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Will Natural Breast Augmentation - Fat Graft / Transfer to Breasts - Work for Me? (photo)

asked 3 months ago by aesalt
Latest answer by Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Question viewed 1,476 times
Tags: B to C cup, candidate, natural

I am 22 years old... 5'5" ... 132 lbs. I want to enlarge my breasts, but i'm afraid my body will reject implants. I'm looking into natural breast augmentation. I would like to take fat from my thighs and butt and transfer it to my breasts. I currently wear 32/34B bra... (i'm a small B). After the procedure, i would like to achieve a full C cup. Would that be possible with a fat grafting procedure? If not, what do you recommend i do? Thank you! :)

11 answers to Will Natural Breast Augmentation - Fat Graft / Transfer to Breasts - Work for Me? (photo)

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Natural Breast Augmentation with Fat Transfer Will Work for You but C cup doubtful

Aesalt, Natural Breast Augmentation with Fat Transfer is growing in popularity. Like you, many worry about complications with traditional Breast Implants. However at the present time Natural Breast Augmentation with Fat Transfer is limited to about 150 to 200 cc's which is fairly small compared to the average Breast Augmentation done today. My guess based on your photos is that you would achieve a full B after Natural Breast Augmentation. To get to a C cup I would guess that... more
Brooke R. Seckel, MD

Boston Plastic Surgeon

www.drseckel.com

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Natural breast augmention

Thank you for your question and the photo. Yes fat transfer to the breast is possible, and yes, it is being done by a few plastic surgeons. A realistic expectation is to be able to get you from a small B to a full B - about 150 to 200cc of additional volume in each breast. It would be a modest increase in breast size. Using the BRAVA system in conjunction with fat grafting helps the success. If you want a full C, then I recommend you consider the possibility of... more
J. Jason Wendel, MD

Nashville Plastic Surgeon

www.mc.vanderbilt.edu

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Fat grafting is another option if your expectations are realistic

The concept of fat grafting for the breast enlargement is very appealing because of the use of the patient own tissue and minimal scaring. The concerns with the fat grafting are fat survival,predictability of the result and the mammographic changes post fat grafting. There are some changes in mammogram that can be distinguised from breast cancer(breast implant and lift cause more changes).There are few plastic surgeon that have enough fat grafting to the breast to perform this i an effective... more
Kamran Khoobehi, MD

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon
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Worthless

It is my belief that fat grafting breasts is worthless and dangerous. With breast implants, the worst that can happen is you get capsules and you want the implants out and are left with a small scar. Most of the time, most of the fat goes away and can leave calsifications that look like cancer on a mammogram. The people who do this po po this fact, but it is true. Some women have had biopsies for this and they were not needed. Also you usually need multiple sessions, and in the end it costs... more
William B. Rosenblatt, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Fat transfer to breasts for augmentation

Fat transfer for augmentation is still being studied and perfected as to how best harvest the fat, process the fat, inject the fat and the usefulness of preoperative and possibly postoperative skin stretching with Brava (vacuum suction) for 3-6 weeks which can be very onerous. Also, the survival of the transferred fat may be unpredictable, possibly losing a fair amount of the transferred fat. Thus, you may need a second surgery to add additional fat. The cost for fat transfer s... more
Todd C. Case, MD

Tucson Plastic Surgeon
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Fat grafting to the breast

Fat grafting is a reasonable alternative to breast enhancement without the use of an implant. Each operation has its risks and benefits. Explore your options and then decide what is the best choice for you. Fat grafting is an alternative but it is not as reliable as a breast implant.
Jeffrey Zwiren, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Will Natural Breast Augmentation - Fat Graft / Transfer to Breasts - Work for Me?

By looking at your photos, you should be a good candidate for autologous fat graft to your breasts, if you are seeking for small increments of volume enhancement and prefers autologous fat grafting instead of implant-based augmentation. Even though you're thin, we should be able to get adequate amount of fat from multiple donor sites to achieve your goal. From the procedure, we should be able to get approximately 200 to 300 cc of harvested fat from your lower back, outer... more
Stewart Wang, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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I would not recommend it

While many people think this is an ideal way to go - a natural breast augment with your own fat - it is still in its infancy. If you wanted to be a full C and stay that way I would say implants are the only way to go. What if you get differential reabsorption of the fat, are you willing to go through more surgery to adjust that. Is there a difference in cost? This is also something I would look into. I use lipoinjection for breast deformities post lumpectomy and... more
Steven Schuster, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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Will natural breast augmentation using fat be a good choice for me?

We are still in the forefront of breast augmentation using fat tarnsplantation. While you don't seem to have a lot of donor fat you may have enough fat to get you C cup breasts, although not necessarily a full C. Most plastic surgeons are still hesitant in transferring fat to the breasts and are still waiting for more statistics with regard to absorption and complications. The preferred manner of augemntation is till htrough the use of implants( saline or silicone). While there is a low... more
George Lefkovits, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Natural breast augmentation with fat transfer YES even thin women have this option!!!

Aeslat, You are actually a near ideal candidate for autologous fat transfer. Your breast shape and nipple position are near ideal and intelligent filling with fat should yield wonderful results. Many would say that you are too thin for fat transfer but the reality is that even very thin women have enough fat in their circumferential thighs to achieve 200-300 ml of fat in each breast and most women have much more. I commonly use this technique in models... more
Rian Maercks, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Augmentation

You bring up several issues for discussion. One is the issue of rejecting the implants. While there are potential problems with implants like capsular contracture and leakage, rejection is not really an issue. Some people mistakenly associate these issues with rejection, but it is not true rejection. Second, based on your photo, I am not sure that you have enough body fat to suction for fat transfer to increase your size to a full C. Thirdly, fat grafting has... more
Donald Griffin, MD

Nashville Plastic Surgeon

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