What does TUBA stand for? What is the difference between TUBA and a traditional breast augmentation?
TUBA stands for transumbilical breast augmentation. With traditional breast augmentation techniques, the incisions are made either in the crease underneath the breast (inframammary), around the darker skin surrounding the nipple (periareolar), or in the armpit (transaxillary). With transumbilical breast augmentation, a short J or C-shaped incision is made within the umbilicus or navel (belly button) and empty saline breast implants are moved into place using endoscopy, where the surgeon sees what he or she is doing with a tiny camera and fiber optics. After the breast implants are in place, they are filled with sterile saline to the desired size. The milk ducts in the nipple are not disturbed with a TUBA and recovery time can be half the time of traditional methods. The scar of the incision is hidden within the folds of the navel.
