Why is Fat Recommended to Correct Crater Deformity?

If you are thin, getting quality fat for the grafting becomes a concern.  Find a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon to assess you and offer alternatives. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.

Based on your photos, a fat transfer (graft) should fill in this area and restore a more natural chest contour. A certain percentage of the fat will not survive, so we typically overcorrect with the fat graft, anticipating about a 20-30% shrinkage of the fat.  If the fat is harvested and handled carefully, most patients can do quite well with this technique.Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon for a complete evaluation.

Best wishes,

Dr.Bruno

Dear Bret,

Fat transfers (also known as liposculpture, lipotransfer, and fat grafting) works well in your setting.  At the time of your gynecomastia repair, too much tissue was removed under the nipple.  Removal of fat from another part of your body and replacement into the area of indentation can be very successful, particularly because the chesrt has a good blood supply for the transferred fat to be nourished by.  It is possible that it may require more than one procedure, but is well worth pursuing.