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Facelift Using Stem Cells?
How does the longevity of results for a facelift using stem cells compared to traditional procedures? Which method requires less surgical procedures overall to preserve the results of a facelift indefinitely?
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No such thing as a stem cell facelift (yet)
There is a lot of marketing hype around the use of stem cells right now but the science hasn't quite caught up. Stem cells are obtained from your own fat tissue and can be used to augment fat for grafting, so when this is used as part of a facelift (or instead of a facelift) the term may be used. However there is no evidence that I have seen that the results make a facelift last longer so consumer beware.
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Facelift with Stem Cells
Fat harvested from the abdomen and elsewhere contains stem cells, which can be transferred during facial fat grafting procedures. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Face lift with stem cells from fat
No one really knows the answer but we do know that face lifts done with fat injections (presumably rich with stem cells) such as in the link bellow, do produce superior and longer -lasting results
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Stem Cells and Facelifts
The first thing to understand is that there is no such entity as a "stem cell facelift." The proper term should be Stem Cell Augmented Facelift as stem cells do not lift anything but they do provide, when added to fat for transfer, a demonstrable improvement in the take of the grafted fat and when the fat- stem cell combination is injected adjacent to the dermis of the skin, the skin responds to the stem cell release of a myriad of well known growth factors by becoming more...
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Facelift - Facelift Using Stem Cells?
Good question, and one that many people are looking to have answered.
Despite all the hype and exposure, there is a relative lack of agreement on exactly what a Stem Cell Facelift is. Is it a surgical facelift with the addition of stem cells (ie, separately prepared and concentrated cells that have been identified as such), or fat injections, or something else? Even knowing the answer to that question, there is a lack of strong scientific evidence supporting a rational...
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Facelift and stem cells
Facelift with stem cells really means fat injection. The fat injection can be permanent but I do warn patients that they may need further fat grafting to supplement what they already have.
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Stem Cells and Face Lifts
There is no evidence that a "Stem Cell Face Lift" has any increased longevity over traditional face lift procedures. There is also no evidence that the use of stem cells is any different than simple fat grafting. The claims that the use of stem cells will result in restoring the plumpness, smoothness, and tightening of the skin seen in the youthful face are simply unproven. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery...
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Stem Cells
This is a very interesting topic. First, let me bring some clarity. When discussing "stem cell facelift," I'm assuming you mean using fat injections to bring fullness to areas of the face that have lost volume. Fat contains stem cells and so by definition, by injecting fat, you are also injecting stem cells (which incidentally are not pleuripotent-in other words, the best kind). This topic was discussed 50 years ago. Sending your cells to a factory to remove the pure form of...
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Stem Cell Facelifts vs. Traditional Facelifts
As you can see by the large number of responses, this is a hot topic among plastic surgeons. That's because there are so many claims being made of the benefits for using stem cells in cosmetic medicine and very little evidence to support those claims. Do your research and avoid procedures that claim superiority based on unfounded data.
I leave with these words of wisdom:
-"There is a sucker born every minute."-P.T. Barnum
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Facelift Using Stem Cells?
Please, the stem cell facelift is a marketing hype that can't possibly live up to the claims. I have performed FaceLifts for over 20 years, including the newest minimally invasive versions and all Face Lifts must have the following characteristics to be effective IMO...none of which the Stem cell facelift does. The Stem cell face lift is nothing more than a renamed fat transfer procedure. All face Lifts must:
Have an incision around the ear to allow skin...
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Stem cells for facelift surgery
This is still and unknown area. the collection of stem cells, preparation of stem cells and their activity are all new areas. many companies charge large fees for the preparation of the cells without any scientific evidence of benefit.
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No One Knows So Save Your Money
Wouldn't it be great if you could spend a few hours getting an injection while awake and voila your whole face tightens, the wrinkles go away and you look like you were ten years younger? Well that may be quite a ways off yet so I wouldn't spend a lot of money becoming an experiment. It is being done but no one knows what will happen in the long run.
I have gone to a lot of meetings about stem cells and seen a lot of preliminary results. And that is just what...
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Miracle facelift lasts forever, never has to be redone!
The truth is if it sounds to good to be true it is too good to be true.
The fact is that fat contains stem cells. That is something that is a relatively recent discovery. Fat has been transferred from one part of the body to another for volume replacement for a number of years. We assume now, that stem cells are transferred along with the fat. There is no scientific evidence to support that the stem cells, if they are actually transferred, do anything in the...
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Facelift Using Stem Cells?
There is SOOO much confusion in the lay and medical communities as to 'WHAT IS A STEM CELL FACELIFT?' Terms and their understanding are important, because the 'hype' associated with 'catch' phases is the confusing issue. If you mean having a facelift (incisions and cutting) PLUS any form of fat injected into the tissues of the face as a Stem Cell Facelift vs just the injections with no surgery, the first issue. Injections only can not 'lift' or tightening,...
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Stem Cell Facelift
Many plastic surgeons who perform structural fat grafting report that patients often describe a variety of improvements in their facial skin following fat grafting surgery. This observation has led to the use of fat grafting in reconstructive surgery, for instance in the management of chronic wounds such as those seen in some patients following radiation treatment for cancer. Fat grafting into the tissues below a chronic, non-healing wound has been shown to stimulate successful wound healing...
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See ASPS and ASAPS Position Statement on Stem Cell Face Lift
A stem cell face lift is a marketing gimmick without any evidence to support it. For a better source, google the words "Stem Cell ASPS"
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Stem Cell Facelift
There is absolutely no scientific evidence that stem cells enhance or prolong the effects of facelift surgery. Many different techniques are used in facelift surgery to meet the needs of each individual patient. An experienced facial rejuvenation surgeon will compare the advantages and disadvantages of each and recommend the best approach for you.
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Facellift using stem cells.
Facelifts remove excess skin. Stem cells can be used with fat grafting to add bulk but this has problems associated with it at the present time including lumpiness and irregularity. See an experienced facelift surgeon who has good results and don't believe marketing hype.
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Stem cell, what stem cells?
We adult fat contains stem cells. However, there is no evidence that they have any bearing on what happens when your own fat is transferred into your face. This is regrettably marketing hooey.
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Stem cell facelift is not comparable to the traditional facelift
There use of term (stem cell) is very vague and each surgeon's technique is different than the other ones. There is no FDA approved machine for separating the stem cells at this time. There are many claims without published evidence. There are published data on fat grafting(without adding extra stem cell) that support using the fat grafting for the facial rejuvenation but not to replace face lift. I have been using fat grafting in combination with facelift to maximize the result and give...
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Until proven by a real comparable study, just marketing hype
I have looked for any reason that stem cells would enhance a lift, but it is still not out there.
There is no way to preserve the results of any anti-aging technique indefinitely. I tell patients we may set their clock back, we may also slow has fast it runs, but we cannot stop it.
Dr. Mayl
Fort lauderdale
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Stem Cell Facelift
I am not aware of any peer reviewed scientific data that shows that stem cells have any benefit for this application. While there is promising data on the potential for stem cells in many areas, there isn't any real proof that they do what they are claimed to do in this situation.
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Stem cells and facelifts
Greetings, I would be very cautious to any claims about the superiority of stem cells used for facelifting and rejuvenation. Although there may be some benefit, stem cell grafting will probably still not have the same impact that surgical face lifting can provide. The basic science behind stem cell grafting has not been worked out but I do hope hope for the future that it will become a regularily implemented medical treatment.
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