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Sometimes after a breast reconstruction there may be small areas of the breast where there are dents and defects.
This can be improved by injecting fat (lipo) to fill out the defect. This is a new procedure, developed from liposuction techniques. It can also be used to enlarge a breast.
It involves taking fat from one part of the body, for example, the inner part of the thigh or the abdomen, and then carefully injecting it into the breast. It may be done in two or three stages and can be done using a local anaesthetic.
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