Amazing Breakthrough in Plastic Surgery

In the field of plastic surgery there has been an amazing breakthrough recently from a company called Cytori Therapeutics. They've created a process that can add "flesh" to a breast to fill in the void left over from cancer removal. The new "flesh" gives the breast a natural look and feel.

The process has yet to be approved by the FDA and is still in the testing stage in the UK but the results look very promising. "Three months (after the treatment), my stem cell treated breast looked and felt like normal breast tissue, even slightly firmer," recalls Irene MacKenzie, the first patient to undergo treatment in the UK trial. "Now it looks fantastic and has changed my whole outlook."

The Process involves liposuctioning about a pint of fat from the patient's stomach. The fat is portioned into two parts. With one part set aside, they remove the stem cells from the fat of the other part, leaving about a teaspoon of material, which they add to the set aside fat. This mixture is injected into the void in the breast caused by the cancer removal. Some of the fat will be absorbed by the body so the breast may have to be "topped off" with more fat from liposuction later, but it appears to be a nice solution.

The applications for this stem cell process are staggering. It could be adapted to help grow new skin for burn victims or new bones for accident victims. Cytori Therapeutics' process could be a boon for plastic surgeons worldwide if the UK trials are successfull. You can read the entire article here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1172176/ME-AND-MY-OPERATION-My-breast-rebuilt-stem-cells-tummy-fat.html