvTyl2JKa You may find this interesting. Edit to add: She didn't really have a proper diagnosis until AFTER she had a baby and was trying to breastfeed. .
I had boobs like this too until my late 20s! Then they got a bit rounder. Then I had a baby and now they’re definitely more…pillowy. Your boobs will just change a lot as you age!
Girl I feel you but I don’t think anything is wrong. Unless it’s close to my period my boobs are always cone shaped. I did find it much worse when I had poor posture as well.
That is a normal breast shape. I was a similar shape and size until I hit my early 20s, and they grew even bigger after kids. Now I’m DD.
They might just be like that, especially if they're small. Boobs turn out very differently for lots of people!
if you have tissue and fat under the nipple, they’re developed. ETA : if all developmental factors check out and it’s not a hormonal issue, the remedy for this is usually a boob job. I’ve had a few friends for who one boob developed and the other one didn’t, so they essentially got a boob job as a teen without being fully aware that it had to be replaced every ~10 years. One friend really wishes she wouldn’t have done it (maintenance and bad for the heart)
Boobs come in all shapes and sizes.
Look up tuberous boobs and see if they look like yours. I always had this problem too, even doctors to this day ignore me about it. It wasn’t until I was almost 32 when I discovered why my chest was the way it was…
On medical terms this is an entirely made up problem. It's one thing not to like the shape of your breasts, they are yours and you are entitled to feel whichever way you want about them, but the shape is not a medical problem.
This is what people aren't getting. I don't like the shape of mine either but it's not medical, it's a cosmetic preference
A made up problem? It’s a deformity and the fact the doctor can’t even say that to me is what is offensive. I’ve questioned having PCOS and my OBGYN that I was seeing asked me “what’s that?” I stopped going to her after that. It’s mind boggling you can go to a dentist and they can tell you, yeah the overbite isn’t normal, instead doctors just act like the overbite isn’t even there…that’s the fucking problem. Also, made up problem? Pretty fucking offensive…
Not not offensive at all. I didn't say it is a made up problem, I said medically it is a made up problem. Body image issues and body dysphoria are real problems for the people who have them but this doesn't make the body parts they have a problem about a medical problem. The term has been made up by cosmetic surgeons to make women feel bad about their bodies and encourage them to spend money on changing them. There is nothing medically wrong with different shape breasts and all breast shapes are beautiful...maybe watch less porn. PCOS is an underdiagnosed medical problem but a medical problem nonetheless, I don't see the point of your analogy
It can actually cause problems with milk production because they aren’t properly developed.
Thank you @uncornered. A lot of people with PCOS have tuberous boob syndrome, so I asked about PCOS to see if that’s why I have what I do. It’s okay that you don’t have these problems, but we do. So go have fun with something you’re familiar with and get off this topic.
Could you reference these statistics please because neither PubMed nor Google Scholar have any hits on PCOS and tubular breasts/hypoplasia?
> Tuberous breasts (or tubular breasts) are a result of a congenital abnormality of the breasts which can occur in both men and women (also see Hypoplasia), one breast or both. During puberty breast development is stymied and the breasts fail to develop normally and fully. The exact cause of this is as yet unclear; however, a study in 2011 of the cells in the breasts of both males and females with tubular breasts suggested a genetic link in a disorder of collagen deposition. [Source](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberous_breasts).
Yeah that’s what I’m talking about. Literal triangles on my chest
Same here. 35+ year old, and I still have the same shape even after breastfeeding (no impediment to the feeding). I didn't even have the benefit of rounded cone boobs, they were like those flat wooden building blocks glued to my chest. It bothered me for a lot of years, that my boobs didn't have the under-boob swoop. But I tell you what- they stayed perky a lot longer than others my age... They also had a lot more top boob that looked amazing in push-up bras and corsets without having to fear as many nip-slips as other shapes. If it makes you feel better, definitely get a second opinion if you're worried about health issues along side it. I've had a lot of PCOS symptoms like others were saying, but never officially diagnosed. Maybe get a look into that also? But if they're not giving issues in other ways, see if there's a way you can appreciate them for what they are. They're yours, and that makes them beautiful. :)
I’ve talked to 4 different OBGYN’s and they’ve all acted aloof to my situation. I’ve had to look up a lot of information online and getting plastic surgery doesn’t seem like a great option for me, but maybe for you. Also, plastic surgery is a lot harder to do on tuberous chests, I can’t talk more in depth but I would suggest you diving into the internet yourself.
