Stem cells used to boost breasts
Estadão Scientists in Japan claim to be able to increase the size of a woman´s breasts using fat and stem cells.The technique uses fat from the stomach or thigh which is then enriched with stem cells before being injected.It is hoped the method could prove a more natural-looking alternative to artificial implants filled with salt water or silicone.But plastic surgeons working in Britain have greeted news of the technique with "extreme caution." Kotaro Yoshimura, a surgeon at the Tokyo University medical school, said more than 40 patients had been treated. Mr Yoshimura said he believed the stem cell and fat combination, which can increase a woman´s cupsize by two sizes, was a success."There have been no serious complications," he said.During the operation, surgeons suck fat cells from the stomach or thigh, and this "slurry" is enriched so that there are higher numbers than usual of stem cells.These are "master" cells which are capable of making n...