I want to have breast augmentation surgery via fat grafting, but my concern is that since 100% of the fat does not remain in the breast, that it redistribute to a foreign area of the body where weight gain was not formerly typical. For example, if I have fat harvested from my thighs, I am worried that the fat cells that leave my breasts after augmentation travel to my belly or arms rather than going back to my thighs where it is accustomed to being. Should I be at all concerned with this?
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Answer: Can post fat transfer fat cells relocate in the body to new areas, causing weight gain where the body formerly did not?
Fat grafting for breast augmentation requires a person to use their own fatty tissue. To my knowledge, it is not possible to "borrow" someone else's fat for the procedure. Breast augmentation using breast implants is a much easier and predictable way to increase breast size and is usually a much...
The only way to do fat transfer is with standard tumescent liposuction. Using a laser or ultrasound assisted device will kill the fat cells prior to transfer and makes no sense. I use a large bore Mercedes tip cannula and wet technique (not superwet) to preserve adipocytes. I also avoid ba...
Fat grafting to the breastsFat grafting to the breasts give somewhat unpredictable results. It will
not give one a significant increase in cup size. This technique is used
primarily to fine tune the breast contour, or correct some post surgery
irregularly. In your particular case, 100 cc...