Share on Twitter

Share on Facebook 

Breast Augmentation With Fat Transfer is Appealing, but is it Safe?

Monday, October 26, 2009 11:50 AM

While the use of fat transfer into the breast is very popular, is it a safe and effective procedure for the long term?

Fat transfer techniques have been popular with patients because they present a two for one option, remove fat from where you don't want it and put it where you do. There has been concern though over putting the fat into the breasts because of fears that it may cause trouble with mammograms or may be reabsorbed by the body. A recent study has found that these concerns may not be as bad as expected.

The study was conducted over 5 years and tracked 50 patients. The patients in the study were not simply injected with the fat in one particular spot, rather, about 1 cc of fat is injected in several different places throughout the breast. To improve the effectiveness of the procedure, the patients wore an external expander device for several weeks before and after surgery to create room for the injected fat to go.

The study found:

Locate Fat Transfer Providers

-- Choose from the list below -- Arizona Fat Transfer      Scottsdale Fat Transfer California Fat Transfer      Beverly Hills Fat Transfer      Coronado Fat Transfer      Danville Fat Transfer      Del Mar Fat Transfer      Encinitas Fat Transfer      Huntington Beach Fat Transfer      La Jolla Fat Transfer      Los Angeles Fat Transfer      Los Gatos Fat Transfer      Napa Fat Transfer      Newport Beach Fat Transfer      Palo Alto Fat Transfer      San Diego Fat Transfer      San Jose Fat Transfer      Santa Rosa Fat Transfer      Temecula Fat Transfer      Walnut Creek Fat Transfer Canada Fat Transfer      Montreal Fat Transfer      Toronto Fat Transfer Colorado Fat Transfer      Boulder Fat Transfer Connecticut Fat Transfer      Glastonbury Fat Transfer      Guilford Fat Transfer      Waterbury Fat Transfer Florida Fat Transfer      Boca Raton Fat Transfer      Coral Gables Fat Transfer      Fort Myers Fat Transfer      Jacksonville Fat Transfer      Miami Fat Transfer      North Miami Beach Fat Transfer      Parkland Fat Transfer      Tamarac Fat Transfer      Tampa Bay Fat Transfer      West Palm Beach Fat Transfer Georgia Fat Transfer      Duluth Fat Transfer Idaho Fat Transfer      Boise Fat Transfer      Eagle Fat Transfer Illinois Fat Transfer      Chicago Fat Transfer      Decatur Fat Transfer Indiana Fat Transfer      Carmel Fat Transfer      Indianapolis Fat Transfer Kansas Fat Transfer      Kansas City Fat Transfer      Overland Park Fat Transfer      Wichita Fat Transfer Kentucky Fat Transfer      Fort Thomas Fat Transfer Louisiana Fat Transfer      Slidell Fat Transfer Maryland Fat Transfer      Baltimore Fat Transfer      Chevy Chase Fat Transfer      Glen Burnie Fat Transfer Massachusetts Fat Transfer      Waltham Fat Transfer Michigan Fat Transfer      Ann Arbor Fat Transfer      Shelby Twp Fat Transfer      Sterling Heights Fat Transfer Minnesota Fat Transfer      Burnsville Fat Transfer Missouri Fat Transfer      Clayton Fat Transfer      Springfield Fat Transfer      St Louis Fat Transfer      West Plains Fat Transfer New Jersey Fat Transfer      Cherry Hill Fat Transfer      Edison Fat Transfer      Marlboro Fat Transfer      Montclair Fat Transfer      Paramus Fat Transfer      Voorhees Fat Transfer      Warren Fat Transfer New York Fat Transfer      Long Island Fat Transfer      Manhattan Fat Transfer      New York Fat Transfer      Roslyn Fat Transfer      Woodbury Fat Transfer North Carolina Fat Transfer      Lumberton Fat Transfer North Dakota Fat Transfer      Fargo Fat Transfer Ohio Fat Transfer      Cincinnati Fat Transfer      Mayfield Heights Fat Transfer Oklahoma Fat Transfer      Tulsa Fat Transfer Oregon Fat Transfer      Portland Fat Transfer Pennsylvania Fat Transfer      Allentown Fat Transfer      Bryn Mawr Fat Transfer      King of Prussia Fat Transfer      Langhorne Fat Transfer      Mechanicsburg Fat Transfer      Milford Fat Transfer      Newtown Square Fat Transfer      Philadelphia Fat Transfer South Carolina Fat Transfer      Piedmont Fat Transfer Tennessee Fat Transfer      Chattanooga Fat Transfer Texas Fat Transfer      Austin Fat Transfer      Colleyville Fat Transfer      Dallas Fat Transfer      Fort Worth Fat Transfer      Grapevine Fat Transfer      Houston Fat Transfer      Plano Fat Transfer      The Woodlands Fat Transfer      Tomball Fat Transfer Virginia Fat Transfer      Sterling Fat Transfer Washington Fat Transfer      Edmonds Fat Transfer      Issaquah Fat Transfer      Lynnwood Fat Transfer      Seattle Fat Transfer

OR

People researching Fat Transfer also researched:

Breast Augmentation  |  

• Latest Headlines
• Top Procedures
• Most Read