No, it is not. In the 1980s, enhancing one's pair of breasts with one's own body fat was a popular procedure. Since then, the technique of harvesting one's extracted fat cells and injecting the centrifuged fat into a face or body part has been refined. Fat grafting is a popular treatment for women whose breasts have lost volume and shape from breastfeeding.
The ADR-C Breast Enhancement (Breast fat grafting) is a natural solution to enlarge and uplift the breasts instead of using silicone or saline implants, which carries a higher risk of rejection.
In this 2-in-1 procedure, our doctor will harvest fat tissues from the donor site of your body (where there is excess fat) with modern liposuction with the MDC-Sculpt® Lipo technique.
The fat is cleansed and purified to maintain the integrity of the fat cells. It is then re-injected into the areas in the breast. Over time, the fat cells integrate into the surrounding breast tissue, resulting in more defined and firmer breasts.
ADR-C Breast Enhancement (Breast fat grafting) can create natural, long-lasting results with minimal incisions and scarring. Best of all, you can achieve a slimmer body silhouette while increasing your breast size in one procedure.
Because fat grafting uses fat from the patient's own body for breast augmentation instead of silicone or saline implants, there is less chance for rejection. This means that the procedure is open to many candidates. It can be especially useful for people unsatisfied with their breasts who also have excess fat.
Suitable candidates for fat transfer to the breasts
• When wanting to correct your body type while simultaneously enlarging the breasts
• When the volume and size of the breasts are different, and you don't want them to look symmetrically fake
• When you wish to receive breast augmentation surgery, but implants make you nervous
• When natural volume is desired without wide scarring
• When the upper part of the breasts is in poor condition
You will likely experience bruising and swelling in the areas where fat tissues are extracted for a few days to a week. Your breasts may be bruised and swollen, but you will experience minimal pain in most cases.
Soreness can last for approximately one to two weeks after the surgery. You may be able to return to work in a few days. Most bruising and swelling will be resolved in a few weeks.
Avoid putting pressure on the breasts, and sleep on your back. Avoid excess lifting or upper body activity during the recovery period.
ADR-C Breast Enhancement (Breast fat grafting) utilises your body fat, thus eliminating the risks of ruptures, leaks or shifts usually associated with implants. This is why recovery time is much quicker than standard breast implant surgery.
Fat grafting can last longer than traditional implants, which may need replacement over time. While fat is an easily damaged tissue, Dr Ivan Puah's fat grafting method injects fat to give it access to a blood supply, making it last. Whatever growth remains about four months after surgery will be long-lasting.
The procedure also allows the doctor to shape your breasts more easily than silicone or saline implants.
Complications are rare, but, like all types of surgery, certain risks may occur, including bleeding, infection, scarring, irregularities, and injecting too much or too little fat. Calcifications can appear after fat grafting, just with other breast procedures.
The American Society of Plastic Surgery has determined that fat grafting to breasts is safe and does not lead to a higher rate of breast cancer. All your concerns will be discussed in detail with you during the consultation and assessment with our doctor.
About 60% to 70% of the fat transferred to the breasts will be retained in the body, while the rest will be absorbed naturally.
Autologous Fat Transfer to Breasts Surgery is an excellent alternative to breast implant procedures. One of Singapore's preferred fat grafting treatments is autologous fat transfer surgery. It uses liposuction to remove unwanted fat from a body part (such as thighs, buttocks or tummy) and inject the harvested fat into the breasts for natural-looking results and increment of cup size.
Autologous Fat Transfer can also replace volume loss due to ageing or weight loss under the eyes or sunken cheeks.
As the treatment utilises your own body fat, it is safe with no risk of rejection often associated with implants. At Amaris B. Clinic, patient safety and wellbeing are our top concerns. Full details of possible complications, side effects, and expected results will be discussed and explained during the consultation with our doctor.
Dr Ivan Puah has more than 20 years of clinical practice in medicine. He is also personally trained by French plastic surgeon, Dr Pierre Francois Fournier, on syringe fat grafting, in Singapore.
Upon injection of fat, using skilled know-how, inject the fat particles in dispersed small amounts between living tissue to prevent the fat from sticking or clumping together. Where the fat is injected to disperse between the tissue is very important as it prevents the situation where the fat clumps together and raises the rate of fat engraftment, preventing side effects.
When the fat is not uniformly distributed, the fat cells will clump together, causing portions of the fat cells to die, which may lead to risks such as cysts, compounds of calcium, fat necrosis and other risks.
