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Liposculpting Procedure: I'm So Confused
I need to know. Someone please help. I keep going back and forth on whether or not to get fat transfer to my breasts for augmentation and that reason is because of some of the answers from the doctors. Here is a better question I hope someone will answer:). I had a very long over the phone convo w/ this new doctor about the new procedure they use.they pretty much tell me everything good and never say that there may be any risks associated with the surgery. 1st- they use LOCAL TUMESCENT ULTRASOUNG TECHNIQUE to remove fat...what is that? arent these two different types of lipo? 2nd- this person is not an actual plastic surgeon persay, but a physician who is a cosmetic surgeon, but claims to have been performing liposuction procedures for more than 20 years. Is this normal? 3rd- BTW, who performed the first liposuction procedure in the US? (dont have to answer but just curious) 4th- this person uses a STEM CELL technique, where the fat is put into a machine and separated.- is this more doable than any other option? 5th- I would not be part of a clinical trial
Breast Shape Improvement
A lot of great questions here. 1. First and foremost, there are many very good board certified plastic surgeons in the world to choose from. I would have significant concerns about going to someone who "is not a plastic surgeon per se". It is just not something you should compromise. Find a board certified plastic surgeon experienced in breast augmentation. 2. Many doctors have several techniques for breast shape improvement and we perform a lot liposuction and lipotransfer. We do not inject fat into the breast. If for no other reason, it can complicate the ability to detect breast cancer. 3. When we do fat transfer to other parts of the body we do not use ultrasound prior to fat harvest as it decreases the survivability of the fat. 4. "Stem Cell" techniques are marketing and not true stem cell therapeutics (the FDA just approved the first stem cell therapeutic trial for a company called Geron) and there are no stem cell derived therapeutics for use in the US at this point in time). 5. The first liposuction was performed by a French surgeon, named Dujarier. A tragic case that resulted in gangrene in the leg of a French ballerina in 1926 resulting in an amputation. Ilouz et al got liposuction established in 1982 in the US. I hope this helps.