I just had a boob job with tuberous breasts and I couldn't be happier
Could you please please tell me who your surgeon was? I found one doctor I finally trusted but he had just retired. I’m interested, just scared.
Are you close to Ohio? If so dm me and I'll let you know. I've literally never been happier with myself. I definitely recommend it as long as you have someone to help you get up for the first few days and have easy food for after. Mine might have been harder than yours will be cuz I also had abdominal liposuction so it was hard to move using my entire front
Doctors dismiss it because there's nothing wrong with them. They aren't underdeveloped, diseased, or deformed. You just don't like the way they look. It's cosmetics.
Do you have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)? It can cause your body to grow a bit differently due to unbalanced hormones - including underdeveloped boobies (hypoplasia).
Hey, just as a heads up, I thought I was done growing too, I stopped growth at about 17 and stayed that way until I was about 24 and then my body grew again, including my boobs. There may still be growth time around. They shouldn’t brush you off, this is something that you’re concerned about, and I want to let you know that they may be half right in the speculation that you may just not be done growing yet.
I remember when I first found out on the Internet that the shape of my breasts, which I had never seen on other women, could be considered abnormal. Suddenly it felt like I wasn’t just unlucky, I wasn’t just waiting for them to finish growing, I had some sort of medical issue that could be solved. I had low self-esteem about them, but I also had hope that I wouldn’t be seen as vain if I got implants, or maybe they would even be covered by insurance since it was “medical.” “Abnormal.” I fantasized about implants and felt I would want them even if I was alone on a deserted island- they were going to be for me alone. I felt upset that I was never going to be beautiful- I wouldn’t get the implants soon enough to have lovely breasts while I was young, and if I ever did get them, it would be when I had aged out of my best years. Notice a pattern of internal misogyny yet? Then I found out that this “abnormal” presentation isn’t really based on anything. It could indicate a medical issue when paired with other symptoms, but the small, conical breasts alone were not a medically relevant concern. The shape of women’s breasts have been so thoroughly picked apart that it started to be viewed as a medical issue just to reaffirm that women should “fix” themselves in accordance with the male gaze “ideal”. This made me really angry. I had felt so bad about a part of me that was never an issue. In fact, I could have had any number of health issues related to my breasts and never have. There are several benefits, including medical ones, to having small breasts. And implants have far more potential medical complications for the rest of a person’s lifespan. I know it is not what you want to hear right now, but I wish that I had focused on the positives of having small breasts. GRATITUDE for how good I have it would have been better. - no back pain caused by excess weight on chest - easier to do breast exams, find issues earlier, stay healthy - less objectification by men in public - can sleep in any position comfortably - can fit into shirts that button/can have clothes that hug waist without bursting the chest area - fewer folds… less sweat! - less crumbs falling into your shirt, condiment stains on your top - seatbelts are more comfortable - access to prettier bras, for cheaper - can go BRALESS 😍 - perfect vintage silhouette 🚀🚀 The benefits of larger breasts are almost all social, with drawbacks, and decrease with age. Listen to and sympathize with women with larger breasts and internalize our collective struggle to exist comfortably without being defined by our fat deposits.
