General information only
The content of this site is patient education. It describes what breast fat transfer is, what it can and cannot do, and what it changes about breast screening. It is not a diagnosis, not a treatment recommendation for any individual, and it does not create a doctor-patient relationship.
No guarantee of volume, shape or survival
A proportion of transferred fat is always reabsorbed and that proportion varies. No surgeon can guarantee how much of the fat placed will survive, how much size will be gained, how symmetric the result will be, or that a second session will not be needed. Any statement that appears to promise these things should be treated with suspicion wherever you encounter it.
Screening and breast symptoms
Fat transfer does not replace breast screening and does not reduce its importance. It can produce calcification, oil cysts and other changes that make mammography harder to interpret, and you should tell any radiologist that you have had this operation. Any new lump, skin change or nipple discharge must be assessed on its own merits and not attributed to your surgery.
If something is wrong after surgery
If you develop rapidly increasing swelling, a tense painful area, spreading redness, fever, discharge from an incision, or a new lump that is painful, hot or growing, contact the treating team or seek care promptly rather than waiting for a routine appointment.