Natural fat transfer breast augmentation-the Body Jet technique

For years, women have dreamt of having their breasts augmented using their own fat. The idea is to get rid of unwanted fat deposits and naturally augment breasts in the same session.

Prior attempts at autologous fat transfer to the breast have not proven to be constantly successful .
They were successful in some cases , but no so in others, in summary the results were very unpredictable.

New techniques in Natural Breast Augmentation employ the latest technologic advances in fat harvesting.
The principle of these techniques is that they “wash and filter” fat instead of “centrifugation”.

“Wash and filter “techniques are much better to handle and our current scientific data suggests that they also give superior results in fat transfer breast augmentation.
We believe that the less the fat is manipulated the higher the survival, provided of course that the harvesting process is gently enough to keep fat cells alive.

The Body Jet technology (also known as “Aqua-Lipo”) in the U.S. is currently the best option for “wash and filter techniques.
It has been extensively “road tested” and scientific data gained is impressive.

Since Body Jet natural fat transfer breast augmentation does also eliminate unwanted deposits of fat, mostly from thighs, flanks and abdomen, at the same time, patients suitable for this breast augmentation modality do also seem to be much happier with the final results.

The procedure will not interfere with future mammograms because the fat is never injected into the breast gland directly, but in different planes around the breast.
After fat transfer breast augmentation the breasts are more like natural breasts.

Other advantages of natural fat transfer breast augmentation are massive:There is no need for implant exchange ever nor any risk of implant related complications.

From my surgical perspective, the handling characteristics are also a crucial advantage of the Body Jet.
The simultaneous irrigation , suction and filtering process has made natural fat transfer breast augmentation much more user friendly.
Previous centrifugation techniques were extremely time consuming and a lot of fat was lost during the preparation process.

With Body Jet, we do normally need about 1-1,5 hours to complete the breast augmentation procedure, which is done under local anesthetic.
That makes natural fat transfer breast augmentation a much more realistic alternative for many patients.
In our Marbella practice, natural fat transfer breast augmentation does already make up for about 60% of breast augmentation cases, with numbers further rising.

Breast augmentation: Implants versus fat

Different patients request different options, and a solution which is desired by one patient may not be so good for another patient.

This does not only apply to breast augmentation, but also to all other types of cosmetic surgery.

There is no precut “one-size-fits-all”recipe which applies to all patients, therefore we suggest to take sufficient time to discuss in depth all options between surgeon and patient.

In my practice, we have seen a major change in breast augmentation with introduction of the Body Jet fat transfer system.
This technique has solved most of the problems that we have seen with fat transfer breast augmentation in the past.

Less volume is lost during harvest, the „take“ rates of the fat exceed 70-80%, there is no interference with mamograms and the procedure is safe and easy to perform under local anesthetic.

I regard it as ideal for all patients who have fat to spare elsewhere, and in fact the treatment of such „problem zones“ seems to add significantly to patient happiness.

However, there is alsways a certain number of patients who have no fat to spare, and for those silicone gel implants remain the best option.

I have developed a certain faible for microtextured impalnts, which give a more natural feel especially in very thin patients.

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Breast enlargement without implants

Autologous fat transplantation

The one of the dreams of Plastic surgery, and like most surgeons (at least the ones that I talk to) is the future of Plastic surgery.

Take the patient´s own (autologous) fat from somewhere else and inject it for breast enlargement (or buttocks or face.
In the past, this has been a very troublesome procedure since it was very time consuming suctioned fat for transfer, and the survival rates where somewhat unpredictable.

This technique has experienced a major boost lately with the introduction of the Body Jet transfer system, which is a special,water assisted liposuction system.
This enables atraumatic harvest of fat without destroying single fat cells,and is currently the only fat transfer breast augmentation technique with guaranteed success rates.

In our practice, Body Jet assisted breast augmentation with the patient´s own fat is currently our procedure of choice for the greater part of patients seeking breast augmentation already.

In comparison to the classical centrifugation techniques (like the Coleman technique), the Body Jet is significantly superior both in handling as well as success rate.

They main difference between the two philosophies is that the Body jet technique puts emphasis not to damage the fat during harvest and manipulate it as little as possible afterwards, since every manipulation of the fat will decrease survival.
Our data suggests that about 90% of fat cells survive the harvest process and are therefore excellent for survival.

In contrast the centrifugation techniques are more traumatic and leave only aboput 5-10% of fat cells alive, which do then undergo lengthy preparation processes.

In our experience take rates of fat with the Body Jet technique are somewhat 10 fold higher.

Most importantly, the Body jet procedure has made the procedure quicker and more cost effective for patients, since it is no longer necessary to waste hours of theatre time with the harvest and preparation process.

That does also make the Body jet natural breast augmentation technique much more cost-effective for patients.

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