Your Guide To Explant Surgery With Fat Transfer
Explant surgery with fat transfer is a procedure that helps those who want to remove their implants but want to keep volume. On average an implant needs to be replaced or maintained every 5-7 years. Some people like to remove them after this period of time but don’t want to experience a deflated look. Fat Transfer becomes a great option for these individuals because it’s natural and gives a very natural volumized look. This is why most patients that come to our practice wanting to remove their implants go with an explant surgery with fat transfer. What is explant surgery with fat transfer? To understand this term, let’s break it into two parts: ● Explant: This is the process of removing breast implants. ● Surgery with fat transfer: It is the process of using the excess fat from your other parts of the body in the areas where fat is required. Thus explant surgery with fat transfer uses the excess fat from different parts of the body and uses it to give volume to breasts that have bec