As a follow-up to my post on fat grafting to the breast for cosmetic enhancement and reconstruction I’m posting the link to Wired magazine’s article on Cytori and the strides its making to bring a adipose (fat) derived stem cell transfer technology to the US market.
Check out an excerpt of the article here
The term ‘disruptive innovation’ was used in the article- this is a particularly apt description for what fat grafting techniques are poised to do in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery. We have all been doing breast procedures for so long that we have focussed time and creative energy into producing a better silicone breast implant. Its time to rethink the paradigm and apply principles of tissue engineering to the breast.
Whether or not ‘stem cells’ are truly an important part of the process is still debatable. But clearly, the transfer of a viable graft a fat to the breast as a living volume filler is a reality.
Harvesting and processing techniques are important.
Tissue pre-expansion is important.
Stem cells are probably participants in this process.
Fat grafting will shortly become an absolute game-changer in the realm of cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery.
I’m pleased to be working on refining the fat grafting techniques that we offer to breast enhancement and reconstruction patients. Stay tuned for more about this exciting niche of plastic surgery.
