Time and again we read in the media that famous women have problems after transplantation of silicone implants in the chest. As an extreme example, I recall the renowned German Adult Movie Actress “Sexy Cora” (23) famous from the reality show Big Brother, who died as a result of her sixth breast augmentation with silicone […]

1. Is it the use of fat augmented with stem cells instead silicone implants approved by the FDA yet? In what other area of the body this technique can also be used in addition to the breasts? Stem cell-enriched autologous fat can be used as natural filler on all regions of the body. It has […]

Production of the next sequel to the box office hit Pirates of the Caribbean is currently underway. The title of the fourth film in the series will be On Stranger Tides. On the quest for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) meets the mermaid Syrena. In the magazine EW, Producer Jerry Bruckheimer […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The trend toward gentler, less invasive Cosmetic Surgery methods is increasingly gaining in importance. As a leader in Europe, our surgery in Vienna has been performing breast augmentation using stem cells since the year 2007. These types of intervention have also recently started to be offered in the United States. In fact, U.S. media is […]

Since 2003, breast augmentation utilizing stem cells from autologous fat has been developed enabling silicon-free breast reconstruction following cancer surgery. Till now though, it was unclear whether this might reactivate the cancer again. However, University of Pittsburgh researchers led by Prof. Albert Donnenberg have now demonstrated that stem cell-enriched autologous fat is safe even in […]