LIPOSUCTION FAT CAN HELP RESTORE DAMAGED TISSUE SAY SCIENTISTS
May 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE IDEA that lipsuctioned fat can be processed and turned into useful adult stem cells, able to mutate and regenerate damaged skin, muscle and sinew, is gathering support, with a Norwegian team claiming chemical markers present in cells can identify those with healing properties.Professor Philippe Collas, of the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, at the University of Oslo, told a stem cell workshop in Montpelier, France, earlier this year: "Fat tissue is an underappreciated source of stem cells." A key for him is the wobbly abundance of flab in ...
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