If a large amount of fat particles are injected or if the particles do not disperse and if the fat starts to clump together, the portions of the fat cells will die. Because side effects such as cysts (fat pockets), compounds of calcium, fat necrosis and other risks will arise, if the portions of fat die, the know-how when injecting fat will influence the results.
If you inject more than a certain amount of fat, pressure rises. The supplies of oxygen and nutrients are constricted, causing the rate of fat engraftment to rapidly decrease, making it impossible to maintain large and voluptuous breasts.
Dr Ivan Puah injects fat right up until pressure rises to achieve the fullest volume. The know-how of injecting fat right up until pressure rises maintains the most voluptuous volume.
Unlike synthetic fillers or implants, ADR-C Breast Enhancement (Breast fat grafting) has no risk of allergic reaction or rejection since it uses the patient's very own body fat source.
Results are also very natural looking since no foreign substances are used. Those who have undergone fat grafting to the breast are very pleased with the results.
This 2-in-1 treatment not only volumises the breasts but also reduces fat from the body part that the fat is extracted. Using VASER Lipo, the skin texture and laxity will also improve as VASER Lipo stimulates collagen.
Breast Fat Grafting
Breasts Implants
Increase 1 cup size in one surgery
Increase several cup sizes
Feels softer and natural
Like water balloons. Able to see the implant shape
Uses own body fat
Foreign materials like silicone and saline
Not applicable
The doctor can either use textured or smooth implants
Natural
If you are not naturally less endowed, your breasts may have an unnatural sensation
The fat graft will be injected directly into the breasts
Your breast implants will either be placed over or under the chest muscles
Back to your regime in no time
On average, a full recovery period usually takes about four to six weeks. It's important to refrain from physical activity, lifting heavy objects and overworking yourself during this sensitive time
2-in-1 body sculpting
No additional body contouring since the objective is to insert the breast implant into the body
Fewer postoperative complications
Risks linked to breast implants include infection, rupture, capsular contracture (when the body forms scar tissue around the implant), breast implant illness, and, in rare cases, breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Natural and fuller breasts
Full
Costs of fat grafting to breasts vary between different practices. Everyone's body, personal needs and goals vary. As such, the price of ADR-C Breast Enhancement (Breast fat grafting) can only be determined in person with a clinical assessment and consultation with the doctor.
At Amaris B. Clinic, we recognise that no one body is the same, so you can be assured your treatment is personalised and tailored according to your body shape and expectations.
At Amaris B. Clinic, aftercare significantly assists you with faster recovery and ensures optimum results. We have curated a bespoke aftercare program designed to help you with the healing process, such as manual lymphatic drainage massages, skin firming and many others.
If you are considering a fat grafting procedure, your choice of doctor will have a definite effect on the success of your surgery. Dr Ivan Puah was amongst the first few in Singapore to offer fat grafting to the body and face back in 2008.
In addition to experience, Dr Ivan Puah uses the VASER System, a type of ultrasonic-assisted liposuction system, to "shake" the fat cells loose from the surrounding tissues while preserving the integrity of the fat tissues, which will be subsequently transferred to the breasts via injection. The technical and surgical approach undertaken by the doctor will also determine the results. Hence, ADR-C Breast Enhancement (Breast fat grafting) is a fully customised treatment for each individual, based on her clinical condition, fat amount extracted, quality of removed fat and expectations.
VASER Lipo and VASER Hi-Def Lipo were first introduced in Singapore in 2008 and quickly became one of the most sought-after liposuction locally and worldwide. Dr Ivan Puah had undergone VASER Fundamental (VASER) and Advanced Body sculpting training (Vaser Hi-Def) conducted by Dr John Millard and Dr Alfredo Hoyos, who pioneered the VASER Lipo procedure. He has also received training and guidance in syringe liposculpture, fat grafting and thread lift by French plastic surgeon, Dr Pierre François Fournier.
To perform VASER Lipo, doctors must receive substantial surgical training, especially in liposuction, and be VASER certified. With more than 15 years of liposuction experience under his belt, Dr Ivan Puah is accredited and licensed by the Ministry Of Health Singapore to perform liposuction procedures and is also a VASER certified physician.
Wanting to proceed with a cosmetic procedure such as ADR-C Breast Enhancement (Breast Fat Grafting) is personal. It is a practical and clinically proven solution to improve breast size, shape and skin texture.
If you have tried various methods of increasing your cup size but are not achieving the result that you yearn for, we recommend that you come for a consultation and assessment to understand whether or not you are suited to the procedure.
We welcome you to call us and schedule a consultation with Dr Ivan Puah to understand how we can help you achieve a more volumised physique.