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A new technique, pioneered in Japan, results in breasts that look and feel smoother than conventional cosmetic surgery using implants.
Its a more “natural” form of breast enlargement that uses stem cells and fat from a woman’s own body.This is because the stem cells enable the fat to grow its own blood supply, thus becoming an integral part of the breast rather than a foreign lump.Stem cells have the potential to change into any cells in the body.They are found in most tissues, especially fat.
Dozens of women in Japan have received the breast enlargements during trials. And thanks to recent trials in Germany, the procedure is now legal throughout the European Union, including Britain. Doctors here said last week they found the technique “appealing”, despite its long-term effectiveness without side–effects still relatively untested.
Last year, more than 26,000 women underwent cosmetic breast enlargement procedures in the UK, and the new procedure would also assist post operative cancer patients.
The use of the cells for cosmetic breast surgery was begun in 2004 by Kotaro Yoshimura, a surgeon at Tokyo University medical school. He said last week: “I believe that within five years my procedure will be available as plastic surgery and that it will prove very popular.”
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