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Are There Risks That Go Along With Fat Transfer To Breasts?

asked 8 months ago by 5359anon in wisconsin
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 479 times
Tags: breasts, female, asymmetry, risk

I know most people are recommending breast implants but i really dont want to get them. All i wanna fix is my asymmetry in my breasts. One is a B cup the other is a C so I just want one cup for one breast. What could go wrong, how much and where is this done?

8 answers to Are There Risks That Go Along With Fat Transfer To Breasts?

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Fat Transfer

You need a consult with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who does fat transfer, and they can evaluate you for the quality of fat you can have harvested. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Fat grafting to the breast - Risks

Fat grafting to the breast is still a new technique. Fat grafting is not new. Even grafting to the breast is not new- there are a few surgeons who have been doing a lot of it for a few years now, and have good post operative studies including postoperative MRI and serial mammogram. But there are risks. To highlight the most commonly cited risks: Calcifications and oil cysts. If fat does not live, it forms microcalicifications. Microcalcifications are... more
Lauren Greenberg, MD

Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon
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Fat Transfer to the Breasts

This is a controversial method of increasing breast size. If done improperly, can lead to bleeding, infection and firm areas in the breast due to fat necrosis. In addition, it's rare to increase the breast more than a cup size with fat transfer.
Richard Ellenbogen, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Risks of breast fat transfer

All surgical procedures carry some risks and the other doctors have nicely spelled them out. What is unfortunate is that many are promoting breast fat transfer to patients as if there were no risks and that all would work our perfectly. This is simply not true.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Fat transfer for breast augmentation: a natural choice

Most women who seek to enlarge their breasts would prefer to do so without implants. Fat transfer can be used successfully for beautiful and long lasting results without any artificial implants. Most problems associated with fat transfer are seen with: Inappropriate technique in grafting: fat tissue loss, infection, irregularities and lumpiness Damage to the fat tissue during procurement: fat loss leading to calcifications and indentations Poor patient... more
Mario Diana, MD

San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

www.newdayplasticsurgery.com

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Fat Transfer to the Breasts: Any Risks?

Fat transfer to the breast is getting a lot of press, but there is not clear scientific evidence yet about its safety as a cosmetic surgery.The concern is that it might interfere with screening for breast cancer. This subject is being investigated and we may know more in a few years. The amount of fat that can be transferred successfully at one time is relatively small so at present it can only provide a small increase in breast size. Fat transfer is being safely... more
Mary Lee Peters, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.maryleepetersmd.com

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Risks of fat transfer to breasts

The use of fat transfer to the breasts has long been controversial but newer techniques and research are causing many to take a fresh look. The main concern has been that not all of the injected fat survives, no matter how good the technique is. This creates two issues: one is that the fat that doesn't "take" can leave calcium specks and lumps that look a lot like cancer on a mammogram, and the other is that it is hard to predict the result not knowing how much will remain... more
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Fat graft to the breast

Yes there are complications and risks to fat grafting to the breast Ifection, Bleeding, Hematoma No take of the graft, Partial take of the graft Asymmetry,skin Loss, Scarring, deformity, Calcifications, interferance with mammogram Lumpiness, donor site deformity Fat embolism, stroke , Blindness Other unknown risks Fat graft shift.
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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