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Gaining weight after fat transfer?

eihanyiSep 29, 2016
If i had fat transfer from my legs to my brests will i gain weight from my legs again after several years and lose the volume from my breasts? And if i generaly gain weight after surgery will i gain in my legs again

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Dr. Tracy Kayan, MD
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