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Lipofilling of mammary glands
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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At the end of the 19th century, a procedure was first performed, which in modern medicine is called lipofilling of the mammary glands.
The essence of the method in shaping the outline of the female breast and increasing its size. The necessary result is obtained by transplanting your own fatty tissues taken from another part of the body into the area of the breast.
Indications for mammary gland lipofilling
At once it is worthwhile to clarify that this procedure can not significantly increase the volume of the female breast. There can be no question of increasing it by two or three or more sizes. The real maximum is the size - one and a half, since the main purpose of the technique is to correct the shape of the breast. But the testimony to the lipofilling of the mammary glands is as follows:
- Correction of the shape and volume after clinically valid surgical intervention.
- Breast reconstruction in case of their asymmetry, resulting for various reasons.
- The desire to adjust the shape and size of the breast without resorting to implants.
- Getting rid of scars.
- If in the process of implantation there is a shortage of tissue layers, use their own fat cells.
- Recovery and correction of mammary glands, which lost shape due to the birth of a child and breastfeeding.
- Smoothing of wrinkles, rejuvenation of the chest area and décolleté area.
Preparation for mammary lipofilling
A large proportion of the success of the surgical procedure depends on the correctness of the preparatory steps taken. Preparations for lipoiling of the mammary glands include multiple physical and psychological factors.
- First of all, a woman must be before the operation and in the period of its course psychologically stable.
- The patient's organism should not be in the acute phase of the disease of various genesis. Only on this basis it is possible to count on a quick rehabilitation period.
- Before "lying under the knife", it is worth more familiar with the method itself, the expected result, as well as possible complications.
- A doctor who will perform lipofilling of the mammary glands, it is necessary to warn about the pathology and medicines that the body has to take in the body.
To complement the clinical picture, you need to undergo additional studies:
- General blood analysis.
- It is necessary to donate blood to biochemistry.
- Clinical examination of urine.
- Study for hepatitis, HIV infection, test for Wasserman's reaction (for syphilis).
- Be sure to get an electrocardiogram (ECG).
- Take a fluorography.
- A mandatory mammography is an x-ray study to confirm or deny the presence of benign or malignant tumors in the chest.
- Ultrasound examination of mammary glands.
- Consultation of the attending physician with obtaining his authorization for lipofilling of the mammary glands.
- About two weeks before the planned procedure, it is necessary to remove the medications that cause a decrease in blood clotting.
- If the patient smokes, you should refrain from your addiction at least a few days before the planned operation. Because nicotine helps tighten the healing process of wounds.
- A day before the event, alcohol consumption is prohibited.
- Immediately on the day when surgery is planned, from the very morning one should not eat or drink anything.
- You can not put cosmetics on your face. If nail polish is applied, it must be removed.
- With itself on operation it is necessary to bring another bra. Its size and style should be advised by a mammologist who will conduct the operation. This item of the female toilet will need to be worn immediately after the procedure.
How is mammary gland lipophilia carried out?
In the average, this exercise takes from one and a half to two hours and is under the influence of general anesthesia. Now let's look at how mammary gland lipophilia is performed.
The whole technique of lipofilling of mammary glands is divided into several stages.
- Primarily you need to extract the necessary amount of adipose tissue. Usually the place of her "extraction" is: buttocks, abdomen and outer thighs. When pumping out the fat structure, in general, use the technique of water-jet liposuction. The essence of the method:
- At the pumping site a small incision is made with a diameter of two to five millimeters.
- Take a large syringe. Instead of a needle in the role of nozzles use a special tube-cannula, which has a rounded end, which allows you to protect the body tissue from damage to nerve endings and blood vessels. Thanks to this tool, you can very carefully separate the necessary fat cells and remove them from the body. After all, the quality of the result is largely based on the level of condition of the selected material. Namely, proceeding from this, in case of carrying out lipofilling of mammary glands, the generally accepted liposuction is not practiced.
- Before further use of the resulting material, it must be processed.
