| This revolutionary new treatment involves harvesting | | | | Stem cells have of recent attracted significant |
| fat from various areas of your body (e.g. abdomen, | | | | interest in several different medical specialities |
| flanks, outer thighs) and then having it re-injected | | | | including heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, |
| into your breasts to give them fuller volume and | | | | rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative bone disease, |
| shape. It is a minimally invasive procedure performed | | | | diabetes, Parkinson's, MS, liver cirrhosis, skin grafts |
| under local anaesthetic and leaves you with NO scars. | | | | and scar revision. |
| As it is your own tissue there is no chance of | | | | Where is the fat taken from? |
| rejection or allergic reaction. | | | | Stem cells are harvested from the patient's own fat |
| After harvesting the fat Dr Wolf will contour the | | | | during our VASER Liposelection procedure. Stem cell |
| areas with a VASER to sculpt the areas smoothly. | | | | breast augmentation therefore is to be used in |
| Frequently Asked Questions | | | | combination with ultrasound assisted liposulpture. A |
| What is it? | | | | modified liposelection procedure is performed under |
| Stem cell breast augmentation is a procedure based | | | | local anaesthetic and the tissue is then processed in a |
| on regenerative medicine and involves the collection | | | | machine which concentrates the stem cells. Once this |
| of stem cells from your own adipose (fat) tissue and | | | | procedure is complete the concentrate is then |
| the re-injection of those cells, together with purified | | | | combined with more fat tissue and re-injected into |
| adipose tissue into the breast. The stem cells maintain | | | | the breasts through tiny little puncture holes, thus |
| the viability of the fat that has been injected and | | | | leaving no scars. The most common areas where fat |
| create an infrastructure for it to survive. The fat | | | | is harvested from are abdomen, outer thighs and |
| tissue then integrates naturally with the surrounding | | | | flanks. |
| breast tissue, resulting in permanently bigger, firmer | | | | How are the cells administered into the breasts. |
| breasts. It is possible to gain 1-2 cup sizes per | | | | Equal amounts of cell concentrate and fat tissue are |
| treatment depending on how much fat is harvested. | | | | injected into both breasts to give them a fuller and |
| Using the patients own cells represents a highly safe | | | | firmer shape. The procedure is performed under local |
| treatment with no concerns of foreign body reaction, | | | | anaesthetic and administration is via a small cannula |
| such as encapsulation, allergies or tissue rejection. | | | | which leaves no scar. The fat tissue gives the breast |
| | | | a natural look and feel. |
| What are Stem Cells? | | | | What are the risk factors? |
| Stem cells are a particular type of cell that can | | | | As with any other minimally invasive procedure there |
| differentiate into various other cells when placed in | | | | is a small risk of infection, bleeding, bruising. As the |
| the correct environment. They also release growth | | | | fat is your own tissue the chances of allergic |
| factors which stimulate blood vessel production which | | | | reaction, rejection and capsule formation are almost |
| maintains the viability of the surrounding tissue. | | | | negligible compared to traditional breast augmentation |
| | | | techniques. |
| What other conditions can it be used for? | | | | |