Breast augmentation without silicone…

Some time ago Macrolane was presented in the media as a new method of breast augmentation without using silicone. Since breast augmentations without silicon are one of my specialties, I wish to make a few additional comments:

Since silicone implants have a number of serious drawbacks, alternatives are always welcome. In the case of using Macrolane for the enlargement, hyaluronic acid is injected into the breast. Hyaluronic acid has been used for years in cosmetic medicine for injection into lips, but has – as is also often cited – the disadvantage that it is completely metabolized after only one to one and a half years. Therefore, regular re-applications are required if the result is to be preserved.

In the case of breast enlargement, the hyaluronic acid is injected in to the breast tissue through small incisions underneath the breast in ‘nut-sized’ depots. This means that by every re-application, additional incisions must be made, which of course leave some visible scars, and the ‘nut-sized’ depots can be felt in the breasts as hard lumps.

Concerning the cost of the procedure: the manufacturer of Macrolane, Qmed, charges doctors € 350 for 10 ml of the Macrolane material. Therefore it is easy to calculate that the price of a relatively standard 200 ml per side enlargement will be some € 14,000 plus surgeon’s fees.

Instead of silicone and hyaluronic acid, it is now possible to perform breast augmentations using stem cell-enriched autologous fat. Several clinical studies from Japan and the U.S. have now confirmed that stem cell-enriched autologous fat provides an ideal, durable and non-hazardous filler material for breast reconstruction after surgery, as well as for cosmetic breast augmentation.

This process is expensive, but yields the best possible results. Firstly breasts enlarged using the autologous stem cell method look completely natural in any position and in motion and also feel natural, because the injected stem cells form real living fat tissue. Lastly, this method leaves no visible scars.

DDr. Heinrich, MD

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Did Suzanne Somers have a Stem Cell Facelift?

Former US movie star and bestseller author Suzanne Somers is known for trying novel body rejuvenation and regeneration therapies on herself. Hence she has been one of the most enthusiastic users of Hormonal Regeneration® (Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, BHRT) for a number of years and has written many books on the subject. One of them, Breakthrough, was recently a major issue for Samantha, Carrie, and their friends in the Hollywood film Sex and the City 2.

According to recent media reports, Suzanne supposedly had a stem cell facelift. US media showed photos of her with a swollen face. However, when I asked her about this topic, she said that she is generally interested in this treatment because she promotes the gentle treatments of New Cosmetic Surgery, but she didn’t actually have a stem cell facelift. The media had manipulated photographs showing her because the stem cell facelift is currently a hot topic in Hollywood.

Just how does a stem cell-assisted facelift work without excising any supposedly excess tissue with a scalpel? Not everything that is advertised as a stem cell facelift truly deserves that name. Doctors have been performing “fat grafting” and autologous lipotransfers to restore lost volume to the face for several decades. Owing to the already high natural stem cell content of the fat, these procedures usually do bring about a certain improvement of skin quality. Only the use of concentrated stem cell suspensions or of stem cell-enriched autologous fat, however, enables sustainable facial rejuvenation.

Hence there are two kinds of stem cell facelifts, and we have been offering both in our Clinic DDr. Heinrich® since 2007 with great success: In faces that have become haggard with age, stem cell-enriched autologous fat is injected in order to rejuvenate the face and restore volume. This method, like the injection of autologous fat, causes temporary swellings and a lasting volume increase in the face.

Suzanne’s face looks young for her age and her cheeks are full because she takes bioidentical hormones (Hormonal Regeneration®) on a regular basis. If she wanted to undergo a stem cell facelift I’d just inject a stem cell suspension instead of stem cell-enriched fat. Hardly any volume is added with this procedure; nevertheless skin and tissue are rejuvenated through the regenerative power of the stem cells.

Stem cell-assisted facelifts offer women and men even outside Hollywood many advantages compared to standard facelifts with scalpels: All necessary steps from the liposuction to the implanting of the stem cells take place under gentle local anesthesia and there are no scars. Hence patients are fully mobile after the procedure and can be allowed to go home. In many cases the stem cell facelift has made facelifts with scalpels obsolete!

