Breast lipofilling: operation features, indications and contraindications for performance, expected result



Every year, breast augmentation surgery is becoming increasingly popular.

According to statistics, more than 40% of women are not satisfied with the size or shape of their mammary glands and would like to enlarge their breasts.

For this purpose today practiced several operations, one of the most popular among them is breast lipolifting.



What is this procedure?

A surgical procedure called breast lipolifting is an operation to enlarge the mammary glands with the patient's own fat. In turn, it is taken from those areas of the body where fat is in excess (buttocks, abdomen).

Using this technique, doctors can simultaneously increase the breast, as well as save the patient from excess fat accumulations, which is an undoubted advantage of such an operation.

Lipofilling and silicone implants: what is the difference

As noted above, breast lipolifting involves filling the breast tissue with patient fat. Compared with the establishment of artificial implants , this method of breast correction has the following differences:

1. Low risk of complications, in particular, the consequences in the form of allergy or rejection, which is often observed when installing silicone implants.
2. Lower cost per procedure, since all materials will be natural.
3. A rather short rehabilitation period.
4. The risk of further reduction of the corrected breast due to the resorption of fat cells is a minus of lipolifting.
5. The absence of scars on the patient's body, as is often the case when installing artificial implants.



Indications and contraindications

This surgical intervention can only be carried out by adult patients.

Direct indications for the use of this method of breast correction are:

1. Asymmetry of the mammary glands. This defect is observed in women quite often, thus becoming a cause of self-doubt and complexes.
2. Sagging breasts after lactation, which has lost its shape.
3. A sharp weight loss, due to which the chest sags, and becomes unattractive.
4. Congenital underdevelopment of the mammary glands.

It should be noted that due to the features of lipolifting, this operation is not suitable for thin women, because in this case, doctors simply have no place to take fat mass for its further introduction into the chest. It is contraindicated to perform lipolifting in diabetes mellitus and pathological changes in the mammary glands. It is especially important to abandon the operation in the presence of oncological formations in the body and the chest in particular.

Additional contraindications to this method of breast correction are:

1. Individual predisposition of women to scarring.
2. Blood clotting disorder. People with this problem are prone to bleeding, so they should not accept serious types of surgical interventions.
3. Period of acute respiratory or infectious diseases.
4. HIV infection or hepatitis.
5. Tuberculosis.
6. Acute nasopharyngeal diseases.
7. Exacerbation of chronic inflammatory pathologies (dermatitis, cystitis, ulcer, nephritis, etc.).

Moreover, under a strict ban lipolifting for pregnant and lactating women. To practice this operation is possible only after the end of the lactation period and only after consulting a doctor.

What result to expect

With the help of lipolifting, you can achieve good results on breast correction and increase it by one size. Due to the nature of the fatty material, it cannot be fixed in the chest in one operation, so you should not expect a cardinal increase in the mammary glands.

You should know that lipolifting has its pros and cons, but a feature of this surgical intervention is that after it patients rarely need donor blood transfusion. Moreover, after the procedure a foreign object is not inserted into the body.

Lipofilling of the breast: reviews, rules of preparation for the procedure, the stages of surgery, the advice of doctors

Begin to prepare for this plastic surgery should be at least two weeks before the upcoming intervention. In this case, the original woman needs to go to the clinic to a plastic surgeon and talk about their problem.

After examination, the doctor will prescribe the following necessary studies:

1. Pregnancy test.
2. Blood tests for clotting.
3. Blood test for HIV infection, hepatitis.
4. A study on blood clotting.
5. Analysis of urine.
6. General blood analysis.

To exclude possible contraindications, the patient may be prescribed an ultrasound of the mammary glands, examination and consultation with a surgeon, neuropathologist, gastroenterologist and endocrinologist. Breast lipolifting, reviews of which can tell in detail about the sensations after surgery, requires compliance with all medical recommendations.

Thus, a week before the procedure, a woman needs to give up bad habits, avoid stress, do not take any drugs that worsen blood viscosity, and do not sunbathe. On the day of surgery, you should refuse to eat.

How is breast lipofilling, the main stages

Breast lipolifting, reviews of which can be read in the Internet forums, begins with anesthesia. In this case, the patient is given anesthesia, and she falls asleep.

Generally, general anesthesia is used for this purpose. After breast disinfection, the doctor performs small punctures on the skin and pumps out the fat. Further, this mass is cleared of slags and toxins using a special apparatus.

To increase breast size, filtered fat is injected into the mammary glands with a syringe. At the end of the procedure compression underwear is put on the chest. Seams are not superimposed. A woman leaves anesthesia after 5-6 hours.

Recovery after

The recovery period after such a correction of the breast lasts from two to four months. In the first weeks after the procedure, a woman is recommended to wear special compression garments that will protect her from complications such as swelling, pain and asymmetry of the breast.

In the first ten days it is forbidden to take a hot shower and bath, sunbathe and play sports. It is also worth refusing to take alcohol and sweets, which can cause inflammation.

How much is

Breast lipolifting, reviews of which contain different opinions of patients, it is desirable to carry out in proven clinics with highly qualified specialists. The cost of this procedure is determined by the complexity of the operation, the equipment used and the anesthesia.

Thus, the average price for lipolifting is 80-160 thousand rubles. In some clinics, the cost of such a breast increase may be even higher.

Opinion of experts

According to doctors, breast augmentation with the patient’s own fat is safer than installing an implant. It is for this reason (in the absence of contraindications) surgeons are increasingly advising patients to resort specifically to the method of lipolifting. Despite this, experts warn that the result of this intervention may not be long. Moreover, the risk of side effects, as well as after any surgical intervention, is present in each case.