A systematic review of autologous fat transfer for breast augmentation
Chapman AE, Moore C, Cockburn W, Watters D, Morrison W, Henderson M, Maddern GJ
Record ID 32002000399
English
Authors' objectives:
To compare the safety and efficacy of autologous fat transfer for breast augmentation and conventional techniques of breast enlargement using saline and cohesive silicone gel implants.
Authors' results and conclusions:
No studies comparing fat injection with other techniques for breast augmentation were recovered. Of the 10 fat injection studies retrieved, only 3 were case series, the others being case studies. Only 5 studies were retrieved that reported data on the saline implant, although one of these was a comprehensive review of published data. The very small amount of data available for the fat injection technique suggested that somewhere between 20% - 100% of the injected fat was reabsorbed. There was little data available to assess the procedure's safety and a comparison with saline implants, for which there was considerably larger amounts of data, was not possible.
Authors' recommendations:
The ASERNIP-S Review Group determined that the evidence base for Autologous Fat Transfer for Breast Augmentation was poor and consequently safety and efficacy could not be determined. The review group further recommended that owing to the lack of evidence regarding patient gain from the procedure of Autologous Fat Transfer for Breast Augmentation, coupled with the theoretical dangers of obscuring carcinoma of the female breast, the ASERNIP-S review group could not endorse the collection of data within Australia for this procedure.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.surgeons.org/media/5519/AFTBAreview0202.pdf
Year Published:
2002
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Surgery, Plastic
- Breast Implantation
Contact
Organisation Name:
Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures-Surgical
Contact Address:
ASERNIP-S 24 King William Street, Kent Town SA 5067 Australia Tel: +61 8 8219 0900
Contact Name:
racs.asernip@surgeons.org
Contact Email:
racs.asernip@surgeons.org
Copyright:
Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical
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