Breast Fat Transfer Guide: Procedural Information that You Should Know

Breast fat transfer procedure has been used for several decades now and is anchored on a basic principle. Breast fat transfer involves removing a portion or amount of unwanted fats from a particular area on the patient’s body then it would be injected to the breasts to enhance its size and shape. The usual areas where fats are taken are the abdomen and thigh part. Aside from that, fat transfer is also used for treating facial wrinkles and other imperfections on the face.  

Before arranging a schedule with your target surgeon, you must gather information relevant to the procedure such as if you are a qualified candidate for breast fat transfer surgical process. The primary consideration is having a donor area in the patient’s body that can provide an ample supply of unwanted fat cells that would be introduced to the breasts. If the patient does not have such cells on the body, the procedure would be postponed.

Breast fat transfer is conducted using minor intravenous sedation and under local anesthesia thereby eliminating the side effects and risks caused by general anesthesia. The procedure is also painless and safe. The surgeon will gather enough fat cells from the host area in the body then he will filter the fat cells using advanced technological process before they are inserted to the breasts.  This method is considered as one of the easiest and most effective breast augmentation process as it does not involve pretests or any other special preoperative preparations.

The effects of this enhancement process can be noticed right away and the procedure can be repeated after a few months as it is natural and safe. Aside from this, breast fat transfer has no risk of substance rejection or allergy because you are technically not introducing a foreign substance to the body. Also, since the surgeon would be placing fat cells, the breasts would look natural and shapely which eliminates the negative perfection on women who obviously employed artificial means just to improve their physical appearance.

Lastly, one of the most important information a woman who is thinking about breast fat transfer is that the results of the procedure are visible within 24-48 hours right after the operation. However, the patient must expect slight swelling on the areas where fat cells were taken and injected and also a certain degree of dizziness and its symptoms would also be experienced. These side effects are normal and temporary and they will eventually fade the soonest possible time.