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Stem cells used to boost breasts
BBC NEWS | Health | Monday, 12 February 2007, 17:35 GMT
Scientists in Japan claim to be able to increase the size of a woman's breasts using fat and stem cells.
The technique uses fat from the stomach or thigh which is then enriched with stem cells before being injected....
Kotaro Yoshimura, a surgeon at the Tokyo University medical school, said more than 40 patients had been treated.
The enhanced breasts are soft and natural, so they are the patient's "real" breasts...
Mr Yoshimura said he believed the stem cell and fat combination, which can increase a woman's cupsize by two sizes, was a success...
Mr Yoshimura said the he believed combining stem cells with fat gave an improved result. He said breast enlargement using fat and stem cells did not create a lumpy effect. Lots of small particles were added rather than "one big lump".
Cellport Clinic Yokohama in Japan are currently the only ones to provide the treatment. The clinic website claims: "The enhanced breasts are soft and natural, so they are the patient's "real" breasts."...more....
