Symmastia refers to breasts that look like they are touching in the midline of the chest. The skin appears to be lifted from the breast bone and the breasts look like one, rather than two (called a “uni-boob”).

Symmastia is usually the result from a technical error by the surgeon or the selection of implants that are simply too large for the patient (the implants don’t fit on the chest wall).

The correction of symmastia is achieved by separating the implant pockets in the midline of the chest. Smaller implants are recommended.

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