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Doctors Consider Breast Augmentation with Fat Grafts - Thursday, May 15, 2008
Women have long wished they could just take the unseemly fat from their abdomen, flanks, and thighs and have it put in their breasts. At the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) conference last week, cosmetic surgeons discussed just that possibility.
Autologous fat transplantation, the moving of fat from one part of the body to another, has been used in some procedures, including buttock augmentation, and transplanted fat is sometimes used as a facial filler. The possibility of using autologous fat for breast augmentation, which is still being evaluated in clinical trials, has received much praise from some doctors. According to some, breast shaping with fat "allows for dramatic or subtle shaping of the breast in a manner previously not attainable," and have added that the "telltale signs of implants and surgery are absent--the resultant breast is completely fluid and natural appearing."
Recent studies focusing on breast reconstruction have shown that reconstruction with body tissue has a far lower rate of infection and other complications than breast reconstruction with implants, so it may be that transplanted fat might reduce complications associated with the procedure.
However, many questions relating to the long-term questions about the safety and efficacy of the procedure remain unanswered. The main concern is that transplanted fat cells have a low survival rate (from 50-75 %), which can be accounted for in micro-transplantation such as is used when utilizing transplanted fat as a facial filler, but the dieback of fat may lead to malformation if used in breast augmentation. In addition, the procedure may lead to the development of cysts, calcification, and scarring. And some have expressed concerns that the transplanted fat can lead to an increased incidence of cancer.
Until these concerns are addressed, breast implants will continue to be used for breast augmentation. Still, we can hope that some day in the not-too-distant future, a woman really will be able to move the fat in her body around to make her figure exactly how she wants it.
If you are interested in breast augmentation, liposuction, or other body contouring procedures, contact the Centre, P.C, today for a consultation.
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