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Friday, August 6, 2010

Stem Cell Enhanced Fat for Facial Rejuvenation and Breast Augmentation

The Bougainvillea Clinique is now the first plastic and reconstructive surgery center in Central Florida to offer stem cell enhanced fat grafting as well as fat derived stem cell treatments for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

This cutting edge technique utilizes stem cells and other regenerative cells, collectively known as Adipose Derived Regenerative Cells (ARDC’s) separated from your own fat (removed by liposuction) and then used to enhance traditional fat grafting techniques.

Fat has been shown to be the richest source of adult stem cells, however the cells must be separated from the fat in order to fully realize their potential.

To isolate the ARDC cells, first liposuction is performed, and then some of the fat is uniquely treated using patented technology to produce a purified mixture of these ARDC’s.

This mixture can then be used in a number of ways, either added back to fat for grafting to create a ‘supercharged’ fat graft, or by itself to be injected under the skin to improve skin quality and wrinkles such as crow’s feet. Other cosmetic uses are breast augmentation, treatment of acne scars, and improvement of the appearance of the aging hand.

This stem cell or ARDC enriched technique can also be used for breast reconstruction after breast cancer, and for treatment of problem wounds such as after radiation treatment for cancer.

It is also now possible to freeze your own fat and store it to be used in the future for cosmetic, reconstructive and other potential medical uses. ARDC treatments are now being studied for many other medical conditions that require restoration of damaged tissue, such as after heart attacks, kidney injury, bone and nerve injuries.

Although traditional fat grafting obviously includes stem cells naturally found in the grafted fat, creating a supercharged fat graft by adding more of the stem cells or ARDC’s to the fat has been shown to improve the quality and survival of the fat graft by up to 50%. Another benefit of separating out the stem cells is that these cells can now be used by themselves to improve the quality of issues, particularly skin, without adding any volume of fat to the area if this is not desired. For information call us or email us at the Bougainvillea Clinique

posted by DoctorH at 2:52 AM