Fat Grafting to the Breast Revisited: Safety and Efficacy

@article{Coleman2007FatGT,
  title={Fat Grafting to the Breast Revisited: Safety and Efficacy},
  author={Sydney R. Coleman and Alesia P. Saboeiro},
  journal={Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery},
  year={2007},
  volume={119},
  pages={775-785}
}
Background: A 1987 American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons position paper predicted that fat grafting would compromise breast cancer detection and should therefore be prohibited. However, there is no evidence that fat grafting to breasts is less safe than any other form of breast surgery. As discussions of fat grafting to the breast are surfacing all over the world, it is time to reexamine the opinions of the 1987 American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons position… 
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