If you want to enhance your breast size but are looking for a natural solution, fat transfer to the breasts is a great alternative to traditional breast implants. This autologous fat grafting procedure involves removing fat from stubborn areas like the belly, thighs, or flanks and injecting it in the breasts to reshape and add volume. If you’re considering this approach to breast augmentation, you should have all the details.
At Envision Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Benjamin Dunkley, a board-certified surgeon specializing in cosmetic surgery, offers fat transfer breast augmentation to help patients achieve natural, long-lasting results. Committed to patient education and personalized care, our team ensures you understand the process, expected results, and how to maintain your enhancements.
How Long Do Fat Transfer Results Last?
Fat transfer breast augmentation provides long-lasting results, but not all transferred fat will stay. About 60-80% of the injected fat cells successfully integrate into the breast tissue. Some of the fat will not establish a blood supply in its new location and will therefore die. The body naturally absorbs the non-surviving fat within the first few months after the procedure.
The fat cells that survive become a permanent part of your breast tissue. With time, fat cells naturally die off in some places (while unfortunately accumulating on others) so over time the breast size and shape can fluctuate. Factors such as fluctuating weight, aging, and other lifestyle changes can impact your results as well. This means in 5 years, you may notice mild to moderate changes and those changes may be even more pronounced at 10 years.
Factors That Influence Longevity
Several factors affect how well your natural augmentation turns out including:
- Surgeon expertise – Dr. Dunkley is experineced with fat transfer. How fat is placed and in what quantities, utilizeing the most up to date techniques will maximize survival rates.
- Post-procedure care – Following aftercare instructions, such as mild compression, avoiding excess pressure on the breasts and certain supplements can improve fat retention.
- Weight changes – You should be at your ideal weight before the procedure, as gaining or losing weight can affect the size and shape of the breasts transferred fat cells to shrink or expand.
- Smoking and lifestyle habits – Smoking can reduce fat survival by decreasing oxygen deliver and restricting blood flow.
Can You Get Touch-Up Treatments?
For some patients, a second fat transfer session may be recommended to achieve the desired volume or refine results. Fat survives best when transferred to areas where healthy fat is present. Typically there is more healthy fat to place the graft into during a second procedure. In addition, more volume is possible which is helpful if a significant portion of the transferred fat was absorbed after the first transfer.
Achieve Natural, Lasting Breast Enhancement with Fat Transfer in Salt Lake City, UT
While some fat is lost initially, fat transfer to the breasts offers long-lasting results. With proper care and a healthy lifestyle, most patients enjoy long-lasting, natural-looking breast enhancement for years. If you’re considering this procedure, call us at 801-268-2650 to schedule a consultation to discuss your goals and expectations.
