[Column] 'Limitations on Graft Volume' in Breast Fat Grafting: Why Medical Team Experience and Know-how Are Important

​As many women desire to increase breast volume more naturally, there is a growing trend of choosing fat grafting over implants, particularly stem cell breast augmentation. Stem cell breast augmentation is gaining attention as the most natural and safe "biocompatible breast surgery" because it overcomes the artificiality of implants and minimizes side effects, such as fat necrosis caused by the low engraftment rate of simple fat grafting.

However, breast fat grafting, including stem cell breast augmentation, has one drawback: the fact that breast volume enlargement is more limited than with implants. This occurs because there is a limit to the amount of fat that can be safely transplanted into the breast space and properly engraft.

Unlike implants, fat is an 'organic material' consisting of tissue cells derived from the human body. Unlike 'implants' made of inorganic materials, organic materials can undergo necrosis.

Fat necrosis occurs when fat is not properly distributed during transplantation or when too much fat is injected at once, preventing blood vessels and other tissues from growing between the transplanted fat—in other words, when the fat fails to 'reorganize.' Therefore, to avoid fat necrosis, an excessive amount of fat must never be injected at once.

There is also a limit to the size of the available space in the upper chest where fat can be grafted—the so-called 'breast pocket.' While implants can be forcibly inserted in large quantities regardless of the breast pocket, fat is reabsorbed into the body if continuously compressed due to the elasticity of the surrounding tissues. Does this mean that breast fat grafting is less effective than implants? Not at all.

The medical community has devised stem cell breast augmentation to maximize the survival rate of engrafted fat, while simultaneously implementing space management care to increase the size of the breast pocket and reduce its elasticity, thereby maximizing the effectiveness of fat grafting. As a result, breast fat grafting, centered around stem cell breast augmentation, has been chosen by many medical consumers for over 10 years and has been a long-term hit as a major breast augmentation procedure.

Stem cell breast augmentation is a surgical technique in which adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are extracted and purified along with fat cells during fat grafting, then mixed with the cells and injected.

I have proven through three international papers that injecting stem cells together with adipose-derived stem cells increases the fat engraftment rate by up to seven times, from 10–20% to an average of 70%. A high fat engraftment rate reduces the frequency of fat necrosis accordingly. This means that sufficient fat can be injected into the chest cavity as needed without worrying about necrosis.

The problem of fat cells being absorbed due to the elasticity of the breast pocket can be resolved through space management care that reduces elasticity and increases the size. This allows for the transplantation of a large amount of fat, thereby increasing women's satisfaction with stem cell breast augmentation.

However, even if you receive stem cell breast augmentation and space management care, selecting the right hospital is crucial, as surgical outcomes can vary depending on the medical team's expertise, equipment, and relevant experience. Surgeries performed using unverified procedures or techniques with substandard equipment may result in ineffective outcomes or cause side effects or accidents.

Therefore, if you desire satisfactory fat graft breast augmentation, you must choose stem cell breast augmentation while also verifying that the clinic is staffed with medical professionals possessing extensive experience and know-how, as well as equipped with specialized equipment, before deciding whether to proceed with the surgery.

Written by: Shin Dong-jin, Chief Director of SC301 Clinic

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