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Is there anything natural about breast augmentation? Indianapolis-area patients who wish they had a little more going on when it comes to their chest may think that artificial implants are the only way to go. The Carmel- and Terre Haute-based Body Bar MD team is here to tell you that you have more choices than silicone! A natural breast augmentation—using your own body fat to enhance your curves—is an effective way to create beautiful contours without the need for implant that rupture or feel hard to the touch.
An added bonus? Adding fat to your breasts means you’re taking it away from somewhere else! Let’s shift a bit of that bulk from your belly to your bust …
Natural breast augmentation, also known as fat transfer, is possible thanks to the fact that fat is not a free-floating liquid in your body. Instead, it’s held by specialized cells—living fat cells—that grow or shrink depending on how many calories your body takes in and uses.
These cells develop in certain areas, where they basically remain for life. Many people think that losing weight reduces the number of fat cells you have, but that’s not actually true. If you lose weight, your fat cells stay in place. They just get smaller. If you gain weight, they get larger.
Unfortunately, when we diet and exercise or lose weight with age, we can’t tell our bodies where to keep or get rid of fat. We also can’t tell it where we want it to store any extra. That’s where natural breast augmentation comes in.
A natural breast augmentation procedure involves gently removing fat cells from an area of the body where they are found in abundance. Have a healthy supply on your thighs? Been wishing you could bump some off your belly? Natural breast augmentation can handle that. Remember that this is not a weight-loss procedure, but there will be fewer fat cells crowding the donor area once everything is done.
Once harvested and purified, the living fat cells are then injected into strategic parts of the breasts to make the fuller, more proportional, and generally all-around bigger. Since this is your body’s own fat—not an implant made in a lab—there is significantly less risk of rejection. The key word in “natural breast augmentation” is “natural.” We’re not introducing anything foreign or artificial. It’s just fat your body already made.
You are! If you’ve read this far, you’re obviously interested in the procedure. Patients who are in good health, who want to add volume to their breasts, who don’t want the look or risk of implant-based surgery, and who have enough donor fat for transfer made good natural breast augmentation candidates.
If you’re a bit low on spare fat cells, but still want the benefits of natural breast augmentation, we can talk to you about taking volume from multiple areas.
Before anybody moves fat anywhere, we will first meet with you to be sure we understand the look you are trying to achieve, as well as to assess whether natural breast augmentation is the best way to get you that look. If we agree on natural breast augmentation as the ideal approach, we’ll work out the details of the procedure, as well as give you important instructions and schedule your surgery.
One more bonus! Our natural breast augmentation doesn’t require anesthesia! We use local tumescent anesthesia to fully numb the area, and you are awake! That means no post-anesthesia recovery or risk from general anesthesia.
We will make small incisions in the donor area, allowing us to free the precious fat cells and suction them out through a specialized tube. The fat is then filtered, which is a process that allows us to focus on using the “best of the best” cells for the procedure.
Once the fat is properly prepared, we inject it directly into the breasts. The fat is introduced in layers that build on each other for an especially natural look.
Every step is made with great precision and care, since we want the fat cells to not just survive the natural breast augmentation transfer process, but to thrive in their new home on the chest!
The volume added during a natural breast augmentation surgery will be visible right away. In fact, you may feel like you got more volume that you initially asked for! This “excess” look is due to two things: First, initial swelling will cause the breasts to look a bit larger than they will in the long run. Second, even though we are as gentle as we can be, some fat cells won’t survive the process, so we ensure there are some extras tucked in there. That way, the end result is your desired increase. There will also be some bruising, which will fade along with the swelling in the coming days and weeks.
Remember that the area that gave up some of its fat for the natural breast augmentation will also be healing, with similar post-surgery effects to watch for.
Expect recovery to take about two to three weeks. Be sure to follow all of our instructions, and keep the healing areas protected. While lasting marks are minimal, scars can darken if exposed to the sun. We’re not sure how much skin you’ll want to bare right after your procedure, but please keep the incision sites covered and protected against UV rays while you’re healing.
Fat cells are very versatile and can be used to add volume all over the body. Virtually anywhere appropriate for injecting dermal fillers is also appropriate for fat. Gain volume in the face (plumping lips, enhancing cheeks, reducing acne scars), the backside (shaping the buttocks via Brazilian butt lift), and the hands (hiding veins and tendons, smoothing skin).
Sometimes you want natural breast augmentation, and sometimes you just want to say goodbye to the bulge! Radiofrequency-assisted liposuction and laser liposuction are ideal ways to get rid of body fat that you don’t want to put to use anywhere else. If your focus is on a stubborn double chin, MyEllevate can target those submental fat cells to give you a better-defined profile.
At Body Bar MD, we also offer a range of nonsurgical body contouring options. Remember that fat reduction is often just one piece of the sleeker and slimmer puzzle. Talk to us about radiofrequency skin tightening, Morpheus8 microneedling, ultrasound, and more. Not sure about which body contouring approach is best for you? That’s what we’re here for! Tell us the look you want to achieve, and we’ll put together a plan.
Request your consultation for natural breast augmentation in the Indianapolis area! Contact Body Bar MD in Carmel at 317-344-0930 and Terre Haute at 812-917-7174 or send a message to us online.
