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What are the risks and side effects of breast fat grafting?

Published 2026-09-14Updated 2026-09-14Last verified 2026-09-14
Short answer

Risks include fat resorption with loss of volume, lumps from fat necrosis, oil cysts, calcifications, asymmetry, bruising and swelling, infection and, rarely, fat embolism. Calcifications can appear on mammograms and need to be interpreted by a radiologist. Liposuction at the donor site adds its own risks such as contour irregularities.

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Breast Fat GraftingFat Graft SurvivalAutologous Fat GraftingBreast AugmentationBreast Implant

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Sources

  1. organizationFat Transfer Breast Augmentation — American Society of Plastic Surgeons · accessed 2026-09-14
  2. organizationLiposuction — American Society of Plastic Surgeons · accessed 2026-09-14