To evaluate the combination of autologous fat transplantation and silicone gel prosthesis implantation for breast augmentation surgery.

With "autologous fat", "silicone prosthesis", "combined with", "combination", "breast augmentation" and "clinical effect" as search keywords, a thorough literature search was performed throughout the Chinese databases (CBMdisc, Wanfang, CNKI and Chongqing VIP) and English databases (PUBMED and EMBASE) and after cross-referencing and reading, literature conforming with the inclusion and exclusion criteria were analyzed and significant data related to autologous fat transplantation combined with silicone prosthesis in breast augmentation surgery was collected and meta-analyzed.

21 full-text articles were included into the meta-analysis study:

Autologous fat transplantation combined with silicone gel prosthesis implantation not only enhancedthe long-term postoperative breast shape recovery, but also fundamentally managed the underlying drawbacks of using autologous fat graft transplantation or prosthesis alone, decreasing the rate of procedure related morbidity and complications.