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Fat Transfer For Tuberous Breasts? Good or Bad Idea? Does Stem Cell Fat Transfer Increase Risk of Cancer? Price Estimate? (photo
My breasts are believed to be tuberous. I am unhappy w/ their shape/size, but I am uncomfortable w/ the idea of implants. I am not a full breast cup,...
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Hollowed Breasts After Mastectomy with Implant Reconstruction
There is a hollowed or sunken area above the implant. Can the fat grafting help? Or would it be worth while?
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Breast Reconstruction Rippling. Previous Fat Grafting to Help With Ripples. Minimal Results. Suggestions?(photo)
I am a 29 year olf female 1.5 years post breast reconstruction with submuscular high-profile mentor silicone implants (450cc). I am experiencing...
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Is Fat Grafting The Right Choice For My Breast Reconstruction?
On Sept 28 2011 I had a DIEP Flap procedure performed. I had a bi-lateral Mastectomy due to breast cancer. Underwent Chemo and Radiation. After the...
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Fat Grafting for Full Breast Reconstruction?
Hi In 2012 I had fat grafting done with stem cells and a second one done with fat grafting alone and removal of an implant. One side of my breast is...
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Can Fat Grafting Be Safely Performed in DCIS After Lumpectomy and Radiation?
I had DCIS, lumpectomy and rads in 2008. In 2011 I had tissue expanders and exchange after six months of painful expansion. Six weeks later the wound...
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Fat Transfer for Correction After Mastectomies. Recovery Time?
I had prophylactic bilateral mastectomies with tissue expanders in August. Exchange to silicon implants in December. My plastic surgeon suggested fat...
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Can the BRAVA Add Permanent, Increased Breast Size?
I need to gain about half a cup size permanently in my breasts, but I really don't want to have surgery to do so. If I use the BRAVA correctly, will I...
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Who Should Pay for Further Surgery? Flat Breast After Partial Mastectomy Filled by Fat Transer.
I had a partial mastectomy as a result of breast cancer. I was left with a small area of the breast that was flat. I opted for a fat transfer to fill...
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I Had Fat Injection and Still Have the Hard Dent. Will the Dent Go Away on Its Own After After a Few Months?
I had fat injection and still have the hard dent. Breast implant removed and replaced after chemo and radiation. After radiation the left breast has...
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