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Am I candidate for breast fat transfer if I have fibrocystic breast disease, very dense breast tissue, and had a benign lump?

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I have fibrocystic breast disease. I had 1 suspicious lump biopsied but it was benign. I have extremely dense breast tissue. I know breast fat transfer may cause calcifications and cysts due to some of transferred fat dying, which can make breast cancer detection trickier. Since I already have fibrocystic, I wasn’t sure if that would cause further difficulty in breast cancer detection if I got a fat transfer. I was also concerned the fat transfer may cause more breast lumps. Don't want implants.

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