Fat Transfer to Both Buttocks and Breasts - San Jose, CA

Hi, are you going to go back to the board certified plastic surgeon that did your BBL a second time and have him / her redo your breasts as well?

Hi Kate-O, where did you have fat transfered to and were your results permanent or temporary? I recently saw a comment of yours stating you were searching for a fat transfer doc but could not find any reviews from you of having it done. Could you please clarify as im looking into this procedure myself.

Sorry I didn't reply sooner, just saw your question. Yes, I did, three procedures. First just 20cc under the nipple shortly after implant removal, fixed drooping. Second went to Denver to Dr. Linda Huang, she was AWESOME. Very conservative in adding small bits so it took very well. Good shape. Third I went for a bit more locally, he was awful at lipo, my tummy still has icky dents, and he added way too much fat so some did not take. Later had some calcifications, biopsied, lotta pain from that. Not mentioning name of Dr. as he doesn't do it anymore.

Oh wow, i'm sorry they calcified on you like that. Can I ask if the fat Dr. Linda Huang added still remains to this day? Even after the third doc messed you up? As for the calcifications my friend recently had ultrasound therapy to break up kidney stones. Not sure if this would work with calcified spots for fat transfer but perhaps worth looking into?

Dr. Huang's fat transfer took perfectly. She transferred about 120cc to each breast, in small bits, up my chest wall too...gave me shape and some cleavage. However I had NO fat in the area before that, so I didn't gain much actual size. Like an A cup, but before, no cup. When the next ps added fat, he put like 400cc in each side...way too much to possibly get blood supply! Much did not make it. However, some did. The calcifications showed up a couple of years later. Gone now, they biopsied them. Now, after some weight gain all over, I'm a 34C or 36 B. They look good. My input is to never add too much at once. Depending on your breast area, 120cc to maybe 180cc per side at a time max. Let it heal, add more later if needed. Make sure your PS is good at it, both lipo and placement. I still have ugly spots where the lipo was done badly. As you get older, no one wants to touch it.

Thank you so much! :)

Aww thanks!! I am feeling great now! So happy!

My husband and I sleep in twin beds pushed together so I just separated them enough so that my butt hung down in the opening between the beds. However, it gave me terrible lower back pain and it was impossible not to put some pressure on the top of my butt. So then I tried lying on my stomach with my breasts hanging in that area and got terrible neck pain and bruises and knots in my ribs. It sounds like it would work but it really interrupted my ability to sleep which led to days of frustrated tears. The interesting thing tho is that when I posed a question to doctors about sleeping position, one dr said it didn't really matter to put pressure on it and he didn't instruct his patients not to put pressure on their fat grafts and they left the room on their backs and when I checked out his website his patients all had really great results. So I'm not so sure pressure is really the evil thing everyone says. Best of luck! It's pretty miserable but totally worth it!

Wow, amazing, can't believe your doctor did such an amazing job, G-d bless you

Thank you! :) There is bruising; it's just hard to see in the positions I'm standing in. I had lipo on my inner knees and thighs so it's mostly hidden on the inside. Yes, I was very sore but not really in any great pain. Having implants put in and taken out were more painful recoveries. The lipo'ed areas are still very sensitive though and I can't walk at my full speed yet. I know I'll feel a million times better when I can sit again!!

I hear you on the sitting thing, tis not really conducive to getting on with life, as well as letting your legs get a rest here and there, to either have to lie right now (which is a manoeuvre in itself post op) or be standing all day! Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Thanks!

Uw!

I enjoyed reading your review so thank you too for posting! :) It is very emotionally tiring! My husband is tired of hearing about it, lol! Even with the assymetry I think they're still better than before!

Thanks! Getting better now too! I will post more pics at 3 weeks!

Are you thinking about seeing Dr. Chung specifically? I am happy so far, although it's only 3 weeks so I don't have my final result. I have lost a lot of volume. The lumpiness is softening in my right breast and that happened (I think) because I had a lot of scar tissue from when I had my implants removed as I had a lot of trouble recovering on that side. They said I should only expect to keep about 30%, which is much lower than other doctors claim to get. I don't know why that is, but I suspect it may be technique? I have read that some people say their doctor does tons and tons of injections or passes and I only remember her doing it in two phases and just squirting it in all at once. I had my eyes closed though. So maybe that's why the lower survival rate?? Idk. I can't say for sure if it's worth it until I see how much is left at the end. I had 220 cc's in each breast so 1/3 of that is only about 70 cc's. I'll update at three weeks with more pics!

Just saw this comment and wanted to let you know my ps used the same procedure with two injections of the fat instead of multiple different injection sites. I have had pretty good survival so far, I'm hoping you get better than 30%.

Oh, that's good to know, thank you! I've already lost a lot of volume so I think 30% will probably be about right. Your results are incredible! Congrats!