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Failed Breast Fat Transfer

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Failed Breast Fat Transfer

So one month ago i had a fat transfer to the breast, the fat was taken from my arms, i’m very petite but i've always struggled with my arms so i thought this was a match made in heaven.
Inmediatly after the surgery my doctor told me that she couldn’t put enough fat in the breast she only put 100 ml, i din’t complain because after the surgery they loked fine but when the sweling went down i was practicly where i’ve started, i knew that beforehand i knew that most of it was the sweeling but inspite of that i got very dissapointet with the end result , that was probably my fault for having such high hopes, the recovery was and still is horrible, i’m still sore, my arms are very numb and hard, and the size is exactly the same, if someone sees my before and after pictures they don’t see any difference.
My surgeon is very nice and kind, i don’t blame her at least the breast size because that is very unpredictale, but the lipo parts i must say she did a horrible job and after all this process i must say it isn’t worth it, just because breast fat transfers are very unpredictable even on the hands of an expert.
So after a lot of reserching i decided i’ll get breast implants. I was very insecure about this decision because of breast implant illnes but my doctor calm my nerves and i did a lot of research, so i’m goimg with my eyes wide open in this one, want a very natural look and i’ll be posting my journey on here. I don’t post any pictures from my breast fat tranfer because i didn’t take any and now there is nothing to show, not any improvement what so ever, but i wanted to write this review for those who are thinking of doing this, all that i have to say is please do your research and seek various surgeons and opinions, because at least in my case i don’t think it’s woth it specially for the price.
p.s english is not my first language so excuse my grammar

Replies (4)

aww im sorry to hear this :( is it possible to see before and after photos? I also had fat transferred to breasts recently from arms and im hoping for some to last.. only had like 120cc to each though
So sorry to hear about your experience. I read that the best places to harvest fats are abdomen and inner thighs. Fat retention is high from these areas. I’m Very happy with my results. :)
Can you share more about your experience?
Sorry to hear! Did you do post-op massages on the liposuctioned sites? I heard to prevent lumps you have to wear compression garments and have regular massages even on your arms if that's where they harvested the fat. I am petite as well and plan to get fat grafting to breast over breast implants (I too am afraid of getting breast implant illness as I also am prone to hormonal imbalance issues). Did your surgeon give you an estimate of how much fat to take? Were you advised to gain more weight? I also know it usually takes 2 procedures to notice a full difference as most surgeons don't go over a certain fat harvesting threshold. There's one surgeon in North Carolina I believe that specializes in Breast Fat Transfer and hitting the maximum for noticeable difference.
Do you know what the north Carolina's surgeon name or location is
I had implants and I'd get very very sick I took 20 years to get that sick but after finally removing them (one was ruptured) I had o have a lift which now I have terrible scars abs much smaller breasts and was hoping the fat transfer would be an option but I'm thinking after reading your post it's not worth it.