How Long Does Fat Graft Breast Augmentation Last????

Typically, the transferred fat results in a significant increase in volume of the body site being treated. Fat for lipoinjection, also called fat transfer, is removed from unwanted areas of the body by a narrow blunt tip surgical instrument with side holes, called a cannula, through a small incision. The fat is then cleaned with sterile saline solution before being restored to the body. The fat is then injected into the desired area using either a smaller cannula or needle, or it may be placed directly through an incision. Since some of the fat that is transferred does not remain over time, your surgeon may inject more than is ultimately needed to achieve the desired end result. Over a few weeks, the amount of transferred fat will decrease. There is a limit of how much fat can be safely injected into one area. The amount of fat that remains over time is variable from patient to patient. For some patients, more fat or other fillers may need to be transferred in a subsequent surgery to maintain or supplement the desired results.#fattransfer #fatgraft

There is a lack of sufficient data to substantiate long term volume corrections and changes. This is a procedure which has only been performed over the past 10 years and the long term follow up is still being collected. Theoretically it should last a lifetime and will change with weight gain and loss.

While the debate continues as to what percentage of the fat grafted to breasts survives, whatever survives will then stay forever. Once fat cells are able to survive the procedure, they become a part of the breast and live on. This is unlike fillers that over time degrade and have to be re-filled.

Sincerely,

Martin Jugenburg, MD