Transfer Breast Augmentation
It sounds .like a dream come true: in one day, you can permanently get rid of that stubborn and unsightly fat on your buttocks, thighs, or stomach, leaving you with a slimmer, sexier profile, and then get a breast augmentation which leaves you larger by a full cup size or more, and which looks and feels absolutely natural. This dream is now a reality with a new cosmetic surgery called a fat transfer.
How Does A Fat Transfer Work?
When a "fat transfer" is performed, two distinct surgical procedures are performed on a single day. The first procedure performed is a liposuction, in which the surgeon uses a hollow tube called a cannula to vacuum out unwanted fat from the target area that the patient and doctor have decided on beforehand. This target area is a place where there is an excess of unsightly fat, such as the thighs or abdomen. The second procedure is the breast augmentation, in which the fat is re-inserted into the breasts.
What Are The Advantages Of A Fat Transfer?
Fat transfers are significantly more expensive than implants (although you do get a bonus liposuction thrown into the package), and they are not yet the most reliable form of breast augmentation, but there are a number of strong advantages to the surgery.
The first is the question of permanence. The average life of a saline or silicone implant is only 15-20 years, and some can break much sooner. When this happens, it can cause considerable embarrassment, because it could happen at any time. Deflation can be rapid. Even if you are fortunate to be in the privacy of your own home when your implant ruptures, there are still long-term consequences to be dealt with. It is highly unlikely that both implants will break at the same time, which means you will be lopsided until you are able to get more surgery to repair the problem. Depending on your surgeon, it could take weeks or even months to get into their schedule. Then, too, there is the question of cost. You may not have enough money to get restorative surgery right away, or you may have to put some of your other financial goals on hold for a while in order to make room for the new expense.
Fat transfers, on the other hand, are permanent. Once the tissue has been grafted in and has survived and latched on, there are no concerns for the future, and no need for further surgery. They also look and feel more natural than even the best implants.
Because there is no foreign material to worry about, breast augmentations done by fat transfer also heal up better and faster than their less natural counterparts, and have less risk of infection or allergic reaction. There is also no risk of silicone gel leaking into the body, which has been tentatively linked with a number of health problems.
Fat Transfers Sound Great, But Do They Really Work?
Different people report varying degrees of success with their fat transfers. The procedure has long history--the very first recorded attempt was in the 19th century--but in the past, the procedure has been risky and problematic. Uneven absorption and survival of the implanted tissue has led to lumps, scars, ripples and calcifications in the target area. This has been especially bad news for transfers to the breasts, where these abnormalities can interfere with cancer detection through mammograms and self-tests. However, these problems are being minimized due to some innovative new techniques.
Recent developments in liposuction make it easier to keep fat alive for a longer period of time, which leads to more successful surgeries. Old liposuction methods have been fine-tuned, and some new methods have shown great success in fat harvesting. Laser liposuction has proved to do a good job of keeping fat cells alive during surgery. The newer procedures of Water Assisted Liposuction and Custom Acoustic Liposuction have are even more successful. Water Assisted Liposuction, for example, has been shown to be able to keep alive up to 90% of the fat removed.
Stem cell research has also increased the effectiveness of fat transfer breast augmentations. After they remove the fat from the patient, doctors can now put a part of it into a special machine that breaks the fat down and concentrates stem cells in it. This special mixture is then combined with additional fat from the body and injected into the breast to add fullness. The use of stem cells means that the injected fat can have a better chance at having an adequate blood supply, which means higher survival rates.
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