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Fat transfer with explant

By JudithD23 on 10 Feb 2013

I would love to get advise/opinions, etc regarding fat transfers. I now have an explant surgery date of April 10th, unless I get in sooner, which I'm hoping for. I spoke about having fat transfer but I'm not sure if this is good and if I do it, should it be done at the time of the explant or 6 to 9 months later.   Any ideas or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.  My PS is very conservative and only does from 100 to 200 cc and so there's very little fat transplant death because of the small amount of fat transfer. Also, I'm thinking that maybe with the removal of the implants there will be more area for the fat cells. Although my implants are under the muscle and I'm not sure where the fat goes. Perhaps not under the muscle?  Ideally I'm not looking forward to two procedures, who is, but I want to do what's best. I'm concerned with how my breasts will look after the surgery, like everyone else, thus I'm considering the transfer. And yet I don't want to have false positive mammogram readings and then have to have biopsies.   What to do, what to do...... thanks for reading and input would really be appreciated. 

Comments (7)

Mandmelons 12 Feb 2013
Hi Judith , I had implant removal and fat transfer to breast done all in one opp, mine were over the muscle , if u look at my profile u will see the results, it's only been 3 weeks so not sure how much more of the fat will survive , I have appointment with doc tomorro so I will be updating my profile, I don't know how much fat he put in but I will let u kno, I have read on here that u should wait a while after removal of implants b4 fat transfer but I went to 3 consultations and they all offered to do it at the same time so maybe it if they r under muscle u have to wait,
JudithD23 12 Feb 2013
Hi Mandy, I just checked out your photos and you look great, so natural. I'm very to eager to hear how much you has transferred and the method used. I'm learning that there are different protocols or procedures that are recommended for the liposuction and others in which more of the fat cells die off. Also, can you feel any lumps, etc. Thanks again for replying. I take it you're in Great Britain?
JudithD23 12 Feb 2013
Also, my PS said she could do it all at once but only does a very small amount, like 100 to 200 cc. I'm just concerned about any hardening of the cells that die off and having to have biopsies because the cysts may feel like breast cancer. I'm so tempted to have the transfer. And again, yours look great.
Mandmelons 13 Feb 2013
Hi Judith, yes I am in the uk, saw doc today, he transferred 70 ml of fat to each breast , I don't kno what that is in cc, do u? The method he used was autologous fat transfer, he told me that the way he injects it I won't have cysts or lumps develop , I must admit that's one of the things that worried me, he said I shouldn't lose any more volume in breasts now so I will stay this size which is about 1 cup bigger than I used to be b4BA ,I am happy with that, I have added new photo to my profiles today so u can check them out,hope I have been helpful to you
JudithD23 13 Feb 2013
Hi Mandy, thanks for the info and I've looked the 70 ml up in a conversion table and it says it's a 1 to 1 conversion, so it's 70 cc s. So..... But your photos are so good. I'm wavering back and forth on what to do. My PS does a lot of breast reconstruction for cancer patients and does the fat transfer with those patients. Did you do the Brava system to prepare for the fat transfer? Thanks so much for your time and sharing your experience and information.
Mandmelons 13 Feb 2013
So it's not that much fat is it really, but I didn't have a lot of fat for him to take from me, I didn't use brava, none of the doctors mentioned it , iv only ever read about it on here, not even sure it's available in the uk, or maybe I didn't need it being as I had implants, my doctor also does reconstructive surgery with fat transfer, maybe they r the best docs to go with, good look , keep me updated and anything else u want to kno , feel free to ask
Angiemcc (Community Manager) 11 Feb 2013

Great questions! Here's what some doctors say about fat transfer after explant. If you type "implant removal fat transfer" into the search bar, you'll get several other links as well. Hope this helps!

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