Showing posts with label fat transfer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fat transfer. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Breast Enlargement Surgery - Different Approaches

Women who are not happy with the size and shape of their breasts can benefit from breast augmentation surgery. There are different approaches to breast enlargemaent surgery such as breast implants and fat transfer augmentation. Your plastic surgeon can advise you on the most suitable option, taking account of physical considerations and other factors.

Methods of Breast Enhancement

Regardless of the approach adopted, breast enlargement surgery can provide you with a fuller and more attractive bust line.

Breast Implants

Depending on your body type and aesthetic goals, your plastic surgeon will help you choose from two FDA approved implant options - saline breast implants and silicone breast implants. Both types have a strong silicone outer shell and are inserted through incisions. The incision may be placed beneath the breasts, at the lower edge of the areola, or in the arm pit. The location for incision usually depends on your age, implant type, breast anatomy, and so on. Breast implants are available in variety of shapes and sizes, and your surgeon will guide you on making the right choice.
Patients can gain many benefits by undergoing breast implant surgery.
  • Increases fullness of the breasts
  • Increases the size of the breasts
  • Improves breast size asymmetry
  • Boosts self confidence
Only a small incision is required for saline implants as they are usually filled with saline or salt water after insertion. Silicone implants come pre-filled with silicone gel. They have a texture similar to breast tissues, which gives them a more natural look and feel. A longer incision is required as the implants are filled with gel before insertion.

Breast Augmentation Surgery through Fat Transfer

Gaining popularity for its effectiveness and safety, fat transfer breast augmentation offers breasts that are closer to natural compared to implants. The reason is that, in this method, fat grafts are taken from areas of the body with excess fat, purified and injected into the breasts to increase size. Typical donor areas include the abdomen and flanks. Fat transfer provides the additional advantage that the liposuction of the excess fat serves to streamline body contour in the donor areas.
Other benefits:
  • Use of the patient’s own fat provides natural looking results for breast enhancement
  • No usage of foreign materials
  • Permanent results
  • Fewer risks compared to implants
Breast enlargement surgery can help women enhance body contour and boost their self confidence. As there are different approaches to the cosmetic breast surgery, do your research and make sure you find the right plastic surgeon to benefit from an effective and safe solution.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Fat Transfer - Increase Breast Volume without Implants

If you want to achieve fuller and well-shaped breasts without the insertion of a medical device such as an implant, opt for fat transfer. Breast augmentation through fat grafts offers a natural method to increase breast volume. This breast augmentation method uses your own fat cells to enlarge your breasts. Any woman who is healthy can choose this option.

Fat Transfer Breast Enhancement Procedure offers Many Benefits

In this procedure, fat grafts are taken from areas with excess fat such as the stomach and thighs via liposuction. This process is fat harvesting. Established plastic surgery facilities offer liposuction fat transfer, using the latest liposuction technology for safe and uncomplicated removal of adipose tissue. The removed fat is then purified and injected into the breasts to increase volume.
  • Natural look and long lasting results: Breast augmentation through fat grafting method gives your breasts a more natural look than with artificial implants. Results last longer
  • Safe and risk free procedure: Fat transfer is a minimally invasive procedure. The fat grafting method is free from large scars, and implant associated problems such as rippling, ruptures, and breast feeding issues. As one’s own fat is used, the risk of inserting a foreign object in the body is avoided.
  • Effective for breast reconstruction: The fat grafting method is an ideal way to improve on the results of breast reconstruction following mastectomy.
  • Dual advantages: A patient with excessive fat can gain in two ways:
  1. Fat harvesting from specific areas improves body contour in those areas
  2. Use of this fat to enhance breast size and volume
  • Minimal discomfort and quick recovery: Dis comfort is minimal as there are no incisions and recovery is quicker.
  • Minimal complications: Complications are very rare in case of fat transfer breast enhancement.
  • Relatively painless: Instead of incisions as in implants, liposuction fat transfer and fat injections are minimally invasive.
  • Minimal downtime: Minor scars like pinholes may appear which is visible temporarily.
  • No need for further surgery: There is no need for further surgery, as may be necessary to replace damaged or ruptured implants
Success with Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation

Success with fat harvesting for breast enhancement depends on choosing the right plastic surgeon. Not all surgeons are experts in this surgery. So make sure the surgeon you choose has sufficient experience to provide you with safe and effective fat transfer to enhance breast volume without implants. Follow all the instructions prescribed by your surgeon to ensure a smooth and safe recovery.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Fat Grafting for Breast Augmentation Offers Natural Looking Results

Fat grafting for breast augmentation is a procedure in which fat removed from one part of the body is used to augment the breasts. One of the greatest advantages of this treatment is that compared to implants, the procedure is minimally invasive and the results, much more natural looking.

