If I get fat grafting boob job or even fat grafting in my face, will it go away if I exercise?

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I feel like injecting fat from one part of your body to another doesn’t really make it a “permanent procedure” if you exercise? Like any fat, couldn’t it just come off with exercising? Therefore I would waste money doing a fat graft boob job?? I want to still exercise and be healthy but I hate the look of fake silicone boobs

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Fat transfer to the breasts can be an effective form of breast augmentation for up to one cup size increase. Vigorous exercise should be postponed for two weeks. Thinner patients are outstanding candidates in my opinion, because the fat transferred is extremely resistant. 
Approximately 50% to 70% of the transferred fat survives. This phenomenon occurs only a few weeks after the breast augmentation procedure when the newly injected fat cells have not yet settled or begun to form their own blood supply required for survival. Once the fat cells have achieved their own blood supply, they will not go away unless you exercise so much that you lose weight.

Fernando Colon, MD · Answer

Fat transfers uptake a re very technique related. Also fat retention in breast
is not great for big volume corrections. For those cases implants are better.
The fat that takes will remain permanently and flucluate with weight changes.
A well done implants breast augmentation should not  look fake. Best wishes.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

I think fat grafting is a waste of money for both the face and breasts. Surgeons love to promote it, and get all scientific about the benefits of the stem cells in fat. Results are very unimpressive in both cases. Look online at before and after photos of fat transfer to the beast and bear in mind those are supposed to be GOOD results, then decide for yourself if you think it’s with doing.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear skon77,
fat viability depends a lot of surgeon technique. The fat has to be placed back into the breasts as soon as possible so that it has a greater chance of survival. It has to be placed carefully so that not too much fat is placed in only one area. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

If your weight is stable, the fat transfers will probably work. if your weight fluctuates, then I would not suggest doing a fat transfer. However, implants are still the most reliable way to achieve breast fullness when compared to fat.

Robert Singer, MD · Answer

Generally 30-50% of the fat lasrs long-term, but it varies in different locations and individually. If you gain weight the fat cells that have remained will increase in size and if you lose weight they will diminish in size but not go away.

Fat injections to the breast often requires more than one operative session to get a reasonable cosmetic result..

Natural appearing results need to be individualized and what is appropriate for one patient is not necessarily the best for someone else. I would suggest that you find a surgeon with extensive rhinoplasty experience certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and one who is ideally a member of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)  or the Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (CSAPS)that you trust and are comfortable with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person.

Robert Singer, M.D., FACS

La Jolla, California

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

If you think silicone implant augmented breast look fake then you are missing all of the thousands of well done augmentations that look identical to natural breast with no palpable or visible difference.
If you think silicone implant augmented breast look fake then you are missing all of the thousands of well-done augmentation’s that look identical to natural breast with no palpable or visible difference.

Granted if somebody’s breast is made up of 90% implant and 10% breast implant the breast is going to look like an implant.

Exercise alone does not cost fat loss in anybody.

Most people feel entitled to over eat after they work out and don’t actually lose much weight at all from exercising.

Fat loss is much more related to eating patterns.

Nobody needs fat transfer or breast implants so having a neither one is a fine option for  those not interested.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom, MD

If I get fat grafting boob job or even fat grafting in my face, will it go away if I exercise?

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