Breast Implants vs. Fat Transfer for Breast Augmentation

With so many choices out there for breast enhancement, you may wonder which is right for you and your body. In this blog post, we break down the benefits of using breast implants and using fat transfer to enhance your breasts. Both of these procedures are performed by Dr. Bermudez, and he can discuss each with you in more detail during a one-on-one consultation. Contact us to schedule your consultation today.

Why You Would Want Fat Transfer

One reason many women choose to use fat transfer, or their own fat transferred from another part of their body to their breasts, is that they want to go the “natural” route. They reason that their bodies will benefit from using their own tissue, instead of foreign objects such as implants, and will also look and feel more natural. Another benefit of fat transfer is that it significantly reshapes the body, removing fat from one area through liposuction and repositioning it to where you want more fullness—in the breasts. So now, not only do you have larger breasts but slimmer thighs or a flatter stomach!

Dr. Bermudez offers Autologous Fat Grafting, or autologous fat transfer, at his San Francisco plastic surgery practice. AFT, as it’s commonly called, harvests excess fat from the stomach, buttocks, or thighs through liposuction and is injected (after preparation) into the breast area for breast enhancement

You may want to consider a fat transfer if you:

• Want a more natural breast augmentation

• Want to increase your bust one cup size or less

• Want to remove excess fat from a “trouble spot”

• Want to correct breast asymmetry naturally

• Want to improve the aesthetics of breast reconstruction surgery results after a lumpectomy or mastectomy

Advantages of fat transfer are:

• 100% natural; the body’s own tissue is used

• Nearly scar-free (no incisions for implants; small incisions for liposuction)

• No risk of implant complications after surgery

• Reshapes entire body, removing unwanted fat from one area while increasing breast size