Autologous fat means your own body fat. It can be suctioned from one part of the body during a liposuction, prepared and introduced into another body region. The aim is to fill up problem zones. As a plastic surgeon I call this “augmenting”; the transfer to another region is also known as lipofilling. In principle, one operation contains two procedures: the suction of one area and the augmentation of another.
At our practice clinic in Oldenburg we frequently combine lipofilling of the breasts with a 360° liposuction in which the abdomen, waist and back are shaped at the same time. You therefore gain twice over: a slimmer contour where fat is a problem and more volume where it is lacking.
Autologous fat transfer is suitable for many areas of the body. Lipofilling is used above all for breast augmentation with autologous fat, for evening out dents and for tubular breast deformity. The buttocks can also be enlarged with autologous fat.
Your own body fat is said to have many positive properties. The indication should always be well planned and carried out with good technique. Usually about 60 per cent of the transferred fat remains in the target area. The volumes that can be moved during this procedure are limited because the tissue can only take up a limited amount. After a successful procedure it can be repeated as often as desired.
After the preliminary consultation with advice, detailed information about risks and an examination, we plan the operation together. Our aim is to respond to your wishes as well as possible before the procedure and to document the suction zones and the recipient areas thoroughly.
On the day of the operation, which we carry out in our own rooms, you are scheduled in such a way that long waiting times are avoided. I will then go through what we discussed with you once more and repeat the markings. Depending on whether you are operated on under general or local anaesthesia, our nursing and anaesthesia team will look after you. After the procedure monitoring is usually not necessary; your loved ones can collect you.
A major advantage is the use of your own body material. Taking breast augmentation as an example, this is a decisive factor compared with silicone implants and the risks associated with them. A possible disadvantage is that the procedure has to be repeated if the desired volume has not yet been reached. Complications are bruising and so-called oil cysts – transferred fat that the body has not accepted and encapsulates. These can be treated in a minimally invasive way. Alternatives are dermal fillers (hyaluronic acid) in the face and implants in the breast.
Whether breast, buttocks, dents or contour refinement: whether autologous fat is enough for your goal or another method makes more sense is something we see during the examination. Arrange a consultation appointment at our practice clinic in Oldenburg.
Your own body fat is suctioned from one place, prepared and reintroduced elsewhere. The technical terms are lipofilling or augmentation. One operation therefore contains two procedures: the suction of the donor region and the filling of the target region.
Above all for breast augmentation with autologous fat, for evening out dents, for tubular breast deformity and for enlarging the buttocks. Small volume deficits in the face can be compensated with autologous fat as well.
Usually about 60 per cent of the transferred fat remains permanently in the target area. The rest is broken down by the body. That is why we plan the volume with this take behaviour in mind from the outset.
Yes. The tissue can only take up a limited amount per session. If the volume is not yet sufficient, the autologous fat transfer can be repeated as often as required once the previous transfer has taken.
Bruising and so-called oil cysts – encapsulated fat that the body has not accepted. Oil cysts can be treated in a minimally invasive way. In addition there are the usual risks of liposuction in the donor area.
Only your own body material is used – no foreign body, no capsular fibrosis, no later implant exchange. In return, the increase in volume per session is limited.
Compression garments are usually worn for 6 weeks in the suction area. The small access incisions heal in around 14 days, and no stitches need to be removed when dissolvable suture material is used. Showering is possible from the 2nd day, sport after about 14 days.
The price depends on the donor region, the target region, the volume and the form of anaesthesia, as well as on a combination with a 360° liposuction. After the first consultation you receive a fixed cost estimate.
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