Stem Cell Breast Revision

Breast augmentation is one of the most popular procedures in plastic surgery. Breast implants are very safe but definitely not free of complications: in fact up to 50% of patients that undergo a breast enhancement will need a reoperation in the next 10 years for problems connected with the implants. Some of the problems are related to the size of the implants , the placement of the implant ( over or under the muscle) etc.

One of the most visible and disturbing problem is rippling which is due to the fact that there is not much tissue between the skin and the implant and the implant itself may be visible or palpable. It is a very difficult problem to resolve.

With the advent of fat grafting and stem cell regenerative procedures we can now address the problem with confidence.

Stem cell-enhanced fat grafting is very effective in treating these kind of problems. The fat is harvested from an area of your body, then treated trough a device that separates stem cell from the stroma, and then the concentrated stem cell graft is injected with micro cannulas in the area of the breast where is need it.

This procedure seems to improve dramatically rippling and indentations secondary to breast implants and it will become the procedure of choice in these difficult cases.

Dr. Renato Calabria has been on the forefront of this new technology of stem cell fat grafting for breast revision and he has used the procedure with great results.