Question:
I have a couple of questions about fat transfer being used for breast augmentation. I hear that it is being done more and more now in the US and that it is possible to increase the breast about one breast size with fat injections. Can this be a good procedure for someone with small to medium sized breasts that are somewhat deflated a little droopy from pregnancy? What sort of result could be expected? How long do the results last? If the fat does eventually fade, will it leave any sort of negative appearance to the breast more than how they looked originally?
Answer:
Fat injection to the breast is a relatively new technique. It is being done more and more in the United States and it can afford patients a one breast size increase about. One of the reasons that it is not that popular is that it can be costly, it can take a long time and the results while very soft and very natural are not very good as far as size is concerned and do not approximate the look or feel that can be obtained with an implant. Fat injections can resorb over time. The body can reabsorb some of the fat and the results can decrease over time, but if done efficiently, the fat is placed in very thin layers and that fat usually takes. If the fat does dissolve, a second procedure can be done, but again this would add to the time and cost of the overall procedure.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.