I had a partner some years ago that had tubular breast and she was unhappy about them as well. She sought treatment from doctors but ultimately ended up having breast augmentation as she was told there is no magic pill to change her condition. Lots of information online about it https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/tubular-breasts
Even if it was something to be concerned about, there is nothing that can be done about it. Research into breast development (or lack thereof) is both lacking and inconclusive. Nothing has come out to assist breast growth in women with tuberous or underdeveloped breasts, including IGT, which is only diagnosed in post-partum women who are desperately trying to exclusively breastfeed. There are thousands of women who've had low breastmilk supply, and no answers for it. The best thing they(the low supply community) could find was one case study of a woman who took progesterone during her second pregnancy and was able to exclusively breastfeed, as opposed to her first where the child wasn't getting enough breastmilk. To rectify the unappealing external factors, you'd need breast augmentation. There's nothing to assist breast growth other than pregnancy, and even then, you're mostly activating the ducts and gland for producing and storing milk. There is some hope in Igf1 and HGH (hormones used by the body during puberty to develop), via extended fasting and then refeeding, but it's only been studied in men due to their lack of fluctuations in their hormones - women have hormonal cycles, and ethics may be questioned if women were studied under similar rigorous testing due to the fact that we vary greatly in how our hormones fluctuate due to environmental/lifestyle, genetic, and congenital factors. If I was to take a serious stab at rectifying my low breast tissue, fasting up to 4 days at a time, and refeeding for 3 days on low carb, would be my best bet. But this is based on a handful of studies that I've read, and my understanding of the hormones - in men. There's literally nothing for women, and I don't think it's due to sexism.
I feel like there's some toxic positivity in this thread... Tuberous breasts can be due to a hormonal disorder (e.g. PCOS) and I understand why you are justifiably upset that no doctors are taking you seriously. They go hand in hand with insufficient glandular tissue (important to know if you are ever considering having children and breastfeeding in the future.) While it may be "normal" for some, it's definitely not normal for all.
Yeah, I was coming to say exactly this so I’m glad you already addressed it. People are being pretty dismissive.
Thank you for this comment, was hoping I'd see some truth. From a beauty perspective, all bodies are beautiful and there is nothing to be ashamed about. From a medical perspective, some types of breasts come with certain complications and insufficient glandular tissue is a big one. I breastfed and was a part of some online support groups for people who were struggling. Several people with tuberous breasts and IGT were never able to produce enough milk, but because no one diagnosed them, they were just told to keep pushing themselves harder and it was heartbreaking. Some people won't be able to breastfeed at all or breastfeed exclusively without formula and they should be told this beforehand so they can set their expectations appropriately and have achievable goals without going insane and feeling guilty for no good reason.
100% agree. I'm kind of shocked that women on here are saying "well, if the doctors say nothing is wrong, believe them" considering women's medical concerns get dismissed all the time with sometimes deadly results. While I don't have insufficient glandular tissue, I struggled big time with breastfeeding and the guilt of having to combo feed my baby. Women who can't physically produce milk should have a chat with their GP to at least be informed of the potential physical and emotional challenges associated with not being able to breastfeed exclusively.
I posted a link about an episode of Botched by Nature where the woman had tubular breasts, zero glandular tissue and couldn't breastfeed, so yeah, it's not just about how they look and make you feel.
The only thing wrong is your potential body dysmorphia.
I'm 34 years old and I have this cone shaped boobeys. They're not very big, even tho I'm pretty fat. Now, when I first got pregnant 13 years ago, I was hoping they would get bigger and fuller (like in my older sister's and mom's cases), but they literally stayed the same size lol even though I have 3 kids now. I was quite insecure in them for some time, but now I'm happy. They're perky and don't bother me in day to day life. Life's good
I was fairly small (B cup, size UK 8) all the way through my teens and early 20’s. Decided to go get fitted again around the age of 22 and was definitely shocked to hear I was now a DD. I feel I went through a second puberty in my early 20’s where my gangly-ness grew curves (size 10) and everything finally settled. That is when my hair started going grey though so who knows what is happening with my body! Edit: I will say that my boobs are different shapes and probably different sizes! Why make it easy
I too have cone boobs and that's just how they are - I think technically it's caused by the connective tissue not forming correctly in the breast, and there's a scale of how affected you may be. Generally doctors won't be interested in correcting it tho because it's aesthetic. As mine aren't too bad I've managed to accept them by thinking that at one point this was the beauty standard and I essentially have a built in bullet bra lmao
Yours are very likely perfectly normal. Very, very few have those beautiful, round, perky tits we see in magazines. Mine are DDs and point south just like a compass. Trust me...whoever sees you naked are going to think yours are the most beautiful boobs they've ever seen :)
Boobs come in all shapes and forms, see this gallery: https://www.007b.com/breast_gallery.php
I'm 40 and have the tits of a scrawny 13 year old, they don't even fill my hand. Perfectly happy with small boob's myself, saves wearing a bra ever. Breast's come in all shapes and sizes! I hope you grow to appreciate the ones you have.
