Stem Cells May Hold the Key to Better Breast Implants

Posted on October 3, 2008
Filed Under Breast Implants |

In Japan, a surgeon named Dr. Kotaro Yoshimura has supposedly been performing breast augmentations using fat that has been fortified with stem cells, taken from the patient’s own body. 

Also, a San Diego based company called Cytori Therapeutics has invented a device that produces that biological product of stem cill rich fat - something that would need FDA approval for use in the states.

The reason most fat transplants haven’t been established as a reliable option is the tendency for the transplanted tissue to die post-surgery.  The fat will then calcify and harden. 

What researchers hope is that with the introduction of stem cells, a new blood supply will form and blood vessels will bond with the reintroduced tissue, creating a completely natural implant.

The controversy surrounding stem cell use has largely been focused on the manipulation of human embryos, so the possibility of this procedure being rejected on similar grounds is unlikely.

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