Robert Whitfield MD explains why he delayed a patient's fat transfer to the breasts. Fat transfers work for breast augmentation and don't interfere with mammograms, but necrosis rates above 3% are a red flag. He prioritizes patient optimization first, focusing on reducing inflammation through diet and supplements.
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And I did not get a fat transfer at this time because you did not want to put inflamed fat in me.
Yeah. So when. When we're going to talk about how fat transfers work, I mean, just think of the Brazilian butt lift. You should be able to do the same thing, get the same types of results. The space is different, obviously, for the breast, but fat transfers don't affect cancer surveillance. That's been talked about and written about. They don't create problems for mammography. So the things with, like, what's the necrosis rate? Necrosis rate should be less than 3%. So if you get the patient optimized and their inflammation under control and modify their diet and get them just on proper diet and supplementation, you'll create an environment for them to have the best outcome with a fat transfer. So we already knew your inflammation was very high based on our first interactions. And you had a lot of puffiness throughout your upper body and midsection. So it was not in your best interest to do that. It's best to get it out and recover and then down the road be in a much better space and position to have it done.
