Augmentation mammaplasty by cadaver fat allografts

Two Soviet women were treated for complications of breast hardening and tenderness following augmentation mammaplasty using cadaver fat allografts. The cadaver fat grafts were excised and replaced with silicone-gel prostheses in the submammary pockets. The implants were found to contain necrotic fat tissue with areas of fibrosis and calcification; however, no signs of rejection were evident. Both patients had a successful postoperative outcome.