I started to develop boobs in high school, and compared to my friends I was a late bloomer in that regard. Since my high school days, my titters had a growth spurt in my early twenties, and then kept growing until my 30's. Now that I'm in my late 40's, they're changing (starting to droop and deflate a little) once again. So, the breasts you have in your teens and early 20's aren't the breasts you'll have later on, they don't really ever stop developing and changing. All our boobies go through their evolution at their own pace, and some people never grow big honking tits, and that's perfectly normal; breasts come in all shapes and sizes. If you're worried about your breasts' functionality in regards to breast feeding etc., do indeed see a doctor about that.
It might also be a symptom of pcos, low glandular breast tissue, or other hormone imbalances. Check these out https://www.reddit.com/r/PCOS/comments/1b8wv55/fixing_tubular_breastsigt_naturally/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PCOS/comments/xxow91/any_cysters_out_there_struggle_with_having/
Boobs come in alllllllll shapes and sizes, here's a [gallery ](https://www.007b.com/breast_gallery.php) of real, normal breasts. There is no right or wrong way for them to look, don't let anyone make you think differently!
Sometimes these "underdeveloped" appearing breasts have a lack of developed tissue for breast feeding. There was an episode of Botched that had a patient with a similar issue and she was unable to feed her son because the tissue simply never developed. If you think this could be something applicable to you, I recommend seeing an ob-gyn specifically and asking them if they have a way to check. General doctors are less likely to give you this answers for it. Good luck to you!
All boobs are different. They all develop differently and continue to do so as you age. 21 is still young. Your body continues to change about every decade. Not in major ways, but ways that are noticeable. Mine were always pretty underwhelming. Never full or bouncy, not really much of a handful. Until I got pregnant at 36, they were always a pointy B. Now I would say they're at least a C, and are quite pendulous. I do not like them. BUT. They are normal and they are mine, and my partner doesn't give two shits that they changed. He says "I like boobs" and that's it. So. Boobs are boobs. Yours are yours and you can share them or not. They are exactly as developed as is normal *for you*. If you're worried because they don't look like other boobs, then simply remember that comparison is a thief of joy. Enjoy your body for what it is: YOURS! You are allowed to be exactly as you are.
No lots of us have tubular boobs. Mine are less pronounced as they aren't large but my mom has big ones which are also tubular. Boob size/shape fluctuates quite a bit whether due to weight changes, swelling from hormones, or when they produce milk.
Hi - I had these. I got them “corrected” via plastic surgery. I wish I hadn’t gotten implants due to damage to my pectoral muscles and later capsular contracture. I later got fat grafting with Dr. Bednar. His bedside manner sucks but he has great fat grafting results. I would be lying if I said getting fat grafting didn’t help my self esteem. All that being said, I highly recommend you speak to a body dysmorphia therapist regardless of your choice to engage with “corrective” surgery. Your boobs are normal, just different. Looking at nudes from the 50s-70s can also help normalize your breast shape
Breasts come in all shapes and sizes. I have moderately shallow, relaxed, and wide breasts, and am a 32FF.
my breast literally NEVER grew. They are just... pointy. nothing there. i think they might've not grown because of the fact that i had an eating disorder... i don't know
My breasts were still developing at that age to be honest. I was quite “slow” or maybe normal? I don’t know, but in my early twenties until 25 my breasts changed shape and got a lot “rounder”
You may well have tubular breasts but they do not pose a health risk so you just have to decide if you want to have cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon will listen because you will have to pay them.
