Do inform your plastic surgeon of previous breast conditions and surgeries, any medical conditions and medications. Your surgeon may send you for breast screening if you are approaching or more than 40 years old. Avoid blood-thinning medications, anti-inflammatory drugs or herbal supplementations as they can increase the risk of excessive bleeding during surgery, unless indicated by your doctor.

In hybrid breast augmentation, fat grafting is commonly performed after the placement of breast implants. Using liposuction, fat is aspirated from other parts of the body, commonly the tummy or thighs.  The fat harvest is processed using the surgeon’s method of preference, such as the Coleman’s technique, Lipokit or Puregraft. The prepared fat is injected into the breasts via small puncture wounds.

There will be swelling and bruising and most of this will resolve in .1 to 2 weeks. Your surgeon may advise against upper body exercises and massage for a few weeks. With the resorption of fat over time, the size of the breasts after fat transfer will stabilise around 3 months.