For years, women have asked, “Can you take some fat from down there and put it up here?” The natural breast augmentation is a treatment that uses your own fat to create increased volume. This treatment is ideal if you desire an increase of one to two cup sizes or would like to restore volume lost as a result of breast feeding, weight loss or normal aging.

The treatment is a natural alternative to saline or silicone implant augmentation. Because fat is the major component of the female breast that gives it shape and volume, the results of the natural breast augmentation look and feel natural. Additionally, the natural breast augmentation is performed under local anesthetic and thus eliminates the risks and discomfort associated with the general anesthetic required for implant augmentation. This cutting-edge treatment also avoids the large incisions and resulting scars necessary to insert saline or silicone implants.

Since the fat used for the natural breast augmentation is removed from areas of your body where you have excess fat, the augmentation is usually part of a comprehensive body contouring using the SmartLipo^™ advanced body sculpting treatment. Imagine losing excess fat to have fuller, natural breasts!

How is the natural breast augmentation performed?

The area where the fat is to be removed is numbed with local anesthetic. Small tubes called cannulas are inserted into the area to gently remove the excess fat that is then cleaned and concentrated. The breasts are completely numbed using a nerve block, and the fat is meticulously injected into the breasts to create a full, natural shape. If additional contouring is desired, the SmartLipo^™ advanced body sculpting treatment is performed to remove unwanted areas of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise.

What are the advantages of the natural breast augmentation over saline or silicone implant augmentation?

The natural breast augmentation:

• Uses your own fat, not a foreign, artificial implant
• Results in a natural appearance and feel
• Does not use general anesthetic
• Does not require large incisions or result in surgical scars
• Requires less downtime
• Does not use implants that might rupture, leak or move
• Creates results that will last forever because fat is living tissue– implants must be replaced every ten years
• Does not interfere with mammograms– breasts augmented with implants require special mammogram techniques
• Does not interfere with breast feeding
• Does not alter sensation

Does the natural breast augmentation hurt?

Since the natural breast augmentation is minimally invasive and does not require large, deep incisions, the treatment is performed without general anesthesia. Discomfort after the natural breast augmentation is easily controlled with mild prescription pain medication.

I heard that fat transfer does not work– is this true?

Fat transfer to breasts first gained attention in the mid-eighties but had limited success due to poor fat harvesting and injection techniques. Attention was again focused on using fat transfer when it was discovered that fat has an abundance of adult stem cells. Stem cells have the potential for regenerative therapies and thus enhance the survival of the transferred fat. Recent advances in fat harvesting technology coupled with more effective injection techniques have created new opportunities to use one’s own fat as the preferred method to permanently augment breasts.

Is there a lot of downtime and recovery?

Because the natural breast augmentation is minimally invasive, there is typically only forty-eight hours of downtime from work. There are no drain tubes, and post-treatment discomfort is minimal. Special compression garments are used for one to two weeks over the areas where the fat was removed. Wearing soft bras without underwire is required for several months after treatment. 

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