Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation in New York City

New York Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation

Fat transfer breast augmentation is an alternative to be considered for very select individuals instead of a typical breast augmentation with saline or silicone breast implants.

For women who desire a small increase in breast size (approximately ¼ cup size), who may also have areas of fat excess for which liposuction treatment is being contemplated, fat transfer breast augmentation may be ideal. For those that desire a greater breast size increase, breast augmentation with breast implants is preferred. There are certainly several advantages to consider with breast enlargement using your own fat cells, which include no incisions (only needle access sites are used), shorter downtime, and no implant “maintenance” (breast implants will likely need to be replaced at some point in the future).

Benefits of Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation

For patients considering breast augmentation with fat transfer, the following may be advantages:

How Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation Works

Breast enlargement with fat transfer incorporates two procedures that are performed simultaneously—liposuction, which enables the harvest of fat cells, and the fat grafting procedure itself, wherein the harvested fat is carefully prepared and then transferred to the breasts.

During the initial consultation, Dr. Kolker will assess anatomic contour, and will discuss your desires in detail. Areas of excess fat that may include outer thighs, inner thighs, tummy, the lumbar region, and elsewhere will be evaluated, and the regions that will best contribute to fat transfer as well as improved body contour will be identified. The benefits of autologous fat grafting to the breast are therefore twofold, in that body contouring of the “donor site” is a necessity.

Fat harvest is performed using liposuction techniques through tiny needle access sites. Dr. Kolker aspirates the fat required for fat transfer to the breasts by hand, rather than with a suction aspirator, to gently remove the fat cells and to maximize fat graft “take”. The fat is prepared meticulously, and is then transferred through small needle sites to the breast. The fat transfer process requires finesse and delicate technique to carefully thread the cells into multiple planes of the breast to promote the best fat transfer breast augmentation results.

Brava Natural Breast Enhancement in New York

The Brava® System

The best fat transfer results are achieved when the grafted fat cells are placed in close proximity with a rich blood supply within the tissues. To promote a well vascularized “scaffold” for the acceptance of fat grafts to the breast, Dr. Kolker often uses the Brava system. Worn on the breasts for a designated time before surgery (ranging from days to weeks), the breasts are “expanded” in preparation for fat grafting. This process alone will temporarily engorge and enlarge the breasts, although without fat grafts the enlargement would be transient only. After appropriate engorgement and recruitment of blood supply with Brava, the results of fat transfer to the breasts may be more reliable and long lasting.