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'Natural' Breast Enlargement

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'Natural' Breast Enlargement

Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2009

Description: Could stem cells be used for breast augmentation?

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" Well there's something else coming from England this morning great -- are top possible new used for stem cells but listen to us. That's the stem cell research -- to talk about potential of course for curing everything from cancer to alzheimer's to parkinson's but doctors and inland. Say that they are ready to use the technology at the quote natural alternative. To breast enlargement surgery very interesting doctor Jennifer wild and is a plastic surgeon. Specializing in breast augmentation and she joins me now that that. Just didn't take us -- that's how does this work. It it's a great idea painted to most women who would everything consider this kind I think you're taking back and the places where you don't want it. Mixing it a stem cells and -- in places where you do why it."

" It's an appealing idea face value but I think controversy surrounding in the medical community for very good reasons. And that's because stem cells which are master cells that can duplicate into virtually any organ or tissue in the body are now being injected with fat into the breast switches you know as a cancer prone organ. One name women get cancer. -- so when that extend what we've seen is problems with detecting breast cancer on them on her feet. We've seen lumps bumps infections. And we've even seen the possibility of stem cells. Veering off course and creating breast cancer cells are emitting signals that can cause fat cells to change in a breast cancer cells."

" You know -- want to get into that a little bit more but first of all let's establish what kind of stem cells were talking about because stem cells are very controversial aren't easy embryonic stem cells or Andy's taken from a woman's body."

" Now these are not embryonic stem cells that is a totally different follow -- in basically these are adult stem cells. Instead of can be found -- body they're found mainly in the bone -- but another tissue such as aren't fat and in these procedures have taken them from these women from their current fat American -- and I -- rather -- a -- liposuction to that's a lot the second area on -- on body. The fattest prepared in such a way that it's centrifuge stories. It's spun down in that little that little later a fad diets rich in stem cells is an injected into the breasts. But that that may not necessarily. Do the things they say it's the disdain of the British stock is saying that the fats can last longer it's not going to cause the -- are about. Or it's not going to cause breast cancer Donna -- that we don't have the clinical data to support that in the near real nightmare in ten or fifteen years for girls to be running around with. One breast Fed hadn't resorted basically the -- gone away but. Lumps and bumps and things that and get no way command monarchy it and then there's the other alternative that I read about stem cells you know continuing to you to grow and create new south. -- They could just keep getting bigger and then turn right turn right inning in that and plastic surgery inject that into the face in the hands -- sometimes overtime it even looks path here and pet theory casino on some celebrity faces they -- puck here is that. As the years where I'm in show we know that fat cells can duplicate negro especially the stem cells and that would be a very. -- bad situation for surgeon and patients have breasts that are growing out of controller a symmetrical. It's a nice but for aging gracefully had to take the same -- before you don't ask -- one question for women who do have history inept handling of breast cancer and it's in my family I don't mind -- Atlantic. Should not consider anything on his time -- know if -- now want let me to have -- disclaimer it is okay and we have found good uses. For injecting fat to restore contour problems and women with reconstructive breast -- and women that have had a mastectomy so the breast tissue is gone. And we can monitor that small volume very closely in their imaging and that -- her feet in surveillance after getting mastectomy. But that's not what we're talking about so for women have a history of breast cancer I would say no I'd say go with the standard. Very well known and technically direct operation -- breast augmentation with and plans. Which is literally the most steady medical device in the United States is going on long histories I always say enlightening to marriage have to say thank you very much thank back to them for awhile that it has to -- it to be true. Despite being behind the other."

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Well scientists continue to explore a lot of different options and stem cells embryonic stem cells is one. Sometimes you can transform adult cells into embryo like cells we're not sure what's going to work the best. But the people who have. Paralyzing diseases like spinal cord injury or -- diseases like -- generation. Even juvenile diabetes. These are diseases we might be able to put cells into the put cells into the pancreas and repair the disease. Their case seems to and one -- that is to say well there still people who protest. Embryonic stem cell research the plight of people saying I'm in a wheelchair my child has this terrible disease can't we explore at least a bit. Embryonic stem cell research is one possible way to treat these diseases that seems to be winning the the ethical argument that our society.
the use of federal money to destroy embryos in order to make stem cells that's the A Dickey wicker amendment that has not changed with the change of administrations but. Further restrictions put in place by
Or simply left frozen until the electricity runs out. As. Sources of embryonic stem cells the other changes. The Obama administration -- if you're gonna use stem cells and most of the ones approved were made some time ago. Then you have to have gotten them from people who --
the US conference of not Catholic bishops says. We don't need the embryonic stem cells other stem cells as you mentioned -- not taken from embryos. Can be manipulated and some would argue that eventually we could make those work.
you have to look on all fronts. It's one thing to try embryonic stem cells maybe they're not gonna work. Maybe you can get adult stem cells to do some of these things in that you can manipulate. Adult stem cells -- all kinds of tricks to get them to act a little bit more like embryonic cells meaning they can turn intimate
Well but let's be clear how that President Bush never prohibited. Research on stem jewelry stem cells he just prohibited. Federal taxpayer dollars from being used to fund such research he said if you know if private donations --
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is expected to sign an executive order tomorrow lifting a ban on stem cell research now the Vatican newspaper. Has gone on record saying that -- their search on embryonic stem cells is profoundly. Immoral let's debate it ourselves on joined by sharp -- president and CEO of Americans united for life action. An art Caplan the chair. Of the department of medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania thanks so much for being her good morning to both of you -- to be with you -- let me start with you it's stem cell research can cure horrible diseases like parkinson's like diabetes if you can help cure spinal cord injuries isn't the ethical thing. To do
research. And frankly at the top scientist today as saying that embryonic stem cell research is 36 at. Past it's irrelevant if it it shouldn't be coming into play. And the president is really wasting our tax
this charming it's a good point progress has been made on stem cell research even with the restrictions. The President Bush had put on them -- lift those restrictions now.
really know what's going to work it may turn out that adult stem cell research is the way to go. It may turn out that embryonic is the way to go we don't know yet we've got
just quickly say. In the privately funded research on embryonic stem cell research they're finding that these stem cells. Caused tumors and are not the most promising kind of research are your response.
fact that millions and millions of dollars have been spent on embryonic stem cell research and it has not worked it's been failing. Where it's been tried -- to leave it there art Caplan chairman and yes