Women do not only go for breast augmentation surgery simply because they wish to change the size or shape of their breasts. In some cases, women receive implants after their natural breasts are removed in a process called a 'mastectomy'. This is usually a result of breast cancer or other medical conditions. In this case, breast augmentation surgery actually becomes breast reconstruction, and implants are absolutely necessary to be insert.
While the most preferred route for reconstructed breast is saline or silicone implants, there is a new method of breast reconstruction emerging. It basically a procedure where fat injected into the breast using a grafting method. If you are new to the term, Let’s find out what it means.
What is Breast Fat Grafting?
In its simplest form, fat grafting is taking some amount of fat from an area of your body (usually thigh or stomach) and redistributing it into the breast area. Your doctor will determine to remove fat from those parts of your body, such as the stomach, buttocks or thighs by using a method like liposuction. For a surgeon to get a natural-looking breast shape, they will take the removed fat and inject it back into the body in a liquid form. Your doctors will suggest multiple fat grafting sessions if you are interested in achieving an increase in certain breast size.
Using fat grafting technology to recreate the breast tissue is a relatively new idea. This is very important to keep in mind. If you are seeking reconstruction surgery, the idea of traditional breast implants can be intimidating. One might think creating new breast from your own fat seems far less risky. While there are some benefits to breast fat grafting, there are some downsides as well that you should know beforehand.
Pros
Unlike traditional implants, surgeons will not have to place a foreign object into your body. Fat grafting simply means taking your own natural body fat to reconstruct or enhance the breast instead of saline or silicon implant.
The fat used for the procedure needs to come from somewhere. A doctor will suggest certain areas of fat that are best suited to be removed from your body during a surgery consultation.
Along with gaining natural looking breasts, you can lose fat from problem areas as well.
With this procedure, there is a natural decreasing sensation in the breast area.
Patients can expect the breast to feel natural after the procedure.
Cons
The technology has not been around long enough. There are no long term studies or statistics available. In return, this means that the appearance result will not hold long term.
Doctors will require multiple sessions of operation to get your desired results.
Your body might re-absorb the fat cells over time. This means that as a result, your breasts can lose volume and there is small chance of uneven appearance.
Removing fat from an area can prevent flap reconstruction in the future.
In some patients, there is a possibility of necrosis.
Due to surgical research, there is a concern that breast fat grafting can result in breast cancer.
Conclusion
If you are interested in breast augmentation surgery with fat grafting for reconstructive or cosmetic reasons, we hope you gained knowledgeable information about the procedure from this post. If you would like to get further information, contact us to schedule an appointment to speak with our knowledgeable plastic surgeons. We would love to help you determine if breast fat grafting is a good option for you.