DDr. Heinrich, MD

Eternal youth through regenerative stem cell therapy

Clinic DDr. Heinrich® offers revolutionary autologous fat stem cell therapies

Vienna (2011-03-08) — Whereas formerly often only the symptoms of age were treated in cosmetic medicine, autologous stem cell-assisted regenerative therapies take a more comprehensive approach: the abundant stem cells in fat tissue are extracted and introduced in the body. The autologous stem cells then exert their regenerative power in the body where needed. Organs and tissues are regenerated and rejuvenated; even degenerative and chronic diseases are treatable.

“Doctors used to simply throw the fat from liposuction away – but now we know that it contains something akin to the elixir of life, which brings us one giant step closer to the dream of eternal life,” says DDr. Karl-Georg Heinrich, Viennese expert in New Cosmetic Surgery and anti-aging. In 2007, he was the first European doctor to offer stem cell breast augmentation, and has been successfully giving many patients larger breasts ever since.

Regenerative stem cell therapy requires the liposuction of a smallish amount of fat. The stem cells are then isolated in a complex laboratory process and introduced in the body. Depending on the indication, they are either systemically or locally injected in a given organ or tissue (an outpatient procedure performed under local anesthesia). The intravenously administered stem cells find their own way to where their regenerative and healing effect is needed.

The therapeutic effect generally manifests itself a few weeks afterwards. The rejuvenating and regenerative effect of the stem cells brings about remarkable improvements in looks, vitality, and organ functions that can assume the nature of overall rejuvenation. This stem cell therapy can be used either alone or in combination with bioidentical hormones.

Further information: http://ddrheinrich.com/regenerative-stem-cell-therapy

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Clinic DDr. Heinrich®
Contact: Herfried Wagner
E-mail: info@ddrheinrich.com
Web: http://ddrheinrich.com/
Phone: +43 1 532 18 01

Breast Augmentation, Facelift, and Body Shaping All in One

Modern stem cell therapy makes it possible to combine breast augmentation, facelifts, and body shaping. First of all, problem areas are shaped by means of liposuction with tissue-conserving microcannulas and the body silhouette is improved. The autologous fat thus obtained is valuable foundation material for numerous natural esthetic treatments. After stem cell enrichment, this fat is ideally suited for stem cell breast augmentation and stem cell facelifts.

This “3-in-1 treatment” (breast augmentation, facelift, and body shaping) can be performed in a few hours under gentle local anesthesia. After the procedure, patients are fully mobile and allowed to go home. Because thin cannulas and fine injection needles are used for liposuction and for injecting the stem cell-enriched autologous fat, there are no visible scars whatsoever. Furthermore, the gentle procedure simplifies aftercare and requires only one week of compression.

Breasts that have gotten flabby and empty with age or from nursing can be successfully toned and sustainably rejuvenated with stem cell-enriched autologous fat. Stem cell-enriched autologous fat also works for scalpel-free body shaping in other body regions such as the buttocks, hips, thighs, calves, etc., as well as for correcting dents and rejuvenating the skin of the face, cleavage, and hands.

Owing to their immeasurable regenerative potential, the stem cells contained in fat constitute the foundation for regenerative stem cell therapies. When injected directly in tissues or administered systemically, they bring about a remarkable rejuvenation of individual body parts or of the entire body. A combination with Hormonal Regeneration® by DDr. Heinrich is possible.

DDr. Heinrich, MD

Stem Cell Facelift – the Royal Road to a young face

Clinic DDr. Heinrich® performs scar-free facelifts and autologous stem cell-assisted facial rejuvenations

Vienna (2011-02-23) — Who hasn’t seen those elderly Hollywood divas with doll-like faces overtightened by facelifts performed with scalpels? Modern stem cell technology is putting an end to that! Stem cell facelifts enable remarkable facial rejuvenation and toning with no scars. Henceforth nobody will ever know that actresses took this royal road to facial rejuvenation.

“Stem cell-assisted facelifts fulfill the wish of many men and women for gentle, subtle procedures with natural results,” says DDr. Karl-Georg Heinrich, Viennese expert in New Cosmetic Surgery and anti-aging. Since 2007, he has been using stem cells to give younger faces and larger breasts to patients from around the world.

Faces and bodies age because the biological quality and elasticity of the skin decline and subcutaneous tissue, musculature, and all other bodily structures atrophy. The signs of time are familiar: skin loses freshness and tone; wrinkles become deeper and permanent. Stem cell facelifts can reverse this process!

