Can adipose-derived stem cells help successfully treat sun-damaged skin?
Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery," discusses the results of an experiment in which plastic surgeons from Brazil and Italy used patients’ mesenchymal stem cells to treat aging and sun-damaged skin.
Read the June 2020 PRS #PlasticSurgery article, "Photoaged Skin Therapy with Adipose-Derived Stem Cells" Charles-de-Sá, Gontijo-de- Amorim, Rigotti, Sbarbati, Bernardi, Benati, Bizon Viera Carias, Maeda Takiya, and Borojevic.
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Keywords: plastic surgery; #PRSHotTopic; skin; stem cells, dermis; epidermis; adipose tissue; mesenchymal cells; macrophage; cosmetic surgery; facial skin; stem cell biology