New stem cell treatment for post-surgery

A small study done at Kyushu University and presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium revealed that Japanese doctors have successfully used stem cells to aid the transplantation of fat liposuctioned from patients legs or stomachs to regrow missing tissue in the breasts of women who have had lumpectomies. Surgery for breast cancer can leave disfiguring puckering or irregular shaped tissue that cannot easily be compensated for with implants. And there is controversy about whether implants are safe. The Japanese procedure is a breakthrough because the stem cells appear to promote the natural regrowth of internal tissue without the transplanted fat being reabsorbed by the body (defeating the objective of the operation) or dying in situ. Doctors say the method is still experimental.

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