Fat grafting is not safe says plastic surgery societies

Wednesday March 7, 2007 ins: Breast Enhancement Tag(s):

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Just as many people are excited about the breakthrough in breast enhancement surgery that is fat grafting, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery are also quite thrilled to spoil the fun as they released an announcement that fat grafting is not safe as of the moment based on the lack of safety and efficacy data. This is also due to concerns that the procedure may interfere with the accurate detection of breast cancer.

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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery urge consumers considering fat grafting over saline or silicone implants for breast augmentation to proceed cautiously, since the temporary benefits of fat grafting may be offset by low survival rates of the transferred cells (which are frequently absorbed by the body), development of cysts, calcification and tissue scarring, as well as long-term problems with breast cancer detection. Tissue calcification, in particular, can make accurate detection of cancer difficult, since it is difficult to distinguish mammographically between calcifications associated with breast cancer and calcifications associated with fat transfer.

“Patients considering breast augmentation need to know that fat grafting for this indication is not recommended at this time, unless one is part of an ongoing clinical research study,” said Roxanne Guy, MD, President of ASPS. “Even though fat grafting techniques have become more refined and breast cancer detection methods have become more sophisticated with time, creating a great deal of excitement about the potential of fat grafting, we simply need more data before we can recommend that this procedure be generally used to augment breasts.”

Fat grafting, also called lipoinjection, is a procedure that transfers fat cells from one area of the body to another area of the body. This procedure is commonly used for enhancement of the face or hands. It also has quite a potential in providing great results for patients who are considering breast augmentation.

However, experts are concerned that things may not work out right if fat grafting is employed in breast enhancement surgery. There is still very little evidence to suggest that fat grafting for breast augmentation is safer or better than saline or silicone implants. Moreover, fat grafting also tends to mimic breast cancer during breast cancer screening b self examination, mammography, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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