What is it?
Lipomodelling is often called lipofilling, fat-graft or fat transfer. It is a surgical procedure used to improve the contour, shape and volume of your breast after breast cancer surgery. It can be performed following either a mastectomy or after breast conservation surgery. This procedure is normally performed eight to twelve months after you have completed your initial cancer treatments, including radiotherapy.
Lipomodelling involves taking fat through liposuction from elsewhere in the body (donor site) and injecting it into the required areas in the breast (recipient site). Common donor sites are the abdomen, flanks, hips and thighs.