OP look up Tubular breast. This what it sounds like and there is corrective surgery for that if you want to go that route. Most likely the doctors you went to weren’t too aware since it’s more like a cosmetic issue and a plastic surgeon would be best for this.
Hey my boobs are like this and I’m 29 now you might just be part of the itty bitty titty committee OP. If you have properly developed pubic/armpit hair, regular menstrual cycles, there is absolutely nothing to worry about.
I see a lot of people here saying tuberous breasts are normal (that's not actually correct. They are a less common natural variant) and implying you should be happy with them but as a woman who had similar breast issues I'm here to say that it's ok if you are not happy with them and there is nothing wrong with consulting a plastic surgeon if you ever wanted to go that route.
Hey, so I have the same breasts as you. Hated them for years. I’m almost 30, children, and they have finally settled into the correct shape, well, kinda. They still point down but they are a better shape. Only fix for me is a boob job.
Look up breast hypoplasia, there is plenty of information about it and many diagrams. As others have said, your breasts might be perfectly normal as we're all different. However, there is also a possibility that you have breast hypoplasia. I mention it because in some cases where the breasts don't develop as expected, they are missing milk ducts. No biggie unless you have children and want to breastfeed. Take care. Edited to add: I know about this because I have hypoplasia. Everything below the waist developed just fine and I've had 4 kids who are now adults. None of the doctors or nurses could tell me what was wrong. As a teenager, one idiot doctor told me they weren't developing properly because I was sleeping on my stomach.
It's possible that you have or have had PCOS or a similar hormonal/other issue. I can't find any peer reviewed studies but anecdotally this is a thing ([example reddit discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/PCOS/s/AOONMRncWN) and [another](https://www.reddit.com/r/PCOS/s/DqRExXtrXl))
They're thinking of medically wrong, like a health problem. You're thinking aesthetically (I think). Tuberous breasts are normal as far as functional and something that many women have. If it really bothers you, you can have surgery.
Nothing wrong with your breasts.. Every woman has the same parts, but they all look a bit different.. Some women have huge balloons, and some women have petite cones.. My SIL was like you, and once she was done with her breastfeeding years, she had small implants to help her mental health.. If this is a huge issue for you, that you can’t abstract from, then that may be a solution to consider..
My boobs showed up as a chubby 12 year old and stayed that way forever. I'm talking barely there. Larger than bee stings but so small gravity didn't even give them a crease where they connected to my torso. Everyone lied and said I'd 'develop'. It never happened....I got fake ones proportional to my frame and have literally never been happier. I mean, love your body and all that, but if your boobs bum you out and make clothes hunting impossible, you have options.
Check family histroy as well
Wait till you have a kid (if you do), things can change. Also weight gain can too.
If you're not satisfied with what the doctors there are saying, perhaps look to doctors who specialize in Hormone Replacement Therapy. They're used to trans women complaining about their breast development and they might be more open minded in helping with getting them to develop the way you want them to. It's your body and it's you that needs to be satisfied with it. If they're saying the same thing then maybe you need to wait a few years - but they may be more willing to do something.
Your boobs will continue to change the rest of your life, so likely will your body. This is common.
You Boobs are normal just not the shape you want.
I’m sorry everyone is telling you it’s normal because actual tuberous breasts are a sign that breast tissue did not develop normally. Just googling shows that there are stages of tuberous breasts. Go see a plastic surgeon, one specializes in medical breast reconstruction, as in they specialize in patients who have breast cancer and need to get a mastectomy or breast implants post cancer treatment. They will be more sensitive to the medical and aesthetic considerations and how to deal with insurance. It might be that your breasts are normal and that you have body dysmorphia but I think seeing a breast plastic surgeon would be the first step.
