Abstract: Objective To explore the feasibility of Brava assisted autologous fat transfer in breast augmentation. Methods From January 2010 to October 2010, 39 cases with breast partial defect or deformity were treated with Brava plus autologous fat transfer. From one month before autologous fat transfer till the day of surgery, patients were arranged to wear Brava as required for 8 hours everyday. Autologous fat were harvested and treated, then were injected into the part of tissue defect by layer. And a 16G syringe needle was used to release subcutaneous adhesion and cut down funicular fiber. Results All the patients were followed up for 1 to 12 months, no fat liquefaction, nodule and calcification were observed. According to the postoperative satisfaction survey, 37 cases were quite satisfied (94.9%), 1 case was satisfied (2.6%), and 1 case was not satisfied due to inadequate breast deformity correction (2.6%). Conclusion Brava assisted autologous fat transfer is an ideal method for the treatment of breast partial defect after local tumor resection and PHAG extraction.

Key words: Autologous fat transfer, Brava, Breast partial defect