I want to get fat transfer to the breasts. Am I too thin for the procedure? (photos)

Breast fat transfer usually is around 100-300 cc per breast. Most patients have sufficient fat throughout their body to accomplish this. Based on the pictures, you are very fit but likely have enough. As always, be sure to research who performs your surgery to ensure the best likelihood of a positive result.

At 51 kg and 161 cm, your BMI is 19.7, which is normal but on the lower end. You may not have sufficient fat. You have not told us your bra size. If you are size 32 or 34, each 100 cc of fat corresponds to 1 cup size change. If you are size 36 or 38, each 200 cc of fat corresponds to 1 cup size change. However, only 60% of the fat survives. So, if you size 32 you would need 150 cc of fat to go up 1 cup size.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

In general, 200 cc per breast is typically the upper limit of fat injection recommended by most plastic surgeons. It is not that more cannot be injected; but on average, this has been determined to be the most that can be expected to live during one transfer. Multiple transfers would be required for additional cc's. In general, the abdomen and thighs are preferred donor sites but fat from other areas can be used. The fat must be injected through multiple planes in small amounts to the tissue through one tiny incision under each breast. About 50% of the fat obtains permanence
Some of the retention rate will depend upon the amount of fat transferred, as smaller volumes will likely have a higher survival. Occasionally, a patient can resorb a great deal of the fat despite optimal transfer procedures. Thinner patients are outstanding candidates in my opinion, because the fat transferred is extremely resistant. Results are largely dependent upon the skill of the surgeon, his/her ability to remove fat without creating contour deformities, and your expectations.