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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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