Fat injections to the breast

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD answers: Breast Reconstruction via Lipofilling after Lumpectomy?

Is it possible to restore a breast after a lumpectomy using lipofilling? I had a large amount of tissue removed from the top part of my breast. I don't want Breast implants, but would like to have breast asymmetry.


Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
2 months ago

This is an old idea that is getting a resurgence in interest. Post-lumpectomy partial defects are sometimes quite problematic. Depending on your specific situation, fat injection or flap reconstruction or attempts at rearrangement of existing breast tissue can be contemplated, They all have pros and cons that you need to discuss with your surgeon. Fat injections is highly controversial since there is unpredicatability of survival of the grafts and risks of cysts and lumps forming that may confuse cancer detection in the future, although some surgeons and radiologists dispute this. Approach this technique with caution and full information.

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