17/11/2025
, also known as fat transfer breast augmentation or fat grafting to the breasts, is a cosmetic procedure that uses a patient's own fat to increase breast volume and improve shape.
Here is a breakdown of the procedure, its benefits, and what to consider:
💉 The Procedure
The process typically involves three main stages:
Fat Harvesting (Liposuction): The surgeon performs liposuction to remove excess fat from a donor area of the patient's body (common areas include the abdomen, flanks, thighs, or back). This provides a dual benefit: breast enhancement and contouring of the donor area.
Purification: The harvested fat is processed (often by centrifugation or filtration) to separate the pure, viable fat cells from excess fluids, blood, and non-viable tissue.
Fat Injection: The purified fat is strategically injected into the breasts using fine cannulas. The fat is carefully distributed in small amounts throughout the breast tissue to ensure the cells establish a new blood supply and survive.
✨ Key Benefits
Natural Look and Feel: Since your own fat is used, the augmented breasts feel and look very natural.
No Risk of Rejection: Because it uses autologous fat (your own tissue), there is virtually no risk of rejection, rupture, or complications like capsular contracture associated with implants.
Dual Aesthetic Result: You benefit from both breast enhancement and body contouring in the area where the fat was removed via liposuction.
Minimal Scarring: The incisions for both liposuction and injection are very small, leading to minimal, inconspicuous scarring.
Stem Cell Benefits: The fat tissue contains stem cells, which may also offer a rejuvenating effect on the skin's elasticity and texture in the breast area.
Long-Lasting/Permanent Results: Once the transferred fat cells successfully integrate and develop a blood supply (called the "graft takes"), they should remain permanent, behaving like the rest of your body's fat cells (they can change size if you gain or lose weight).
⚠️ Important Considerations
Size Increase Limit: Lipotransfer is generally suitable for a modest size increase, typically about one full size
