An Experimental Cosmetic Procedure

A Yahoo news story, appearing on Dec 16, 2007, titled Stem cells used to fix breast defects, describes a new experimental approach to plastic surgery intended to remedy effects sometimes resulting from a surgical procedure known as lumpectomy. Lumpectomies are performed as surgical treatments of breast cancer and can cause breasts to look different from each other.

The experimental tests were conducted in Japan and entailed liposuction as a means of obtaining fat from the bodies of breast cancer patients. Stem cells from the liposuction are then implanted in the relevant breast as a cosmetic treatment.