The procedure is considered safer than implants, since the injection consists of natural materials, and cannot rupture or shift position in the way implants sometimes do. In addition, the look and feel of the breasts are more natural, making it less obvious to anyone but you that you’ve had work done. It’s only a matter of time before natural augmentation becomes the standard enhancement procedure, reducing risk and cost for women everywhere.

While American women come in all different colors, shapes, and sizes, there are a few things virtually all women share, including common insecurities over physical appearance. While a survey of women lists weight and skin as the most common concerns regarding physical appearance, breast size and shape isn’t far behind. It’s a common concern; American women are applauded for being thin, in shape, and reducing body fat, and yet a natural result of weight loss and muscle tone is smaller breast size. It makes sense, as breasts are mostly made up of fat tissue and deposits, and it’s difficult to lose fat elsewhere while maintaining a larger breast size.

As a result, many women turn to cosmetic surgery, and it shows. One in four American women admits to having implants, guaranteeing that no amount of diet and exercise will result in a flatter chest. However, cosmetic surgery is expensive, painful, and comes with a certain amount of risk, as any surgery does. In addition, many women are not completely pleased with the results, citing the unnatural look and feel of implants. Men also offer mixed opinions on implants, and of women who choose to get them to enhance their appearance. So, if there are so many mixed reviews on breast implants, why are they still so popular?

The popularity of implants is largely due to the fact that a substitute hasn’t yet been found. If there were a less expensive, less risky, more natural path to breast augmentation, many women would choose it. Yet, few women know much about natural augmentation, an alternative to implants.

The augmentation procedure uses small tubes called cannulas to remove fat from unwanted areas of the body. This body fat is then cleaned and concentrated, which allows the stem cells to become enriched. Next, the fat is injected carefully into the breast to create a fuller appearance. Natural augmentation requires no incisions, and without implants there is no risk of rupture or need for replacement.

There is still a great deal of controversy surrounding natural augmentation. For two decades it’s been denounced as dangerous. Unfortunately, this idea is still around, despite being based on technology and techniques that were used in the 1980′s. In fact, the recent lift of the ban on natural breast augmentation in 2009 was due to developments in the procedure that have made it safe and effective. Despite the ideas about natural augmentation, new techniques have increased the fat survival rate to around 90%. In past decades the survival rate of transferred fat was low, requiring more than one surgery. This is fortunately no longer the case. Many women also fear the procedure because of the belief that calcifications in the breast from the surgery can interfere with mammograms. New mammogram technology, however, can easily detect and evaluate these calcifications when they come from natural augmentation, as opposed to traditional implants, which block much of the breast tissue from view.

The ideal candidate for this procedure is someone that wants a permanent increase in the size of their breasts with a natural appearance. In addition, ideal candidates have lost the fullness of the breast due to weight changes, breast feeding or age. Realistic expectations are also important. A 1-2 cup size increase as well as increased fullness are to be expected from a natural augmentation.

Complications aren’t unheard of, including scarring and inflammation. After all, in order to get the implants into place, fairly sizable incisions need to be made into the breast tissue. All of this is in addition to the fact that the results don’t always give the proper look and feel that women are looking for.

Fortunately, stem cell research has provided women with a solution that is superior to traditional implants. It truly is natural breast augmentation, as it uses tissue from your own body to naturally enhance the volume of your breasts. What’s even better is that, as as side effect, the procedure can help contour other parts of your body that you might have been trying to reshape for years without success through traditional diet and exercise. You really can kill two birds with one stone!

Using the same technology that liposuction procedures are based on, fatty tissue is first removed from other areas of your body. This is a minimally invasive procedure that only requires a tiny incision, thereby resulting in the smallest possible chance for scarring to occur. Once a sufficient amount of fatty cells have been removed, they are they relocated to the target area — your breasts. The displaced tissue is injected using the same, very simply procedure as was used to remove it in the first place.

The results of this natural breast augmentation are bigger, fuller breasts that give a look and feel that are far superior to anything an enhancement implant can deliver. Your breasts will feel completely natural, and that’s because they literally are completely natural. There will still be some health considerations that will be worth consulting with your doctor about, but overall, natural breast augmentation is a better option for any woman that feels nature may have cheated them a bit.

(Scottsdale, AZ) Todd K. Malan, M.D.,board certified cosmetic surgeon, has pioneered a revolutionary new procedure, the Natural Breast Augmentation, which employs the latest technologic advances in fat harvesting,adult stem cell transfers and breast splinting technology to provide women the option of enlarging their breasts using their own fat.  The technique results in breasts that look and feel smoother than conventional cosmetic surgery using implants. Stem cells enable the fat to grow its own blood supply, thus becoming an integral part of the breast rather than a foreign lump.  Stem cells have the potential to change into any cells in the body; they are found in most tissues, especially fat.

Autologous fat transfer for breast augmentation and reconstruction has remained a highly debated and controversial procedure following the introduction of these techniques in the U.S. in the late 1980’s.  “Yet, recent advances in fat harvesting and transfer techniques, digital mammography, and the use of adipose derived adult stem and regenerative cells necessitate a re-examination of this longstanding bias against fat transfer breast augmentation,” says Malan.

With Natural Breast Augmentation, fat is harvested and collected with Body-Jet fat harvesting device utilizing saddlebags, love handles, lower abdomen, buttocks and thighs for sites of fat donation.  The procedure is unique in that we use the latest technologic advances in fat harvesting as well as adult stem cell transfers. Cell-enhanced reconstruction uses adipose fat that is a rich source of stem and regenerative cells. These stem cells are not the controversial embryonic stem cells. This new procedure uses a special process to ensure that the transplanted cells will live and adapt to the transplantation site (breasts).

After fat removal, the cells are transferred to the Stem Cell processing device which is used to separate regenerative and stem cells from fat cells. The regenerative and stem cells are then washed, concentrated, and enzyme activated.  The activated stem cell mixture is then combined with the fat cells and then injected into fat that is already present in the breast where it fills in and replaces tissue volume.

The injection of the fat along with the stem cells results in a permanent 250cc to 500cc overall breast size increase, allowing for a 1 or 2 bra cup size increase. A pressure splint is then used after the procedure to ensure that the fat remains in place and assists in promoting regeneration of the transferred fat and stem cells.

There are several advantages to Natural Breast Augmentation.  Saline or silicone implants which are considered the standard for cosmetic breast augmentation and reconstruction show complication rates to be as high as 25% with a re-operation rate of 100% at 10 years. Additionally, implants can obscure 15-50% of normal breast tissue on screening mammography making early detection or follow-up of cancer difficult.

Fatty tissue does not exhibit reactive inflammation, rejection, or autoimmune disease. Natural Breast Augmentation results in excellent cosmetic result including a natural feel to the breasts that is reproducible and permanent. Unlike implants this procedure will not interfere with future mammograms.  The procedure, performed in conjunction with liposuction allows artistic body re-contouring to complement breast augmentation for a new total-body look.

For more information about Natural Breast Augmentation or to set-up an interview with Dr. Todd Malan contact Jaime Alyn PR at 212-213-2003 or jaime@jaimealynpr.com