News Releases – ASAPS Annual Meetings – ASAPS Press Center – Do Stem Cell Claims in Aesthetic Surgery Hold Up?
Do Stem Cell Claims in Aesthetic Surgery Hold Up?
“There is a lot of marketing hype about the role of stem cells in aesthetic procedures,” said Dr. Singer of La Jolla, CA. “We are hopeful that this is the next frontier, but, unfortunately, there is no current scientific evidence that stem cells improve aesthetic outcomes.”
News Releases – ASAPS Annual Meetings – ASAPS Press Center – Do Stem Cell Claims in Aesthetic Surgery Hold Up?
Certainly in my practice a sample of blood that allows us to extract growth factors from platelets do appear to enrich harvested fat, improving the success rate of that grafted fat. However there is a lot of science to evolve before the impression is proven.
US plastic surgeon Dr Sydney Coleman is a longstanding leader in this field. A link to his website appears below.
http://www.lipostructure.com/fat-graft