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Lipomodelling of the breast: a review
D ELFadl1, V Garimella, T K Mahapatra
1Postgraduate Medical Institute, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, UK. dalfadl@yahoo.co.uk
Background:
Autologous fat transplantation has been used to correct cosmetic deformities in almost all areas of the body. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the use of fatty tissue to fill defects resulting from breast conserving surgery (BCS) and asymmetries after reconstructive breast surgery.
Methods:
A Medline database search was performed, and the published evidence was reviewed.
Results & Conclusion:
We describe and discuss the technique and indications, advantages, disadvantages and future direction of fat transfer to the breast. SEARCH METHODOLOGY: A Medline database search was used to retrieve relevant literature. Key search words used were: breast fat transfer, fat auto-transplantation, adipose tissue injection and lipomodelling. As a number of original articles are in French these were translated and used in addition to the English publications.