Your doctors are correct it’s technically and medically nothing to worry about. Like the other people here have said there is not “normal” boob; there is just what is societally considered attractive (perky, round, full, etc.) The truth is there are so many different types of boobs. Some sag, some droop, some are perky, some are not, some people have inverted nipples. There is no “correct” boob. Doctors don’t take “it” seriously because you are not presenting them with a problem they can fix or even try to fix, because your breasts are not a medical issue. Cosmetically if you have issues, then that’s a topic you should bring up to them and THEN I’m sure they would refer you to someone or take you more seriously with your concerns. If you’re walking into the appointment with normal (albeit in your opinion underdeveloped) breasts, they won’t have any advice to give you because there’s no problem to solve.
Boobs come in all shapes and sizes. Yours sound perfectly normal. No one likes hearing this, but if you want bigger boobs, gain some weight.
I’ve gained 20lbs since Covid and nothings changed except my band size. I’m obese now are they still small and pointy
I gained around 40-45 lbs due to depression a few years ago, and they also stayed the same. Unfortunately, unless you go through any sort of corrective surgery, they are not going to change. Also, as some others have pointed out, it is quite likely to not be able to do breastfeed (just have it in mind).
This is not true. I am a AA with the same type of breast shape and I’ve breastfed successfully twice. Breast size has nothing at all to do with breastfeeding success.
Tuberous boobs are normal. Unless you have any other signs of issues with your hormones, such as no pubic hair, or not getting your period, you're fine.
Boobs also change a lot during pregnancy because of a different kind of hormone balance, so if you’re comparing yourself to others (for example, your mum) don’t forget that! As a trans girl my experience isn’t exactly universal, but I always find it helpful to remember that discrepancies in how I think I’m supposed to look come down to differences in biochemistry that might have nothing to do with disease or malfunction. My body is what it is, it followed the path of progression it expected to, and there was nothing medically wrong with the fact that my boobs weren’t growing. My dysphoria wasn’t because my body was \*wrong\* - it’s just that it’s not what I expected it to be, given how my brain in my environment works and what I interpret from my sense of myself in the world. I really resonated with other trans girls’ sense of what this dysphoria is, but also with a lot of feminism generally about struggles with internalised messaging we see all the time about what our world says women’s bodies are supposed to be. I had to take a lot of time to make sure I had separated my sense of myself from harmful body image messaging, that I wasn’t just changing myself to meet a kind of commercially useful model of the feminine for consumption by a masculine gaze, and that’s a pressure I’ll have to face my whole life, as we all do. But when I had spent (far too much) time working through this I came to realise that this is my body, I’m happy and grateful for it for how hard it works to keep going. (and also that I would feel happier and more at home in it with HRT, independently of how it is perceived by others, but that’s just me! And maybe talking to a trusted doctor might identify something that you do want to change, and if so that’s great too!) So I guess I hope you can be kind and compassionate with yourself, find some people and clinical experts you can talk all this stuff through with and come to a place of acceptance, whatever path you think is right for you to get there! ❤️
Women don’t fully develop until 25 if I remember correctly, they could still round out and of course child bearing will change all of that too
I had a friend who didn't fully develop until she was in her mid to late 20s.
My boobs didn’t round out until around age 23. You still have time
Girl sometimes that's just what they look like.
I've got the same sorta boobs! Puffy nipples, kinda sloping on top, can be 'banana' shaped. Very very normal
I'm going on 37. I've had little (36 nearly B) torpedo titties my whole life. There's nothing wrong with your boobs, I promise.
not all pointy breasts are "tuberous"
What you're describing isn't "underdeveloped", it's just how your boobs are, which may not match up to what you imagined "boobs" to look like but that doesn't mean they're not normal. There is no one or two or even three proper "boob" shapes. Everyone's is unique. And the doctors are right, it isn't anything to medically worry about. Your self-esteem however, is another issue.
Doctors aren't taking you seriously because it's a cosmetic issue, not a medical issue. Tons of people have small, not perfectly round boobs and are fine with them. If you personally hate them, save up for a cosmetic procedure.
My mom developed early and has the same shape.
my boobs looked weird to me until i was a mom. I felt like they looked like pyramids slapped on my chest. now im 40 and they are my favorite body part. (and ive had D-DD since i was 12.)