All about breast augmentation with your own fat: 7 reasons to abandon lipofilling in favor of implants

Among supporters of naturalness, lipofilling is actively gaining popularity. Its essence lies in breast augmentation with its own fat. It would seem, what could be more natural? But in fact, there are many questions about this type of operation. The expert explained to VOICE the real dangers of lipofilling.

Breast lipofilling has been enthusiastically accepted by all opponents of implants. According to them, a “natural” increase is much safer for health. The main “building” material here is the patient’s own fat, which is removed using a cannula and placed in pre-marked places on the chest. In this way, you can correct the shape of the breast, eliminate asymmetry or enlarge the breast, but not more than one size.

Lipofilling specialists promote this type of operation as one of the most atraumatic, leaving no marks on the skin and with the most natural result (without the need to replace the implant) at a relatively low cost . But behind these relative advantages, there are many disadvantages.

During lipofilling, there is a significant percentage of complications that occur both in the early postoperative period and in the long-term results. And it’s not just a question of aesthetics: complications in this regard are not so great and are rare – we are talking about skin tuberosity and violation of the symmetry of the chest. Much worse are the other more serious consequences of lipofilling.

As for diagnostic procedures after surgery, lipofilling also does not show the best results. Namely, it reduces the efficiency of diagnosis of oncological diseases of the mammary glands. Mammography after lipotransfer cannot reflect the full picture of what is happening in the body. Therefore, patients are assigned an MRI. But silicone implants, on the contrary, do not affect mammography in any way. They are considered safer in this regard.

The main method of breast augmentation today remains arthroplasty. Its essence lies in the placement of silicone implants to create shape and volume. At the same time, lipofilling remains acceptable: it can be used to solve certain aesthetic problems. Lipofilling can be used for camouflage purposes: to visually shrink the interthoracic space or smooth the outline of the implant.

The basic rule in medicine is to love to love. If fat is injected into the subcutaneous fatty tissue of the mammary glands, it gives excellent results. And when introduced into the glandular subfascial space, fat behaves inappropriately, unpredictably, and causes more problems than aesthetic satisfaction.

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