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Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation

Introduction to Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation

A fat graft breast augmentation, or a breast augmentation using autologous fat, is a recent innovation that enables patients to increase the size of their breasts using their own natural fat. Many patients have achieved natural and subtle results with a fat graft breast augmentation in New Jersey and New York.

Breast augmentation procedures are among the most popular plastic surgery procedures year after year. That popularity continues to grow, even as alternative breast enhancement techniques become more common. One of the reasons for this continued growth may be the constant innovation that goes into creating breast augmentation results that look both bold and authentic.

Traditionally, breast augmentation has been performed with saline or silicone implants. Breast augmentation using fat graft techniques is relatively new, but the results have been highly successful and popular. By offering fat graft breast augmentation to patients in New Jersey and New York, East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery surgeons will help patients feel more comfortable in their own bodies.

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What is Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation?

During a fat graft breast augmentation, the patient’s fat is collected using liposuction. The fat is then purified and injected into the patient’s breasts to increase overall volume. Due to the techniques involved, surgeons have an excellent track record of creating the overall size and shape desired by patients.

Benefits of Fat Graft Breast Augmentation

Fat graft breast augmentation offers a number of benefits compared to implant-based breast augmentation:

  • Natural: Unlike breast implants, which are artificial in nature, fat graft breast augmentation uses only the patient’s natural body fat. This eliminates the potential risk of rejection and other complications and helps patients avoid future surgical breast implant replacement procedures.
  • Longer-lasting results: Unlike breast implants, which require replacement over time, a fat transfer is permanent.
  • Body contouring: Since liposuction is used to harvest excess fat from donor areas, these areas will look contoured and sculpted after a fat graft breast augmentation.
  • More control: Fat graft breast augmentation allows the surgeon to have greater control over creating the ideal breast shape.
  • Minimal incisions: The incisions required in liposuction are minimal compared to the incisions needed to insert breast implants. Additionally, fat is injected into the breast, which helps minimize post-surgical scarring in the breast area.

Am I a Good Candidate for Fat Graft Breast Augmentation?

Because a fat graft breast augmentation is, in some ways, a combination of two distinct procedures, most of our candidates must meet the criteria for being a good candidate for both breast augmentation and liposuction. As such, we suggest that our fat graft breast augmentation candidates meet at least some of the following criteria:

  • Be generally healthy enough for surgery
  • Desire an increase in the size, volume, or shape of the breasts
  • Be a relatively stable weight
  • Be acting under no undue outside pressure
  • Have realistic expectations of what this procedure can accomplish.

Generally, our fat graft breast augmentation patients consider this procedure for the following reasons:

  • A desire to feel more comfortable in one’s own body
  • A desire to change the proportions of the body (in many cases, clothing will fit better after surgery)
  • A desire to eliminate areas of fat from certain parts of the body (often around the belly or thighs)
  • A desire to have more symmetrical breasts

What Will Happen During My Consultation?

Candidates interested in fat graft breast augmentation can schedule a consultation at one of our East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery offices, located in either New Jersey or New York, to discuss the procedure. Candidates should be prepared to discuss their entire medical history, including any prior medications and family medical conditions.

During your fat graft breast augmentation consultation at East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery, we will ask about your cosmetic goals, evaluate your medical records to help avoid any potential complications, and perform a physical examination to assess your breasts and determine if you have sufficient body fat to use for the grafting procedure.

We will develop a customized fat graft breast augmentation plan tailored to your specific goals. We will discuss all the details, including preparation, surgery specifics, recovery process, and associated costs. We will address all questions you may have during the consultation to enable you to make an informed decision.

The Fat Graft Breast Augmentation Procedure

Fat graft breast augmentation surgery usually takes three to five hours, depending on the surgical plan. Most procedures are performed under general anesthesia, though sometimes surgeons and patients opt for a local anesthetic with general sedation. These procedures are performed in a hospital or surgical suite setting where the patient can be constantly monitored. The first stage of this procedure is, of course, liposuction.

Once a site is selected for fat removal, a small incision will be made. As with other liposuction procedures, these incisions are minimally invasive. A small cannula will be inserted to remove fat from the body, and a predetermined amount of that fat will be collected.

Once collected, the fat will be purified through a centrifugal process. Because the fat comes from your own body, there is no risk of allergic or rejection-based reactions. This allows the patient to avoid the testing required for silicone or saline implants. When the purification process is complete, the fat will then be injected into the breasts.

During the injection phase of the procedure, your surgeon will use multiple injection sites and carefully inject the appropriate amount of fat to make the breasts appear larger. This process may take several injections while the patient is under anesthesia. Generally speaking, the injections are performed with a very fine needle, and only a small amount of fat is injected at a time to achieve the best possible results. Once the injections are complete and a brief recovery time is observed, patients will usually be allowed to return home the same day as the procedure is performed.

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Fat Graft Breast Augmentation Recovery and Results

Recovery from the two phases of this natural breast augmentation procedure takes place at very different rates. It can take several weeks to recover from a liposuction procedure. The incisions themselves are minimally invasive, but the movement of the cannula can cause swelling and possible bruising, which may take some time to subside. On the other hand, recovery from fat injections goes much more quickly. In most cases, patients typically return to work within a matter of days.

That said, as with any procedure that utilizes autologous fat, it’s essential to emphasize that the recovery period following the injections is crucial to achieving the desired results.

Your surgeon will give you specific instructions to follow, but you can count on being advised to keep pressure or force away from the breasts for at least three weeks while the fat “takes” to its new home. This will help ensure that as much fat as possible is converted into added volume for the breast. This will be an exceptionally important phase of recovery, so be sure to follow your surgeon’s instructions as closely as possible.

It will take several weeks for the swelling to subside and for the final results of the fat injections and fat transfer to become apparent. Patients are overwhelmingly thrilled with the results of fat transfer breast augmentation procedures. Clothes fit better, their proportions are more in line with their body image, and many patients report a significant improvement in self-esteem and self-confidence.

Results from a fat transfer breast augmentation are effectively permanent, so patients will likely not have to worry about more surgery years down the road, such as the removal of implants. This, combined with the exceptionally natural look and feel of the fat transfer breast augmentation procedure, makes it a popular option for our patients in the New Jersey and New York areas seeking breast augmentation.

Fat Graft Breast Augmentation Cost in New Jersey

Many factors affect the total cost of a fat graft breast augmentation procedure. The price of this form of natural breast enlargement is influenced by the amount of fat being transferred, the total time required for the surgery, and anesthesia fees. To learn more about the price of your individual fat graft augmentation procedure, please schedule a consultation at our ECAPS offices in either New Jersey or New York.

Why Choose East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery?

A fat graft augmentation is a permanent procedure, so you can rest assured that you are in the best care and hands. At East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery, our focus is on enhancing the patient experience and providing a team of highly skilled and compassionate plastic surgeons to deliver exceptional outcomes across a range of procedures. Each fat graft breast augmentation procedure is tailored to meet our patients’ unique goals and needs, and each surgeon is a highly regarded expert in their specialty. With offices conveniently located to serve Hoboken, Ridgewood, Livingston, Pompton Plains, and Manhattan, we are proud to be a readily available resource to patients in New Jersey and New York.

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A fat grafting breast augmentation can restore your natural, youthful shape. If you want to learn more about fat transfer breast augmentation in New Jersey or New York, contact the highly qualified surgeons at East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery to schedule a confidential consultation and start the process. You may reach us at 201-449-1000 or use our online form to schedule an appointment right now.

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