Adult fat stem cells used for breast reconstruction in Madrid

Adult fat stem cells used for breast reconstruction in Madrid
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By h.b. - Nov 24, 2008 - 6:23 PM

The manager of the Gergorio Marañón Hospital, Antonio Barba, and Doctor Rosa Pérez Cano, presenting the new proceedure in Madrid - Photo EFE

The cells used are taken from the patient by liposuction as part of a pioneering process which is part of European research.

Adult fat stem cells are being used in pioneering research in a Madrid hospital to rebuild the breasts of five women after they had undergone minor surgery for cancer.

The stem cells are extracted from fat taken from the patient by liposuction.

The Gregorio Marañón Hospital in the Spanish capital has presented the first implants to be made from such cells, and announced that it has so far benefitted five patients.

It’s part of European research, with 40 patients in total from the United Kingdom, Italy and Belgium as well as Spain.
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