Body Fat Grafting
Fat transfer is a process through which is taken from one area of the body and transplanted to another, subsequently growing a blood supply to survive.
| Procedure time | 2-3 hours |
| Anaesthetic type | General |
| Day case or overnight | Day case – No drains |
| Downtime/recovery | 2 weeks |
Fat transfer is a process through which is taken from one area of the body and transplanted to another, subsequently growing a blood supply to survive. The fat is harvested, washed, and filtered using innovative equipment – facilitating transplantation as macro or micro droplets. Surgical refinements have improved fat graft predictability, reliability, and longevity of result. These grafts carry both structural / volume benefits and regenerative rejuvenating abilities.
Fat transfer has several suitable indications in the setting of breast surgery. It can be utilised for staged breast augmentation, as a hybrid during either breast implant placement, breast lift or commonly as an adjunct during breast implant removal and subsequent breast lift. It can be used following any breast cosmetic or reconstructive surgery to augment volume or to contour soft tissues.
In addition, fat transfer has a wonderful role across many facets of general reconstructive plastic surgery. It can address any contour deficit – not limited by body site. These contour deficits can be due to skeletal anomalies (pectus excavatum), muscle anomalies (poland’s syndrome), generalised soft tissue deficits (parry rhomberg syndrome, facial asymmetry), chronic nerve pathologies causing wasting and also carry soft tissue / skin regenerative abilities (wounds, scleroderma, scars).