Autologous stem cells are harvested from fat gently liposuctioned from a problem zone using thin microcannulas. The stem cells are isolated in the laboratory and then injected in the face, either pure or mixed with an autologous fat matrix, using fine needles or thin cannulas. The power of the stem cells improves skin and makes wrinkles vanish.

Visible rejuvenation of hands and cleavages is also possible with autologous fat stem cells. Fat pads in the cheeks, neck, and chin (e.g., double chin) can be shaped using special facial microcannulas. DDr. Heinrich also performs natural stem cell breast augmentation and body forming with stem cell-enriched autologous fat.

Further information: http://ddrheinrich.com/stem-cell-facelift

Contact:
Clinic DDr. Heinrich®
Contact: Herfried Wagner
E-mail: info@ddrheinrich.com
Web: http://ddrheinrich.com/
Phone: +43 1 532 18 01

Long-term results of stem cell breast augmentation

When I decided over four years ago to start offering stem cell breast augmentation to a wider public, I was asked over and over again about the long-term sustainability of the results. Even back then, there were studies from Japan documenting long-term successes several years after breast reconstruction with stem cell-enriched autologous fat. Since then our own experiences have confirmed the sustainability of stem cell breast augmentation.

Because we respect the privacy of our patients, only in rare cases are we able to publish photos of long-term successes. Just recently, however, we had the pleasure of welcoming some very satisfied patients back to our Clinic DDr. Heinrich®.

The long-term results of stem cell breast augmentation are impressive: long-term retention of the added breast volume is ca. 90 to 95 %! Furthermore, it has been found that stem cell-enriched autologous fat exerts a positive effect on the shape of the breast. Stem cell-augmented breasts look younger and firmer.

Check out the treatment photos of the long-term success of stem cell breast augmentation and see for yourself:

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Gallery with stem cell breast augmentation before and after pictures

DDr. Heinrich, MD

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Regenerative Stem Cell Therapy

Some time ago, when we first started offering cosmetic interventions with autologous stem cells such as breast augmentation with stem cells, I predicted that in the near future stem cells could also be used for regeneration. And that anti-aging medicine and the treatment of chronic diseases would benefit alike. I promised you that I would keep you informed of new developments in this exciting field. And now that is what has happened: as one of the first centers in Europe to do so, we are able to offer you regenerative therapies with autologous stem cells from fat tissue!

Autologous (the body’s own) stem cells hardly age at all and have the capability of regenerating and rejuvenating the body’s organs and tissues. This has been known for years, and these findings are used in anti-aging therapy as well as for the treatment of degenerative and chronic diseases as well as in aesthetic surgery. Fatty tissue is the most important “autologous storehouse” of these precious cells; the density of stem cells in fatty tissue is much higher than in bone marrow, for example.

Regenerative stem cell therapy requires the suctioning of a small amount of fat. Next after having undergone suitable preparation the stem cells are isolated and then injected. Owing to the large quantity of stem cells in fatty tissue, unlike stem cells obtained from bone marrow or from the blood in the umbilical cord, stem cells obtained from fatty tissue do not need to be propagated artificially in the laboratory! Once the stem cells have been harvested and isolated, they can either be injected systemically or locally into a specific organ or tissue, as has been indicated. The stem cells can also be frozen and stored for future use.

The intervention is performed as an outpatient procedure under local anesthesia and takes around 2 hours. The amount of fat suctioned depends on the desired dose of stem cells. Generally a small quantity of fat suffices for obtaining the required dose of stem cells, which is done by means of a complex laboratory procedure. In the normal case of intravenous administration, the stem cells find the way to those building sites in the body where their regenerative and curative effect is needed on their own.

As a general rule the therapeutic effect manifests itself a few weeks after the application. The rejuvenating and regenerative effect of stem cells leads to noticeable and measurable improvements in looks, vitality, and organ functions, which can assume the nature of an overall rejuvenation.

This stem cell therapy can be administered either alone or in combination with Hormonal Regeneration® (a bioidentical hormone replacement therapy) and is one of the most promising contributions from cosmetic medicine to anti-aging medicine and medicine in general!

