I'm wondering if fat transfer (fat grafting) can be use for breast lifting. I don't like the scars of the regular breast lifting (I'll never have surgical breast lift). I lost a lot of weight (40lbs) so my breast also got smaller. I'm 36D (41 inches above breast, 32 inches below) and I really don't like scars and nipple reallocation. Also I don't like the idea of breast implants. So, if breast implants are used for breast lifting, can fat transfer be used, too? Thanks.
Answer: Things that sound too good to be true still are... Significant breast reshaping via fat grafting is NOT possible
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Answer: Things that sound too good to be true still are... Significant breast reshaping via fat grafting is NOT possible
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April 17, 2010
Answer: Breast lift or Mastopexy with fat grafting. Not a good idea! This is a very popular topic in breast surgery and plastic surgery. First and foremost is that fat grafting is not accepted as a sound technique for cosmetic breast surgery, so to answer your question in short....this is not a good idea. In the larger question you have asked for a breast lift, but you are already a 36 D but will not accept scars or nipple repositioning ( breast lift), so it sounds more like you really need to sit down with a plastic surgeon to discuss what your goals and what you can accept. Be careful with fat grafting to your breast and note it is being promoted by non-plastic surgeons.
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April 17, 2010
Answer: Breast lift or Mastopexy with fat grafting. Not a good idea! This is a very popular topic in breast surgery and plastic surgery. First and foremost is that fat grafting is not accepted as a sound technique for cosmetic breast surgery, so to answer your question in short....this is not a good idea. In the larger question you have asked for a breast lift, but you are already a 36 D but will not accept scars or nipple repositioning ( breast lift), so it sounds more like you really need to sit down with a plastic surgeon to discuss what your goals and what you can accept. Be careful with fat grafting to your breast and note it is being promoted by non-plastic surgeons.
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April 8, 2010
Answer: Breast lift I do perform fat transfer to the breast for my weight loss patients. However, it is usually done with or after a breast lift. Fat transfer does little for significant breast sagging. A breast lift will serve you much better. However, fat transfer can be performed to fill the upper porition of the breast as an alternative with understanding that the breasts are not really lifted.
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April 8, 2010
Answer: Breast lift I do perform fat transfer to the breast for my weight loss patients. However, it is usually done with or after a breast lift. Fat transfer does little for significant breast sagging. A breast lift will serve you much better. However, fat transfer can be performed to fill the upper porition of the breast as an alternative with understanding that the breasts are not really lifted.
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April 7, 2010
Answer: Minimal breast lift with fat transfer No one wants the scars from a surgical breast lift, including plastic surgeons. For breasts that have deflated, for example after pregnancy and breast feeding, adding volume back can give some degree of lift, and implants are the most predictable way of doing that. However, it isn't really accurate to think of it as a lift. At the present time fat transfers can only be done in compartively smaller volumes, and after weight loss it seems very unlikely to give very good results.
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April 7, 2010
Answer: Minimal breast lift with fat transfer No one wants the scars from a surgical breast lift, including plastic surgeons. For breasts that have deflated, for example after pregnancy and breast feeding, adding volume back can give some degree of lift, and implants are the most predictable way of doing that. However, it isn't really accurate to think of it as a lift. At the present time fat transfers can only be done in compartively smaller volumes, and after weight loss it seems very unlikely to give very good results.
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Answer: Breast fat transfer for breast lift versus a traditional breast lift Breast fat transfer is not sufficient to lift a truly ptotic breast. Even a breast implant (which provides more structure than fat graft) can only provide so much lift. I would encourage you to reconsider a breast lift which can have great results. A great option is to combine breast lift with breast fat transfer whereby the breast is lifted and fat grafting is used to help shape and slightly increase the volume of the breasts. Consider your options carefully and Good Luck.
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Answer: Breast fat transfer for breast lift versus a traditional breast lift Breast fat transfer is not sufficient to lift a truly ptotic breast. Even a breast implant (which provides more structure than fat graft) can only provide so much lift. I would encourage you to reconsider a breast lift which can have great results. A great option is to combine breast lift with breast fat transfer whereby the breast is lifted and fat grafting is used to help shape and slightly increase the volume of the breasts. Consider your options carefully and Good Luck.
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