Patient education
Breast implants vs fat transfer: the guides
Eight guides to the breast volume decision, written for someone choosing between an implant and her own fat. Both options are described with the same directness, and neither is presented as the default.
All guides
8 guides
- Implants or Fat Transfer? Volume, Tissue and What You Start WithDeciding
- Implant Shells and Fill Materials: What Is KnownImplants
- Fat Transfer: Why Not All of It SurvivesFat transfer
- Anaesthesia and Recovery in Breast Volume SurgeryRecovery
- Imaging and Surveillance: What Changes With ImplantsSurveillance
- Reversibility and Revision in Breast Volume SurgeryReversibility
- What Drives the Cost of Implants and Fat TransferCost
- When Neither Implants Nor Fat Transfer Is the Right AnswerNeither
Comparing the two routes, and unsure what your breasts need?
An assessment measures what a website cannot: tissue cover, position, and how much fat could be harvested. We will say plainly what each option would change in your case, what each would not, and when the honest answer is neither.