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Does the density of breasts affect breast fat transfer results?

ChHernmNov 25, 2025
I have dense breast and have always needed a mammogram along with an ultrasound because of this. I am interested in breast fat transfer but I don’t know if the transfer would be a success because of the density of my breast or if it may cause issues in the future. I also have a lot of cysts.

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