- Adipose tissue is placed in a medical centrifuge. Due to the action of centrifugal forces, the fat cells are cleansed of all sorts of "impurities", as a result of the suction carried out, droplets of blood can enter the sampling material (if the vessel was still touched). In the syringe, there are usually traces of local anesthesia and some of the "dead" fat cells that died during the collection of the material.
- A special bandage with antiseptic properties is put on the place of the incision, which should be kept for about a day.
- Then the collected material is treated with special compounds and covered with special solutions that promote better survival of the fat material in a new location.
- The implantation process begins immediately.
- There are multiple injections - the doctor evenly distributes fat tissue, introducing it by the honeycomb method. The material is fed into the muscle space, which makes it possible to raise the area of the breast at the site of the injection.
- After the end of implantation, the places of the damaged skin are covered with a sterile patch, protecting from infection.
- The patient usually spends 24 hours after the operation under the supervision of a doctor.
Clear execution of the necessary actions gives excellent prospects for the rapid recovery of the female body.
Contraindications to lipofilling of mammary glands
Before proceeding to any medical procedure or surgical intervention, it is necessary, without fail, to undergo a survey, because even the seemingly most harmless medical event in a certain situation can lead to undesirable consequences. There are also contraindications to lipofilling of mammary glands.
- Diseases related to the blood system.
- Failures in the work of the endocrine system, such as diabetes mellitus.
- Acute phase of the course of dermatological diseases.
- Present in the body of a woman oncology, which is in the stage of metastasis.
- Period of menstruation.
- Breastfeeding time. Only after the end of lactation has passed at least one year, you can decide on the operation to correct the mammary glands.
- Acute flow of chronic diseases.
- Autoimmune abnormalities.
The price of lipofilling of mammary glands
If a woman decides to have an operation, then, among other things, she is interested in the price of lipofilling of the mammary glands. The final figure will largely depend on some factors. This is the level of the clinic in which she is going to seek help, the qualification of the attendants and even the city where this institution is located (for example, in the capital it will cost more than in a provincial town). The price level depends on the category of equipment used, medications used, the degree of complexity of correction. But do not chase for cheapness. After all, it can cost a woman not only aesthetic physical beauty, but also significantly undermine health.
Do not be too fond of the advertising prices of the clinic. The real cost can turn out to be much more impressive, including also additional accompanying procedures. Therefore, before agreeing to lipofilling the mammary glands, it is necessary to clarify what is included in the scoring amount. After all, some private clinics practice paying liposuction as a separate service and do not include it in the price of lipofilling of the mammary glands. But it is necessary to expect that this event will cost a woman at least $ 1.5 thousand dollars.
Reviews about lipofilling of the mammary glands
The opinion of both women and men on this issue is categorically ambiguous. But to make up your personal opinion, you need to read reviews about the lipofilling of the mammary glands of those women who have already undergone such a procedure and can evaluate its long-term result. After all, even the surgeon conducting the operation can not predict the result of his "witchcraft" unambiguously, since only about 80% of the fat cells get accustomed, the rest, tearing away, somewhat deform the result, so the two breasts can turn out slightly asymmetric. This is noted by some women in their reviews.
There are also more categorical respondents who are unequivocally against such a procedure, and even for huge money, considering it absolutely hopeless. But there are also those who are simply delighted with the procedure and believe that it is better to correct the defects obtained in the aftermath of endoprosthetics better with lipofilling, but they have not found a more effective recovery method. Turning to their opponents, some women argue that the technique is really excellent and helped many women to restore their forms and feel more confident, and negative results were obtained by those women who incorrectly chose a doctor who makes lipofilling of the mammary glands, because of his ability to the result of these manipulations depends largely.
There are not so many different methods used for breast augmentation and correction of its shape. One of them is lipofilling of mammary glands. It is worth it or not to agree to it, of course, to decide only "the owner of the chest," but nevertheless, if you are determined resolutely, then you should not be afraid. This is really one of the most effective methods of correction. You just do not lose with the clinic and the choice of a doctor. After all, in the majority, it will depend on his qualification whether you will remain, are satisfied with the result obtained or not. Good luck in achieving perfection! And be healthy!