The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) have announced that fat grafting for breast augmentation is not recommended at this time. The recommendation is based on a lack of safety and efficacy data, in addition to concerns that the procedure may interfere with accurate detection of cancer.

Fat grafting, or lipoinjection, is the transfer of fat cells from one area of the body to another area of the body, and is commonly used for enhancement of the face or hands. Despite the increasing interest in the augmentation procedure, there is little clinical evidence to suggest that this technique is safer or better than saline or silicone implants.

More information is available on the websites of ASPS (www.plasticsurgery.org) and the Aesthetic Society (www.surgery.org).

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