![]() ![]() Later on, I learned that because TBD is considered a deformity, insurance policies might cover the corrective surgery. These intimate moments of “truth” brought a unique kind of anxiety that racked my nerves long after they occurred.Īfter learning about hypoplastic tuberous breasts, a lifetime of confusion disappeared and revealed a reality I considered ugly: My breasts weren’t just small, but deformed. Over the years, I’ve found ways to mimic the cleavage effect, but I know the act is up the minute my bra comes off, leaving my bare breasts to stare another person in the face. My small breasts have always factored into my love life due to the fact that I worry about them ever becoming an issue. I never changed my shirt in the locker room because I didn’t want to attract more negative attention to my body. This same nipple herniation is also responsible for creating puffy areola – or “puffies,” as they’re affectionately called by the porn industry.īefore I knew all of this, though, I thought I just had small, awkwardly shaped boobs. Women diagnosed with TBD tend to have breasts with “ enlarged, puffy areola unusually wide spacing between the breasts minimal breast tissue sagging higher than normal breast fold and narrow base at the chest wall.”Īny breast tissue that does grow herniates into the nipple, transforming the boobs into fleshy tubes with bulbous areola. Structural differences are what make tuberous breasts look different from other breasts. Like any other physical condition, there are different degrees of so-called “severity.” Tuberous breasts aren’t your typical small-breasted beast. Sexy, right? And totally not demeaning at all. Plastic surgeons acknowledge TBD by the term “Snoopy breasts” because the tubular form reminds them of Snoopy’s nose. My congenital condition is called Tuberous Breast Deformity (TBD) because of their somewhat elongated and tubular shape. ![]() Due to arrested development caused by a lack of progesterone, my breasts never flourished far beyond the “bud” stage. My breasts have a deformity that prevented them from developing typically and left me with a hardly pubescent chest in my mid-twenties. My small and pointy breasts never worried me – until I grew up and they stayed in a premature-looking state. ![]()
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