Where can I get stem cell breast implants?

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A: Fat cells from your own body may be injected into your breasts

By Ricardo Rodriguez, MD - Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Although it is right to point out that there is no "stem cell implant" as such, when you inject centrifuged fat cells from your own body there is a higher proportion of fat cells. You do get some augmentation of breast tissue, and I have done it on both irradiated breasts, and the contralateral... more

A: Sounds Cool-Grow An Implant In A Petri Dish-Not True

By Christopher L. Hess, MD - Fairfax Plastic Surgeon

It would be great to be able to take your own tissue and grow a breast implant. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen any time soon. Fat grating of the breast is performed by liposuctioning fat, which contains some stem cells, then injecting it into the breasts. I'm not a fan of this as it... more

A: Stem cells to breast not done yet

By Parham Ganchi, MD - New Jersey Plastic Surgeon

Injection of stem cells to the breasts is not performed at this time (except perhaps in some very limited clinical trials). Even fat injection to the breast for cosmetic purposes is not being done on a large scale yet. There are some surgeons doing this as part of an ongoing study to show that it is safe and... more

A: Stem cell breast implants

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

It sounds so cool! But, stem cell breast implants do not exist...yet. Some doctors inject autologous fat ( your own fat) into the chest. This does contain some stem cells as well. As for isolated stem cells to make breasts... well, the science isn't there yet. more

A: You must mean injection of stem cells...

By Steven Teitelbaum, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

"Stem cell breast implants" are still just science fiction. But what does exist is injecting your own fat that is "supercharged" with your own stem cells. Liposuction is done, and there is a machine that extracts stem cells from the removed fat. The stem cells are mixed with the... more

A: There are no stem cells breast implants.

By George J. Beraka, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Hi! You are talking about research in the future. Someday, we may be able to grow enough fat cells from stem cells to enlarge breasts. But that is years away, at least. In the mean time, breast implants are safe and make you look good.