In the past we used to throw away the liposuctioned fat. Nowadays, however, we realize that it truly contains something akin to the elixir of life.

DDr. Heinrich, MD

Stem cell facelift – the new, scalpel-free royal road to a young face

Do you remember the media hype about Courtney Love’s stem cell facelift? Obviously she denied it, and because a stem cell facelift leaves no scars, we will never really know whether she took this royal road to facial rejuvenation or not.

Exactly how is a facelift with autologous stem cells performed? Well, I’m not going to reveal all of the secrets to you here, but I will let you in on the essentials.

Our faces and bodies age because the biological quality and elasticity of the skin deteriorate and the subcutaneous tissue, the muscles, and all other bodily structures atrophy. We are all familiar with the signs of aging: the skin tissue loses tone and “freshness,” wrinkles become more evident and permanent, etc.

Unlike a normal facelift, in which the flaccid skin is excised to create an artificial firmness, a stem cell facelift is performed solely by injections. We extract the stem cells from fat, which we suction from any problem zone using microcannulas. In contrast to a breast augmentation with stem cells, a relatively small amount of fat is used for a stem cell facelift.

After the stem cells are isolated by means of a special multistep laboratory procedure, they are injected into the facial tissue either in pure form or mixed with an autologous fat matrix according to a special technique. To do so, we use either very fine hypodermic needles or thin cannulas. The injection technique is critical to the success of the procedure and is chosen according to the nature of the aging/flaccidity of the face.

After the procedure, the face will be swollen to varying degrees (depending on the injection technique). It takes a few weeks for the effect to occur. The hands and neckline can also be noticeably rejuvenated with this method. The treatments can be combined, for instance, with a facial liposculpture. In this procedure, the fat pads in the cheek or neck and chin zone (e.g., double chin) are reshaped by liposuction using special facial microcannulas.

The stem cell facelift brings about a noticeable rejuvenation and toning of your face, without leaving scars. You decide whether to tell your girlfriends that you took the royal road to fantastic looks, or whether you – like Courtney Love – wish to keep it a secret, as is indeed the right of every woman.

DDr. Heinrich, MD

CAL breast augmentation details

Recently I received the following e-mail from a prospective patient from Canada. I post it here because of the important issues concerning breast augmentation with stem cell-enriched autologous fat (Cell-Assisted Lipotransfer, CAL):

Hi,

I just had a few questions about where and who you have learned this procedure from.

I have been doing fat transfer to the breast since 1995 which is basically the same underlying surgery technique as CAL. My teacher was Pierre Fournier of Paris and a lot of other leading cosmetic surgeons in the U.S., Europe, and South America.

Adopting the new protocols of CAL to the breast was a matter of understanding how fat transfer works as well as the result of my thorough scientific research since 2003, when first information of the possibility of using autologous stem cells from fat reached the cosmetic surgery community. I met with Dr. Yoshimura, who was the first to perform CAL in patients, in Tokyo to exchange experience about CAL to the breast in 2007. The Japanese were pioneering CAL with the help of the Japanese government since 2003.

How long have you been performing this procedure?

We are doing CAL since 2006, being the first doctor in Europe and U.S. to perform CAL. Thus we have treated successfully a lot of patients and have ample experience with this challenging procedure.

I have had this CAL procedure done before in Japan. I am interested in getting it done again because I have lost some fat from the first time.

Sometimes doing a touch up can be a good idea as achieving the planned volume can take two procedures in some patients due to individual breast tissue details. Same applies when fat is lost. Typically not more than 5 % should be lost but individual patients may experience more volume loss sometimes.

Although I do not want to go back to Japan because I live in Canada and there are dents left over from their liposuction the last time so I’m concerned about going back.

Fat harvesting for CAL requires that 1,000 to 2,000 ml of fat are extracted. In case this is done with standard liposuction cannulas the risk of consecutive dents or irregularities after liposuction is considerable, especially in women that do not have ample fat deposits.

In these women microcannulas with diameters of not more than 2 mm need to be adopted. They allow for smooth and scar-free harvesting of big volumes of fat with minimal risk of dents. Aftercare is very easy as one week of compression typically is enough. Using delicate microcannulas we can correct those dents most probably.

Best regards,
DDr. Heinrich

DDr. Heinrich, MD