Is Getting Fat Injection to Breasts Safe?

asked 9 months ago by pueril2002 in Lebanon, TN
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
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Tags: age 18-24, breasts, 170-189 lbs, 5 ft 4 in to 5 ft 7 in, B to C cup, safety

I'm 5' 6.5" and 178lbs. I'm 24 years old and considering getting fat injection to my breasts. I currently a cup B; however, I want it to be make my breasts fuller or bigger as cup C. I prefer this method to the implant because it's more natural. I wonder if there will be any risks or side effect. Am I a good candidate for this procedure? What is the method of getting fat out of my body? Is this procedure widely used? Thank you!!

7 answers to Is Getting Fat Injection to Breasts Safe?

Fat Injection

There is always risk of infection, fat loss, and size irregularity. An exam by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon will provide information on your candidacy for the listed procedures.

Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation by way of fat grafting

You may be a candidate for this if your skin is compliant (loose) enough to accommodate the injected fat cells. In other words, patients with very tight breast skin, may need pre-expansion with a negative suction device called Brava to allow the skin to expand. If your skin is elastic enough and you have enough donor fat, then you may in fact be a good candidate for this procedure. I remind patients that a certain percentage of the fat cells will shrink after they are injected, therefore... more

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Fat Injections to The Breast

The quick answer is that no one knows for sure. Some studies have shown that it does not interfere with routine standard mammograms to detect breast cancer but some studies have not. It is too soon for a definitive conclusion. Hopefully over the next few years, with further studies and research, the answer will become clearer.

Karyn Grossman, MD
Santa Monica Dermatologic Surgeon

Fat transfer for breast augmentation

The size if the native breast, the volume of the fat harvest site, and the patients expectations are all considerations for the ideal candidate. We have been able to augment the breast with 100-250 cc of fat in different patients with excellent results.

Marc Schneider, MD
Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon

Fat grafting to the breast

i have reviewed the literature extensively and can say the procedure is safe and the concerns of fat necrosis being misinterpreted as cancer has been discredited in both the plastic surgery and radiology literature. there is only one recent study with few pts and and using older techniques that called for more waiting. what is importnt for you is to choose the procedure that fits your needs and anatomy not your wants. both procedures are safe but they are not equivalent. choose... more

Rafael C. Cabrera, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Fat Grafting Breasts to Increase Size

Mainstream America is not doing aggressive fat grafting to breasts. There is a risk of the fat dying and then calcifying causing specks on your mammograms that radiologists have told us can be delineated from breast cancer specks. If you're willing to accept this risk and the possibility of unnecessary biopsies, then fat grafting is fine. If you're more conservative and only want fat grafting, then wait a little longer untl the dust settles regarding this risk... more

Curtis Wong, MD
Redding Plastic Surgeon

Fat Injections to Breast

Auto-augmentation of fat injections to the breast for purposes of increasing cup size is still in its infancy. The plastic surgery societies whose interest is to protect the safety and outcome of such procedures in patients are not recommending it as of yet until further long term studies are reviewed. Fat grafting for purposes of correcting volume after breast lifts, or after reconstructive surgery haev shown promising results. There are still several questions to be answered such as the... more

Jeffrey D. Hoefflin, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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