The Pros and Cons of Breast Augmentation With Fat Transfer

Lipofilling is a low-traumatic and safe way to increase the volume, in which the patient’s own adipose tissue is injected into the required area. Breast lipofilling , or augmentation with your own fat, is a way to correct the shape and asymmetry of the breast without artificial implants. This technique is also used for other parts of the body, such as the face, labia or buttocks.

When will breast lipofilling help?

Liposuction and lipofilling are the best methods for removing excess fat deposits and the most popular methods of surgical correction of the figure. Breast lipofilling is not commonly called an alternative to augmentation with implants. With the help of your own fat, you can increase the breast only when you need a small volume. In fact, these two operations are carried out for different purposes, they complement each other more than they replace. We tell you how and why breast lipofilling is performed, as well as the pros and cons of this method.

Advantages of breast lipofilling

• helps to get rid of “fat traps”. The results of liposuction are preserved for life, subject to the recommendations of the surgeon;
• gives fullness to the breast. The volume will change only with a sharp decrease in weight;
• traces of surgical intervention are invisible. In places of sampling and transplantation, small punctures are made within 3 mm;
• fat contains stem cells that have a biorevitalization effect;
• own adipose tissue excludes rejection by the body and allergic reactions;
• surgery and rehabilitation are faster than with other methods of breast augmentation;
• Lipofilling is well suited for correcting details, such as removing asymmetries and masking the borders of implants. 

Cons of breast lipofilling

• you can not make the chest wider and higher, for this you need to install implants;
• for complete symmetry, it may be necessary to repeat the operation;
• in one operation, you can increase the breast by half the size;
• for a brighter result, it may be necessary to repeat the procedure several times;
• Breast augmentation with own fat does not remove stretch marks and folds, in which case a lift is needed;
• Lipofilling is used when there are excess fat deposits in the arms, waist, hips, legs. Alien adipose tissue is not used;
• Strong changes in weight and hormonal levels can lead to a change in breast volume – it can become either larger or smaller;
• of the transplanted fat, an average of 40-60% remains, the rest of it is absorbed within a few months of rehabilitation.