Fat Grafting for Breast Reconstruction. Is There Any Alternative?

Breast reconstruction is a process and often requires multiple steps to achieve your goals. You have undergone bil DIEP flaps and then had implants placed. To fine tune your results, fat grafting is a reasonable option. Please keep in mind that there are some limitations of what can be achieved. Remember, your plastic surgeon is restoring your breasts post-mastectomy. Best of luck. Dr. Basu Houston, TX

Unfortunately, breast reconstruction is a process. Many times, it is very difficult to achieve the desired result with just one surgery; and depending on each individual patient, multiple procedures in small stages may be required to achieve the best result. It sounds like you are very thin (and it is difficult to say what is necessary without a consult). But I can say that a larger implant may not fill the voids that fat grafting can fill because when a... more

It is difficult to answer your question completely without examination and seeing how much and where you need the filling. Surely fat grafing to the breast can be an option, but you may need wnough fat and multiple fat grafting sessions. The other option is a latissmus Dorsi flap. However this is a slightly more surgery and will put a scar in the Bra line on the back. A change to form stable implant, and combination of the other two options is a possibility. more