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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The prior use of external expansion has been described in the literature as a tool to allow reliable grafting of more than 200 mLs of autologous fat under general anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to determine whether breast autologous fat transfer entirely under tumescent anesthesia (BAFTEUTA) is a safe and effective technique. METHODS After institutional board approval, 22 consecutive patients were enrolled in this single-cohort, prospective study. All patients underwent preoperative expansion using manually evacuated domes. All procedures were performed under tumescent anesthesia with oral sedation. RESULTS There was a median successful graft of 200 mLs. Complications were minimal and limited to occlusive folliculitis. CONCLUSION Although the author has not reported as large graft volumes as some other authors, BAFTEUTA is a safe procedure and can have good outcomes with high levels of patient satisfaction.