Do you know how Stem cells can help you?Stem cells are cells capable of differentiating into other cells;They contain factors capable of stimulating the tissue where they are grafted.
So they are the main tool used in regenerative medicine, as their ductility makes them suitable to regenerate damaged tissue, or aged tissue.
In plastic surgery we take these cells from the fat by small harvesting procedure or also major liposuction if useful, and then we process it in order to isolate these cells;we use them as a powerful mesoterapy, for skin for example or hair, or as a natural filler, usually for face in a lipofilling procedure, so in this way we can have a much lower percentage of reabsorption, and we can give a more stable result which also can improve over time.
For the same reasons, we can also use stem cells for the body, to support major lipofilling, so in this way we can greatly reduce the possibility of reintervention, which is often necessary.
In some countries, it is possible to store the harvested fat, so that it’s not necessary to repeatedly undergo surgery for harvesting these cells that will be grafted for regenerative or filler purpouse, which itself is an outpatient procedure.
PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP)
Platelet concentrate containing several growth factors capable of stimulating cell proliferation and thus tissue regeneration.
It is one of the basic tools of regenerative surgery as it is an outpatient treatment that we can easily repeat as it is produced from a simple blood sample, it is safe because it comes from your own body and it stimulates a natural healing process.
We can use PRP for skin rejuvenation, using the growth factors capacity to stimulate various cellular mechanisms including fibroblast proliferation and migration and collagen synthesis.
We can use it for hair, in most of the cases of thinning, as it is able to reduce hair loss and improve hair density and so the total number. It also represents an important support to hair transplant surgery, both pre-operatively and post-operatively, as well as in selected cases a viable alternative to hair transplantation itself.