What Is a Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation?
You have yet another option for augmenting your breasts with a technique called autologous fat transfer. Sometimes called fat transfer breast augmentation this option allows patients to increase the size of their breasts without using silicone or saline implants. This can be done in conjunction with a breast lift. The outcome of a breast lift with fat transfer is usually somewhere in between what could be expected from a breast lift alone and a breast lift with an implant. There can be a modest increase in volume and fullness but in a more natural and understated fashion compared to what can be achieved with a breast implant.
Instead, fat is harvested from another part of the patient’s body using liposuction, purified, and re-injected into another area of the body. This procedure has been popularized partly as it is a part of the Brazilian Butt Lift procedure but also because it offers a more natural alternative to synthetic fillers. Patients can opt for a fat transfer breast augmentation with or without implants.
Candidates for Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation
Ideal candidates for fat transfer breast augmentation:
- Want only a modest increase in the size of their breasts (with fat grafting alone)
- Have enough fat in another area of the body
- Have good skin elasticity
Other candidates may be interested in this alternative to traditional breast implants as it provides augmentation without placing foreign materials in the body.
The Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation Procedure
The fat transfer technique involves the following three steps:
- Liposuction: Patients often choose the abdomen, thighs, or buttocks as the donor site.
- Purification: The fat is processed to separate the fat cells from impurities.
- Re-injection: Your surgeon will use a syringe called a cannula to carefully place the fat in the target area, smoothing it to create a natural-looking contour.
How Is Breast Augmentation With Lift Performed?
Your Breast Augmentation With Lift Consultation
At CPS, consultations are crucial steps in the plastic surgery process. During your initial consultation, you’ll have time to meet and discuss your goals with your plastic surgeon. Be sure to ask any questions you have, as your surgeon will be able to discuss the risks and benefits of the procedure, as well as give you a good idea of what you can reasonably expect from the results.
The Breast Augmentation With Lift Procedure
Your breast augmentation with lift will be customized to your unique needs, goals, and anatomy, so your surgical plan may be a little different than the following. Generally, a breast augmentation with lift is as follows:
Your procedure will be performed either in our Virginia office’s accredited outpatient surgery suite or at a local hospital, whichever is more convenient for you. Breast augmentation with lift surgery is performed under general anesthesia administered by one of our board-certified anesthesiologists.
Your surgeon will begin by making careful incisions in the location you and your surgeon previously decided upon. They will tighten sagging skin, reposition breast tissues, and place the implants. If indicated, the nipple-areolar complex will be moved into a more pleasing position. Fat transfer to the breasts can also be used to create a more natural-looking, seamless contour. Once your surgeon is pleased with the results, they will carefully close the incisions.
