Cosmetic/Plastic Surgeon, Navi Mumbai
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How many steps are involved in the procedure of breast augmentation with fat transfer?
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Breast enlargement with fat transfer is a two-step procedure. The first step involves gentle liposuction in areas of your body where suitable amount of fat can be harvested. The most common areas in this respect are thighs, hips and abdomen. In the second stage, the fat is carefully injected into the breasts in such a way that it facilitates the integration and growth of fat cells in the breast tissues.
Breast augmentation with fat transfer can allow you to increase your breast size to any desired size.
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Breast enlargement with fat transfer is an artificial surgical process that enhances your breast size and like any other surgery, it has limitations. Breast augmentation with fat transfer can at the most give you natural looking, firmer breasts with a modest increase in size. The breast size typically increases by half to one full bra cup size.
Breast enlargement with fat transfer essentially uses liposuction.
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Liposuction removes fat from your body using suction. During liposuction, small, thin , blunt-tipped tubes are inserted through tiny cuts in the skin. Fat is suctioned through these tubes. In breast enlargement with fat transfer, fat is acquired from other parts of the body through liposuction and injected into the breasts.
How long does a fat transfer procedure take?
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Breast enlargement with fat transfer typically takes 3 hours. This is subject to variation depending on the number of areas from where fat has to be harvested and the outcome desired by the patient. If liposuction has to be done in many areas of the body, then it would take more time.
You can see the results of breast enlargement with fat transfer immediately.
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The result of the procedure can be seen immediately. However, the look and feel of your breasts would improve gradually as the injected fat becomes an integral part of your breasts overtime.