Can an 18 Year Old Get a Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation?

I turn 18 on Aug. 5 this year and i want to get a boob job but i dont want implants and ive heard about fat transfering or fat grafting and wondering if an 18 year old can get this surgey? And what doctors specilize in this department?

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Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation

The short answer is that if you want to be just a half cup size bigger in a single operation and have substantial fat available for harvesting and you accept that the results are vary in the best of hands you may be a good candidate. However most young women of your age want to be one or two cup sizes larger. There is no doubt that using a breast implant is predictable and the best chance to achieve your goals. In case you want to know some more about breast implants using your own fat... more

Fat graft augmentation

If you review many of the opinions previously submitted to Realself about fat grafting for breast augmentation, you will notice that many plastic surgeons advise against this procedure. Some surgeons who promote it may talk a good game, but the procedure is far from reliable at this time. You are better off getting implants, in my humble opinion.

Can an 18 Year Old Get a Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation?

Yes, but a bigger question is will it give you the results you are looking for...In all cases I have seen so far, the results are very unrewarding...I have seen several patients that completely lost any gain they had after the transfer and they ended up getting implants..But then, I only saw the ones that were unhappy but even at the meetings I attend, the results seem....modest...

Fat transfer for breast augmentation

Yes, fat transfer is becoming more popular and does work for breast enlargement. Two sessions may be necessary and a reasonable expection is an increase of one cup size. If you have small breasts and tight skin, then you may benefit from external pre-expansion with the BRAVA system. There are not that many surgeons trained to do this but it works very well. I have done it with success. I recommend you discuss this with a supportive parent and when you are 18, schedule... more

Fat grafting the breast is still controversial.

Fat grafting has been around for a long time and the techniques for removing and mainaining grafts has steadily improved. It can require multiple treatments and seems to be best for only smaller changes to the breast. That said, fat grafting to the breast remains controversial and is not yet main stream. The fat that is inected into the breast may sometimes leave small marks on mammogram called microcalcifications. This can lead to the mistaken diagnosis of a breast... more

Fat transfer for breast augmentation

Transferring fat to the breast for augmentation is still in it's early stages of development and is being studied very carefully. It is by mo means a main stream operation at this time and you would be bet served consulting with one of the few currently recognized experts in the field. This is a very costly procedure at this time, considerably more than implants. At the age of 18, you are only a candidate for saline implants as per FDA recommendations.

Todd C. Case, MD

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Fat grafting for breast augmentation

Most proponents of fat transfer for breast augmentation feel you can get probably only one cup size increase. Some advocate an improved outcome with the use of specialized suction domes preop to stretch out your skin envelope and enhance vascularity of your breasts. My impression is that lots of experience is not yet available in most regions of the country yet. I would do allot of research on your surgeons experience and outcomes before having this done. Best wishes more

Fat graft breast augmentation is not recommended.

Fat grafting has been performed for many years and in many different areas of the body. Its popularity really "took off" in the mid 1980's when liposuction began, providing lots of "available" fat that otherwise was discarded. Of course, the most ethical and scientific-minded plastic surgeons realized that the high-vacuum "standard" liposuction aspirate consisted of mostly dead fat cells that had been "boiled" at room temperature because of the... more