Breast augmentation with autologous fat

What is breast augmentation with autologous fat?

He breast augmentation Through lipofilling or autologous fat, it consists of transferring fat from one part of the body to the breasts and increasing the breasts with the fat itself. The great advantage of this is that there is no need to insert a breast prosthesis, there are no allergic reactions, there are no rejections. But we have to look for fat in the body, that is, we need patients who have enough fatty deposits to be able to transfer them, or in other cases. In other words, a very very very skinny patient who does not have fatty deposits is not a candidate for this type of surgery.

How long does the intervention last?

The surgical time depends on the time we have to invest in the liposuction. The infiltration of fat in itself does not last long, so in one case, let's say well, in an hour to an hour and a half we can find enough fat to fill the breasts, but if, on the other hand, we have to resort to more anatomical areas to extract the fat, we can prolong the time a little more.

Can I expect the same result as augmentation with implants?

The results of lipofilling are good very good, but they are different from a breast augmentation with prostheses and you have to have a good understanding of how all this works. When we put a breast prosthesis we have a pre-established volume, but they are silicone volume and in the end it is a foreign body and it is not a natural tissue but the volume is predictable because if I add 300 cubic centimeters, for example, it is 300 cubic centimeters, without However, if we add fat and we are subjecting the body to an autotransplant, that is, part of the fat that we autotransplant will always lose, that is, part of the fat that we autotransplant will always lose and it will be lost along the way. and it will not be able to survive, that is, the results are lower in quantity but in quality they are much better because it is its own fabric, they have a more natural fall and in general they have a less operated appearance, but it must be said that as soon as The smaller the sizes and volumes, the quantities we transfer.

What is the postoperative period like?

The postoperative period of breast lipofilling is different from that of breast prostheses for two reasons: one, the chest itself hurts less than when you put on a mania and the recovery is quite noble, it hurts very little and generally there is no type of discomfort. Now having said this, it must be said that in those areas where we remove the fat, that is, where liposuction has been done, there is pain that is not defined when we put breast prostheses, that is, we have pain from let's say liposuction. liposculpture which we don't have when we put in prostheses but the breast itself doesn't hurt. In general, it is quite bearable, there is no need to be afraid of it, in general, among patients, after a few days they are leading a completely normal life.

What is the scar like?

Compared to him increase traditional breast through prosthesis there is no scar Let's say scalpel length, there are only a few small holes through which the fat is introduced and which remain perfectly unnoticed. The results of lipofilling or an autologous fat transfer are forever, there is no doubt, but it is very important to know that in the initial postoperative phase, that is, in the immediate factor position, part of the fat that has been transferred will be lost, so the result we have at the beginning will not be the one we will have after three months but in the long term Once we know the amount of fat that has been lost, the fat that remains will remain for life and generally looks very good and patients are generally very happy with them.

Can it be combined with another treatment?

The volumes achieved with a lipofilling breast implants are usually lower than those that can be achieved with breast prostheses, so generally lipofilling is a unique and separate procedure from the breast augmentation procedure with prostheses, but it can be combined if a patient undergoes lipofilling and is not satisfied with the result. size that has always been achieved, you can always put a prosthesis and not only that, you can even do a breast augmentation with a prosthesis and in the same intervention do lipofilling. These are very rare combinations and you have to study them from patient to patient and apply them with common sense, but the possibility does exist.