Lipomodelling of the Breast: A review

BackgroundAutologous fat transplantation has been used to correct cosmetic deformities in almost all areas of the body. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the use of fatty tissue to fill defects resulting from breast conserving surgery (BCS) and asymmetries after reconstructive breast surgery.MethodsA Medline database search was performed, and the published evidence was reviewed.Results & conclusionWe describe and discuss the technique and indications, advantages, disadvantages and future direction of fat transfer to the breast.Search methodologyA Medline database search was used to retrieve relevant literature. Key search words used were: breast fat transfer, fat auto-transplantation, adipose tissue injection and lipomodelling. As a number of original articles are in French these were translated and used in addition to the English publications.