What is fat transfer breast augmentation?

Fat transfer breast augmentation essentially uses liposuction to take fat from other parts of your body and inject it into your breasts. This is a breast augmentation option for women who are looking for a relatively small increase in breast size and would prefer natural results.

Fat transfer breast augmentation risks and safety

Fat transfer breast augmentation risks include:

• Cysts
• Infection
• Microcalcification
• Necrosis (death) of fat cells
• Possibility that some of the transferred fat cells will leave the breast area

Your plastic surgeon may also have you use a tissue expansion system during the weeks before your breast augmentation surgery to improve your results. You may have to have touch-up injections to retain your improved shape if you choose this surgery.

Fat transfer breast augmentation research

Significant research on fat transfer breast augmentation has been done:

• Pre-Expansion Technique Allows Successful Mega-Volume Fat Transfer to the Breasts
• Fat Transfer Provides Alternative to Breast Implants
• New Technique Doubles Breast Size Using Patient's Own Fat