FAQ
What is recovery like after breast fat transfer?
Dr. Oh’s answer
The breasts themselves hardly hurt; the areas where fat was taken may ache like sore muscles for 1–2 weeks. You can return to daily life the next day, but take care not to put pressure on the breasts for a month.
The surgery is done under IV sedation. Taking and processing the fat takes about 1 hour, and transferring it to the breasts takes about 1 hour. Fat is taken from areas such as the thighs, abdomen and love handles.
Transferred fat is sensitive to pressure. For at least a month, avoid anything that presses on the breasts, such as tight clothing or sleeping on your front. Please also avoid alcohol and smoking for at least a month.
The size changes over time. Right after surgery, swelling and the full volume of fat injected can make the breasts look about 2 cups larger. Most of the swelling goes down in the first 2 weeks, and over the next 2 weeks, fat that has not taken is absorbed. So the breasts shrink by about 30–40% over the first month. After 3 months, you can expect about 50% of the transferred fat to remain.
Translated from Dr. Oh’s original answer in Korean. Read the Korean original