How Is a Breast Augmentation with Fat Done?

By Millicent Odunze, M.D., About.com Guide

Updated November 14, 2011

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The harvest site is the area from which the fat will be removed. The harvest and fat injection sites are made sterile by cleansing the areas with an antibacterial soap. Disinfecting the areas reduces the likelihood of an infection at the incision site.

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• Patient Is Marked Before Surgery
• Anesthesia Is Administered
• Harvest Site and Breasts Are Prepped for Surgery
• Incisions Made
• Tumescent Fluid Injected
• Fat Harvested from Donor Site
• Fat Transferred into Syringes
• Fat Transferred to Breasts
• Incisions Closed with Sutures

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