[Pharm News = Reporter Eungmin Kim] In the past, a woman's full bust was regarded as a symbol of fertility and abundance and was praised, and women sometimes chose the corset to meet such social expectations. Modern women, however, choose breast surgery for personal satisfaction rather than social convention. The standard for a beautiful bust has changed as well. Where a big and full bust was preferred without question in the past, recently a size and shape that suits the body, and a firm, rounded contour, are put first.A beautiful bust requires several conditions. First, ethnicity and genetic influence are large. Compared with Westerners, East Asians have a smaller rib cage, thicker skin, and a smaller breast size on the whole. Next, acquired influences can be cited.Women go through many physical changes through pregnancy and childbirth, and during this time, rapid weight change, hormones, breastfeeding, and other factors create stretch marks, sagging, and size imbalance. From the 40s onward, a decrease in female hormones not only lowers the density of the mammary tissue but, with reduced skin elasticity from aging, the breast volume deflates and the shape sags further.Skin elasticity can be improved to some degree through appropriate diet and strength training, but there are limits, and in this case improving a physical complex through breast surgery can also be considered.Breast surgery is broadly divided into methods using an implant and methods grafting autologous fat. Breast augmentation using an implant has the advantages of a wide range of choices in size, feel, and shape, and a clear change in size, but it also has the drawbacks that capsular contracture, or implant rupture or displacement during excessive strength training, can occur.If you feel resistance to inserting a foreign material into the body, a breast fat grafting method using your own unnecessary autologous fat may be suitable.Breast fat grafting is a method of grafting unnecessary fat harvested from the abdomen or thighs into areas of the breast lacking volume, raising the overall size and volume.Because it uses autologous living tissue, there is no rejection reaction, and depending on the surgical plan it can be carried out in one or two stages, which can raise the completeness of the breast surgery result. It is also characterized by less burden regarding incisions and scars, and the ability to return to daily life right after surgery.In breast fat grafting, the survival rate of the grafted fat matters. Because autologous fat is living tissue, a certain amount can be absorbed after grafting and the volume can decrease, and recently this drawback can be supplemented with the stem cell breast fat grafting method, which grafts fresh stem cells (SVF) together with the fat.The conventional breast fat grafting method filters only pure fat from the harvested fat and grafts it. Grafting stem cells together at this point promotes new blood vessel formation so that oxygen and nutrients are supplied smoothly to the grafted fat cells, and promotes collagen production and growth factor secretion, which helps the recovery of internal tissue damaged during surgery and has the effect of strengthening skin elasticity. Even when the same amount of fat is grafted, satisfaction can be raised through stem cells.Recently, the age range of those seeking breast surgery has become more varied, and the trend has shifted toward preferring natural volume in harmony with the overall body shape rather than excessive size increases. Accordingly, quite a few people consider a method that reduces the burden of using implants while completing an attractive breast contour.Since stem cell fat grafting is a field with a short history and demanding to handle, it is advisable to confirm in advance whether the surgeon has abundant treatment experience and know-how, and whether the clinic has the equipment and facilities to handle stem cells, and to proceed carefully.(Written by. Dr. Yoosuk Chung, Chief Director, TheLINE Plastic Surgery)Source : Pharm News (http://www.pharmnews.com)
