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First it was the liquid facelift; then the vampire facelift. In recent years, nonsurgical options to turn back the clock have multiplied as quickly as the catchy nicknames.
Now, as women pay up to $20,000 for stem cell facelifts, the treatment is being hailed as the new Botox.
But according to The New York Times, the technology may not be that cutting-edge.
While embryonic skin cells can transform
into any type of cell, adult stem cells can only regenerate the types of the organ from which they originate.
So in a stem cell facelift - not to be confused with the stem cell facial that uses sheep placenta - doctors take stem cell-enriched tissue from fatty areas like the stomach or inner thigh and inject it back into the face. They may also use a centrifuge to separate the cells and add them back into the fat before grafting.
Practitioners claim that this process produces better results. Since there are already stem cells present in fatty tissue, however, some experts claim that this is just another name for fat grafting - a technique that has been around for years.
A task force between the American Society for Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery released a position statement concluding that 'the marketing and promotion of stem cell procedures in aesthetic surgery is not adequately supported by clinical evidence at this time'. They also wrote that 'stem cell based procedures should be performed in compliance with FDA regulatory guidelines'.
While doctors hope that stem cells can eventually be used to heal burn scars and reconstruct breast tissue, the evidence right now is mostly anecdotal.
They are expensive, unregulated and potentially dangerous . . . Are stem cell facelifts REALLY worth the $20,000 price tag?
By Catherine Townsend|
First it was the liquid facelift; then the vampire facelift. In recent years, nonsurgical options to turn back the clock have multiplied as quickly as the catchy nicknames.
Now, as women pay up to $20,000 for stem cell facelifts, the treatment is being hailed as the new Botox.
But according to The New York Times, the technology may not be that cutting-edge.
Miracle treatment? Stem cell facelifts have been
hailed as the new Botox, but some experts question whether they are
worth the five-figure price tag (posed by model)
So in a stem cell facelift - not to be confused with the stem cell facial that uses sheep placenta - doctors take stem cell-enriched tissue from fatty areas like the stomach or inner thigh and inject it back into the face. They may also use a centrifuge to separate the cells and add them back into the fat before grafting.
Practitioners claim that this process produces better results. Since there are already stem cells present in fatty tissue, however, some experts claim that this is just another name for fat grafting - a technique that has been around for years.
A task force between the American Society for Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery released a position statement concluding that 'the marketing and promotion of stem cell procedures in aesthetic surgery is not adequately supported by clinical evidence at this time'. They also wrote that 'stem cell based procedures should be performed in compliance with FDA regulatory guidelines'.
While doctors hope that stem cells can eventually be used to heal burn scars and reconstruct breast tissue, the evidence right now is mostly anecdotal.
WHAT IS A STEM CELL FACELIFT?
In a stem cell facelift, doctors take
stem cell- enriched tissue from fatty areas like the stomach or inner
thigh and inject it back into the face. They may also use a
centrifuge to separate the skin cells and add them back into the fat
before grafting.
The FDA recently rejected fast-track
approval for the $100,000 devices made by Cytori
Therapeutics Inc. that claim to separate adult stem cells from fat
tissue.
But
Melissa Cotran, practice manager for Los Angeles-based plastic surgeon
Dr Renato
Calabria, says she's never heard a patient express concern about a
machine's lack of FDA approval. And she insists that the hefty price tag
is justified.
'It's a very involved procedure. We use a new kit for each patient. And our cost for each is
five thousand dollars, very expensive,' she says.
But in rare cases, the side effects can be horrifying: Scientific American told the story of one patient who paid a Beverly Hills doctor $20,000 for a skin cell facelift, and noticed a clicking sound when she opened and shut her eye.
Her
new doctor found bone fragments embedded in the eyelid. He believes
that the alien tissue was created when the original doctor injected stem
cells along with
a dermal filler that contained calcium hydroxylapatite (like Radiesse),
a mineral that encouraged the cells to turn into bone. Even after six hours of surgery to remove the fragments, he says that living stem cells could still be in her face.
Another doctor compared the cells to chicken soup, i.e. a product that won't hurt and may help.
It's up to patients to decide if 'maybe' is worth a five-figure price tag.
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