Traditionally, breast augmentation and some types of breast reconstruction are done using breast implants. There is a revolution going on now in plastic surgery. We’re beginning to use fat with success in both cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery.
These fat injection techniques rely on careful removal of body fat during a specialized liposuction procedure. The fat is then processed and placed into the breast. The result is a natural appearing breast augmentation with the added benefit of a comprehensive body liposuction procedure.
With the advent of the new field of fat grafting procedures for breast enhancement comes new companies eager to enter into this new market. Cytori is producing the Celution System, which is designed purify fat derived from liposuction. The system is designed to isolate the important adipose (fat) derived stem cells and prepare these stem cells fo injection into the breast.
It is debatable if this expensive piece of machinery is actually necessary to perform good quality fat injection procedures to the breast. Our clinic has been successfully using a fat grafting technique that does not rely on the expensive Cytori system. Our fat injection technique does not have the additional costs required to use an expensive disposable device like the Pure Graft system.
For women interested in breast augmentation for about one cup-size enhancement, a standard fat grafting procedure works well. For women interested in a larger breast augmentation, we recommend pre-expansion of the breast skin envelope with the BRAVA device.
For women that have undergone breast surgery for cancer, fat grafting procedures offer a new reconstructive option. Fat injections procedures can restore breast volume and shape altered by lumpectomy and radiation. A combination of BRAVA skin expansion and serial fat grafting procedures can restore an attractive breast shape to women that have had mastectomy surgery.
Check out www.breastaugmentation-surgery.com for more information about fat grafting, fat injection and lipo augmentation of the breast.
