Breast augmentation with fat transfer uses the liposuction method to take fat from other parts of your body and inject it into your breasts. This is a breast augmentation option for women who are looking for a relatively small increase in breast size and prefer natural results.
Choosing a breast augmentation method is a personal decision. If you are unhappy with the small size of your breasts but do not want breast implants, you may consider this procedure.
People with low body fat may not be a good candidate for fat transfer. Your provider needs to be able to remove more fat cells than they will use. This is because some cells die during the procedure. People with low body fat may need breast implants instead. People who have obesity, experience severe weight fluctuations, or smoke may not be good candidates either. Ideally, you should be in good health, not smoke and be able to maintain a weight that is healthy for you.
Breast augmentation with fat transfer is an outpatient procedure. You can be discharged on the same day. During the operation, liposuction is used to collect fat deposits from various parts of your body. It passes the fat cells through a centrifuge device to remove impurities.
Special syringes are used to inject the purified fat cells into different layers of tissue inside your breasts.
The risks of breast augmentation with fat transfer are as follows:
Cysts
Infection
Microcalcification
Necrosis (death) of fat cells
The possibility of some of the transferred fat cells leaving the breast area.