Sonographic assessment for breast augmentation by repeated injection of low volume of autologous fat
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0290.2010.02.006
- VernacularTitle:自体脂肪颗粒少量多次注射移植隆乳术脂肪吸收率的超声评价
- Author:
Hongyan WANG
;
Yuxin JIANG
;
Hua MENG
;
Keming QI
;
Zhifei LIU
;
Yuan YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fat injection;
Breast augmentation;
Ultrasound
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
2010;16(2):90-93
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the absorbance rate of the fat after the operation of breast augmentation of the repeated injection of low volume, using ultrasonic imaging method. Methods Thirty three patients were injected with low volume of autologous fat (50-60 ml per time) to bilateral breasts for 1-5 times and breast sonographic examination was performed to evaluate the grafted fat tissues. The thickness of the retromammary fat layer before and after each injection was measured to calculate the absorbance index. Results The 264 points of breast were measured in this study. The fat was distributed in the retro-mammary fat layers at 224 points of the breast and in the pectoralis major muscle layer at 32 points of the breast, and the others distributed in the mammary gland layer.The average thickness of the retromammary fat layer increased gradually from 0.2 cm before the first operation to 1. 0 cm after the fifth operation. The average absorbance index one month after each operation was 34 %-66 %. Conclusion The present study demonstrates that breast augmentation by repeated autologous fat graft with low volume injection at each time is applicable and satisfactory and that breast ultrasound is an accurate and simple method to e-valuate the absorbance index.
