Liposuction fat transfer breast augmentation might sound like a complex procedure, but it refers to something quite simple. It is a long description for a clever alternative to traditional breast augmentation as we know it. In this updated procedure liposuction is combined with fat transfer, moving the unwanted fat from one area into another area, in this case the breasts.

This technique has been around in various forms for some time, but hasn’t always been successful because in previous versions the fat was often unintentionally damaged or destroyed during the grafting process. This resulted in the body breaking down and disposing of the grafted fat cells via the liver or lymphatic system. Of course, this didn’t make for very good breast enhancing results!

Recently however, newer fat grafting techniques have been employed to carefully harvest fat from one area of the body, like the thighs or the tummy, and place it into the breasts. Properly harvested fat will make a new home for itself wherever you place it in the body, and as long as it is placed with care. Women can go up a cup size using their own tissue; this is why liposuction fat transfer breast augmentation is also known as natural breast augmentation.

The procedure itself takes longer than the placement of traditional silicone or saline implants – about five hours. It is a speciality surgery, so you may have to search hard for a surgeon who can perform this procedure for you. When you do find one, make sure he / she has plenty of experience in liposuction fat transfer breast augmentation. Ask to see before and after pictures, and if possible if you can talk to some patients who have had this procedure.

Fat transfer breast augmentation won’t allow you to go up to an E cup if you’re an A cup – this is true – however, there are many advantages over implants. For one, you’re using your own tissue, so no chance of rejection or the body’s immune system reacting negatively to the newly grafted tissue. Also, the result is much more natural looking. The scarring is minimal – usually only four tiny scars are visible, versus a traditional breast augmentation where the scarring is fairly obvious, at least for a while.

In a fat transplant procedure, both areas of the body can be affected positively – the part the fat is being taken from, and the part it is put into. At this stage there is no reason to believe that the results of fat grafting are not permanent – which is good news for cosmetic surgery seekers who want a natural looking result. Liposuction fat transfer breast augmentation surgery is part of the growing trend in cosmetic procedures to use what you have already instead of adding foreign materials into the body, and all the complications that can cause.