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Multiphase Fat Transfer to Breasts - How Long Between Procedures?

I recently had a combined lipo/fat transfer to breasts procedure, and was hoping for more of a volume increase. If I decide to have the procedure done again, how long should I wait before the second procedure? Can the fat be harvested from the same places that it was previously?

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Fat Transfer to the Breasts

Hello, Fat transfer to the breast is fast becoming popular in a way similar to buttock augmentation. Unfortunately, large volume fat transfer is in it's infancy, and much is still not known about how to do it in the best way to retain the volume gotten. Stem cell augmentation of the transfered fat HAS NOT shown to improve the results in any meaningful way, and the consensus amongst plastic surgeon scientists is that purified stem cells should NOT be injected into the breasts. ... more

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