We are a little disappointed that you didn’t call out our comment to inform readers that the isolated incident of fat septic shock you referred to in your article occurred in 2001. Plastic surgeons have performed hundreds of thousands of fat grafting procedures during the past 10 years.

Furthermore, stem cells from adipose tissue will have a material impact on regenerative medicine.

Have a great day!
CosmeticSurg

Right there with you. There are so many terrific, important ways to use stem cell/fat cell research. Since when did body augmentation join that list?

…The Play-Doh switch. That’ll be interesting.

I am all for using our fat cells to help with lifesaving medical emergencies, but why do we think it’s a great idea to take certain parts of our bodies and add them to other parts of our bodies to make us better? Eventually, I bet scientists and doctors will have a way to stimulate certain genes to grow fat and shape areas of our body, like Play-Doh,. No more injections, just a switch that a “plastic surgeon” will flip in order to make our asses bigger and our breasts fuller, or in a guy’s case, his pecks and you know what larger. Can’t wait for this day!

Please note that in reference to fat grafting of the breast, the case of sepsis you cited occurred in *2001*. Fat grafting has come a LONG way since then!

You might want to check out the most recent publication by our national organization, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), endorsing the safety and efficacy of fat grafting. The ASPS Task Force on Fat Grafting published this in Feb 09:
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Documents/Medical_Profesionals/Health_Policy/guiding_principles/Fat-Grafting-Task-Force-Report.pdf

“Overall, complication rates associated with fat grafting are not unduly high, considering the level of invasiveness of the procedure. Cases of severe complications and death appear to be extremely rare, and causation in these cases could not be fully determined. Therefore, the Task Force found no compelling evidence that would warrant a strong recommendation against autologous fat grafting. The risks associated with fat grafting procedures may actually be lower than other types of surgery;”

P.S. Stem cell enhanced fat usage in cosmetic surgery is the first baby step for the REGEN industry. Note that these are NOT embryonic stem cells. Use of mesenchymal stem cells to treat and cure diseases is in clinical trials now and will require a higher level of scrutiny by the FDA.
To read more about the exciting new area of medicine check out my video blog about stem cells from your own fat:
http://www.cosmeticsurg.net/blog/2009/06/05/stem-cells-from-fat-plastic-surgerys-new-frontier/

Cheers and Happy New Year!

Double entendre indeed! Hah! I just thought it was funny…