Minimally Invasive Breast Enhancement Procedure

The entire treatment is patient-friendly as it is minimally invasive. First, liposuction is performed using advanced laser-enabled technology. A tiny cannula delivering laser energy is used to disrupt fat from areas which have an abundance of adipose tissue, typically the abdomen, waist or thighs. Leading plastic surgeons specializing in fat removal procedures utilize advanced liposuction technology such as Smartlipo Triplex. This amazing laser workstation from Cynosure works with a triple-laser enabled cannula to melt and suction off excess fat.

The next step in the treatment is using the fat harvested via laser liposuction to augment the breasts. The fat is first processed to remove impurities. It is then injected into specific areas in the breasts to enhance volume, shape, and contour. There are no cuts or incisions involved. A skilled plastic surgeon can perform the procedure to ensure that the fat graft adapts to the new location, ensuring natural-looking results.

Fat Transfer with Liposuction Surgery – Many Patient Benefits

Fat transfer comes with the added advantage of liposuction. Patients with excess fat in the donor sites can benefit from fat reduction and improved body contouring through laser lipolysis. The procedure is also gaining the trust of patients and surgeons alike as it avoid the risks associated with implants. Implants can leak, cause rippling, and even rupture. Fat grafting is ideal for correcting defects associated with breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Main benefits:
  • No foreign material is inserted in the body
  • Avoids implant-associated issues
  • Beautiful, natural looking results
  • No incisions or cuts
  • Easy adaptation of fat graft
  • No loss of nipple sensitivity
  • No skin sagging in the donor site
  • Local anesthesia
  • Minimal patient risk and trauma
As the patient’s own fat is used to enhance the breasts, the question of rejection of the fat graft does not arise.

Skilled Plastic Surgeon for Optimal Results

Not all plastic surgeons offer fat grafting for breast augmentation. Women planning on trying out this new alternative to implants should find a skilled, board-certified plastic surgeon. To benefit from minimally invasive procedures, it is important to ensure that the latest technologies are employed for fat removal and grafting. Care in surgeon selection will ensure a safe procedure with natural looking results.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Fat Grafting for More Attractive Breasts

There is a renewed interest in fat grafting or transfer. Plastic surgeons are using this technique to provide women with more attractive breasts. In fact, fat transfer via liposuction is a more viable and safer option compared to conventional breast implants for the reason that it uses the patient’s own fat.

Advanced Fat Transfer Procedure for Breast Enhancement

One of the greatest advantages of the fat transfer procedure for breast augmentation is that it is minimally invasive. Fat is removed from one area and transferred to the breasts to increase volume. There is no surgery or scar involved. The plastic surgeon first uses advanced techniques to suction off fat tissue from one area of the body, usually the stomach, hips or waist. This procedure is generally performed using an advanced laser liposuction device such as Smartlipo Triplex. The workstation features a small triple laser-enabled cannula that gently melts and removes fat from the donor area. The fat is then processed and injected into the breasts to enhance volume, shape and contour.

Fat grafting offers great results for primary breast augmentation as well as for correcting defects with breast reconstruction.

Fat Grafting Ensures Natural Looking Breasts

Implants have an artificial look and feel. In contrast, augmenting breasts with lipo transfer ensures softer and more natural looking results. This is not surprising as this method uses the patient’s own fat. The fat graft is easily absorbed by the body and results are long lasting.

Fat grafting for breast enhancement is also safe. There is no chance that the body will reject the graft as it is composed of the patient’s own fat. Many implant-associated risks can also be avoided, including contracture, collapse, leaking, nipple sensation changes, reduced sensitivity to mammography, and more.

Women who have excessive fat in the donor site benefit from fat removal. Laser liposuction provides an improved body contour, while fat transfer ensures fuller breasts.  Slim women can also benefit from the procedure. Side effects and downtime are minimal.

Choose the Right Plastic Surgery Center

Fat transfer via liposuction is a relatively new procedure. So if you want to go in for breast augmentation or reconstruction using this technique, do your research well. Look up websites of leading plastic surgery centers and see if they offer the procedure – using the latest laser liposuction technology and fat transfer techniques. Make sure the surgeons are board-certified and experienced. The right plastic surgeon would ensure safe and effective fat grafting and attractive results for breast enhancement.