Breast Augmentation: Choices
Year after year, breast augmentation is consistently one of the most popular aesthetic procedures performed around the world. Women who are interested in enhancing the size and shape of their breasts are soon faced with one of the most critical and personal decisions they must make about their surgery: breast implants vs breast fat transfer.
What are the options
Breast augmentation with implants is a time-tested approach that has been refined by plastic surgeons over decades. Fat transfer, also called fat grafting, is a more recent innovation that allows unwanted fat to be gathered from another part of the body using
liposuction and injected into the breasts. Both techniques can produce beautiful, long-lasting results for the right patient.
Which one is right for you?
As one of Athen’s leading breast enhancement experts, Dr Konstantinos Benetatos, a microsurgery and recovery Specialist Plastic Surgeon, combines considerable expertise with unparalleled artistry and a passion for improving patients’ lives. A personal consultation is the best way to determine which technique is most likely to deliver the results you desire.
The following guide can help you come to your consultation prepared to have an informed discussion about your options.
Breast Fat Transfer for Small Boost
The development of breast fat transfer techniques has been revolutionary for patients seeking beautiful and natural enhancements to their appearance. Because the procedure is performed using material taken from your own body, your breasts will feel soft and have natural movement. Breast fat grafting excels in achieving an ultra-natural look that others may never know has been enhanced. However, it cannot achieve the dramatic results that some patients want. Women who are looking for a modest increase in breast size (one cup or less) are the best candidates for a natural breast augmentation.
The impact of augmentation with implants is limited to the breasts. With fat transfer, two areas of the body are improved at the same time. The procedure naturally and safely augments the breasts while also slimming the donor area, yielding enhanced contours in both places in one convenient operation.
Fat for a natural breast augmentation is normally harvested from the abdomen, flank or thigh.
The success of this approach relies on choosing a surgeon with advanced understanding of both procedures, as well as superior judgment and technical skill.
Breast Implants
One of the most important factors to consider before a breast enhancement procedure is your personal goals. The doctor will ask you to describe your ideal body shape and you will have the opportunity to try on a surgical bra fitted with different implant sizes to help the decision-making process.
If you’re looking for a
substantial size increase or a
more striking visual impact,
breast implants may be the best choice for you.
Implants can achieve a significant increase in volume, projection and upper pole fullness regardless of a patient’s body type.
Although implants can sometimes be more conspicuous than fat transfer either approach can achieve a natural-looking result with Dr Benetatos’s techniques.
The consultation process involves a range of decisions that determine the ultimate outcome of the procedure. Together with the doctor, you will choose the type, shape, size and profile of your implants, as well as the incision location and placement technique that will be used during surgery.
Results can be tailored to suit your unique anatomy and aesthetic goals. Breast fat transfer does not allow for the same level of customisation.
