Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation Cost

The average cost is approx $9,999-12,999 for fat transfer to the breasts with the donor being the tummy, flanks, and love handles.  One session will typically increase your breast 1/2 cup to 1 cup.  A second session approx three months later will increase your breast size another 1/2 cup to 1 cup size.  

Fat transfer for breast augmentation typically costs between $8,000 and $12,000, but prices can vary based on location, the surgeon's expertise, and the complexity of the procedure. This method uses liposuction to remove fat from areas like the stomach and transfers it to the breasts. The amount of size increase depends on how much fat your body retains after the transfer; large size increases might require multiple sessions. Usually, no additional skin removal is needed in the stomach area as the liposuction itself involves minimal incisions and the skin contraction post-procedure is often sufficient.

The cost of breast fat transfer will depend on where you have it done, the experience of your surgeon, and the time it will take to do the procedure.  Time will really vary based on how much fat you want moved and how easy it is to harvest that fat with liposuction.  In general larger volume takes more time.  However, in very thin patients the fat harvest may actually take longer as there are more sites to be harvested from and the precision required to prevent dimpling is higher (no breast fat transfer is worth it if you get bad side effects elsewhere!).I would expect the cost from a reputable surgeon in the Toronto area to be approximately $8-10k Cdn.  Keep in mind that a surgeon with a lot of experience in fat grafting is key.  The technique used for the procedure will not only determine how things look but could have a major influence on the survival of the fat.Nothing makes this procedure more expensive than having to do it multiple times because poor technique was used.  That could easily double your costs to get to you goal.Many surgeons do not have the patients to do drop by drop placement of fat that is required for the best fat survival. Fat transfer is an example of a surgery where finding the best plastic surgeon is really important. Dr Rodger Shortt, Oakville, Ontario, plastic surgeon.

Hi, thank you for your question.  Yes you can do liposuction to remove the fat from abdominal area and transplant it in the breasts.  However you can only go up half a cup to one cup in size.  Please keep in mind not all the fat transplanted will survive.  As a results the results may not be optimal and repeated procedures may be required.   A lot of surgeons use fat transfer to fill out areas of asymmetry or rippling after breast augmentation with implants, and not so much for the entire augmentation procedure. I recommend to go with implants if you are planning to go higher than half to one cup in bra size.
Hope this has helped, and good luck.

Thank you for your question Chelan 
The cost of fat transfer to the breast may vary depending of the region and the surgeon of your choice. The average cost is around 4,000 dlls for each session, however, I wouldn´t recommend this procedure as the best option since the fat that you transfer is a graft, this means that it depends on multiple factors to survive and a part of the fat will reabsorb, that´s why its easier to get more consistent and predictable results with an implant (average cost 3500 dlls). Fat transfer to the breast may need multiple sessions to obtain the desired volume and shape with the advantage of the improvement on the abdominal area. It would be very important to examine every case individually to determine if a patient is a good candidate for abdominal liposuction and not for a tummy tuck to achieve the best possible result on the abdomen.

I hope you find this useful, wish you the best of lucks

Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures in the United States. The most common technique for adding size to the breast is with breast implants.Over the past 10 years, fat transfers to the breast have become a more and more common way to augment the breast. Many patients are attracted to this technique since it does not require an implant and it removes fat from elsewhere on the body. Prospective patients should know that there are limits as to how much fat can be put in the breast. We typically see 1/2 to one cup size increase with fat transfers. If your goal is for a larger increase, breast implants are the way to go.

There is a practical limit to how much larger one can make a breast by pure fat transfer alone, usually no more than one cup size.  Skin does not usually need to be removed from the abdomen at the site from which the fat for transfer to the breast is removed, unless some sort of concomitant surgical recontouring of the torso is being performed at the same time.One of the newer techniques we are using in our clinic is the placement of fat in the breast in concert with breast augmentation with breast implants, to allow more precise shaping of the breast, as well as a greater increase in breast size than can be achieved with a breast implant alone.  Since we are able to to place breast implants endoscopically through a transaxillary approach, and since the fat can be placed in the breast using periareolar incisions that are 2-3mm in length, it is possible to both increase the size of the breasts, and to precisely shape them, with virtually no visible scars on the breasts themselves.

Implants remain the most reliable means to achieve an augmentation of the breast. Fat transfer is an option but has not been proven to be a reliable means of adding significant volume. In my experience, the most that can be achieved is a cup size increase (which may be variable depending on the garment manufacturer). You may need secondary grafting depending on the final graft take (loss can be upwards of 30% of grafted volume).With regards to the question of cost...that is variable. The cost for fat transfer will vary from procedure to procedure, physician to physician and region to region. Typically speaking, patients will be quoted for the procedure as a whole. This will include the cost of both harvest and transfer as well as all associated ancillary fees. When pricing such a procedure, one must consider how many areas are going to be treated and the time it will take to treat those areas as well as process and transfer the fat.The question of skin laxity post harvest will depend upon the degree of laxity pre-op and the volume aspirated. You can always consider RF skin tightening to mitigate these effects.
As always, discuss your concerns with a board certified plastic surgeon (ABPS).

I think that this is a very good procedure for someone who wants a moderate increase in the volume of their breasts. If you want a larger augmentation breast implants are more efficient. The reason is that there is a limit to the volume of fat that can be transferred in one setting and having the fat survive as a graft. It is possible to do multiple procedures to get additional volume to the breasts but most people would prefer a single procedure in which case breast implants are better for larger augmentation.Management of the abdomen depends on how loose the skin is. And most people who have had pregnancies a tummy tuck is necessary to achieve a flat tight abdomen. This does mean removing extra skin. The cost of the fat grafting to the breasts is similar to that of breast augmentation and is about $8000 including everything (including postoperative follow-up.)

Fat transfer for breast augmentation is a very popular way to naturally enhance the volume of your breasts.  Common areas for the donor site are abdomen, flanks, and hips/thighs.

Costs for fat transfer to the breast will vary depending on harvest sites and whether the patient has existing implants, but you should expect to pay somewhere between 11000 and 14000 for a standard procedure.