Using fat liposuctioned from other areas in your body has been written about for over 15 years. It is most often performed by physicians who are not board certified plastic surgeons and are looking for a way to break into the breast augmentation market. Since fat reabsorption is inconsistent, the question arises as to whether to overinject fat, with the assumption that a certain percentage will reabsorb. That's how it's done in many other parts of the body such as cheek augmentation. In addition, fat that does not survive may undergo calcification, which may suggest to a radiologist, the presence of a malignant breast tumor, on mammogram.
From a cost standpoint, some of the "cosmetic surgeons" charge more for breast augmentation with fat than most board certified plastic surgeon charge for breast augmentation with implants. In addition, fat injections do not produce a long-term result, especially if the fat is harvested using ultrasonic liposuction, which emulsifies fat cells
