Stem Cells in Aesthetic Procedures

Melvin A. Shiffman, MD, JD, FCLM, received his MD from Northwestern University School of Medicine in 1957 and completed his residency in general surgery in 1964 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Long Beach, California. Since then he has been continuously involved in the practice of oncologic surgery, reconstruction, and cosmetic surgery. In 2002, Dr. Shiffman became Chair of the Section of Surgery at Tustin Hospital and Medical Center and in 2009-10 he served as President of the American College of Legal Medicine. He is Editor Emeritus of the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, a member of the Scientific Committee of the American Journal of Aesthetic Medicine and an examiner for the International Board of Cosmetic Surgery. He is also a former Editor-in-Chief of both the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and the International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Shiffman is the recipient of many honors and is a Fellow of various colleges and societies. He has published almost 300 articles, authored or edited 34 books and written more than 140 book chapters. Alberto Di Giuseppe, MD, has been Senior Registrar of the Plastic Surgery Department of the University of Ancona since 1982 and is also Associate Professor of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Oradea, Romania and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Lipoplasty University of Austin, Texas, USA. After obtaining his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Bologna University, he attended the Schools of Specialization in Plastic Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery at Parma University, achieving board certification in both specialties. Dr. Di Giuseppe continued his training in England, serving as registrar and then senior registrar at the Plastic Surgery Center Mount Vernon Hospital of North Wood (Middlesex) and the Victoria Queen Hospital of East Grinstead (Sussex). Afterwards he attended the Hand Surgery Center at Utah University of Salt Lake City, directed by Prof. G. Lister. Dr. DiGiuseppe practices the full range of plastic surgery with an emphasis on aesthetic surgery and has vast experience in all facial, aesthetic and reconstructive procedures.  He is a Board Member of the European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Franco Bassetto, MD, is Full Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Italy and Chief of the Plastic Surgery Clinic at the University Hospital. In addition he is Chief of the Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Reconstructive Residency Program at the University of Padova (accredited by the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery). Dr. Bassetto has been Principal Investigator on 50 research projects regarding issues of surgical anatomy, tissue healing and regeneration, metabolism of obese patients and clinical trials. He is a member of 19 national and international scientific societies and task forces for scientific research programs in plastic surgery. Dr. Bassetto is the author of 110 publications in national and international journals and has been a keynote speaker at a number of national and international meetings and refresher courses.

• Stem Cell History: History of the development of pluripotent stem cells (including reprogramming of somatic cells) and their applications for therapeutic use. Biochemistry and Physiology of the Stem Cell: Skeletal muscle and adipose cell precursors: Stem cell tissue engineering and reconstructive surgery.- Stem Cell and Adipose Tissue Engineering.- Tissue Engineering of Vascularized Adipose Tissue for Soft Tissue Reconstruction is driven by specific Angiogenetic Factors.- Surface Antigen Profiling of Stem Cells.- Human Adipose Tissue As a Source of Multipotent Stem Cells.- Adipose Tissue Generated in vitro by using Human Fat Adipocytes, Fat Tissue Mesenchyma Stem Cells on Fibrin Gel Sheet.- Adipogenesis using Human Adipose Tissue-derived Cells Impregnated with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor.- Apidogenetic Differentiation of Human Adipose-derived Stem Cells on 3D Silk Scaffolds.- Regulation of Adipose Tissue-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Proliferation Response to Proangiogenetic Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor  and Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein.- Muscle-derived Stem Cells to Enhance long-term Retention of Autologous Fat Transfer in Mice.- The Effect of Adipose-derived Stem Cells on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.- The adipose organ: morphological perspectives of adipose tissues.- Pericytes are stem cells.- Rehabilitation of Irradiated Tissue by Autologous Fat Transplantation.- Adipose Tissue and Inflammation.- Adipose-derived Stem Cell: Culture and Banking.- Adipose derived Stem Cells to Modulate Scar Tissue: From biological Basis to Clinical Application. Stem Cells and Adipose Tissue Survival: Adipose-derived Stem and Progenitor Cells as Fillers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.- Stem Cells, Mature Adipocytes and extracellular Scaffold in Fat Graft Survival.- Multipotential aspects of adipose-derived stem cells. Use of Stem Cells in Aesthetic Procedures: Adipose Tissue Anatomy.- Coulter Counter Use in the Enumeration of Muscle and Fat Stem Cells.-Celution device Stem Cell Facelift.- Stem Cell Fat Autograft Muscle Injection (FAMI) for Facelift.- Adivive (Lipokit™) Stem Cell Fat Transfer to Face.- Hemi-facial atrophy.- Office derived Stem Cell Fat Transfer for Facial, Ear defects.- Stem Cells Breast Augmentation.- Stem Cell Fat Transfer for Breast Augmentation using Celution and office devised Stem Cells.- Lipokit Stem Cells derived Fat Transfer to Breast.- Breast Augmentation with office devised Production of Stem Cells.- Fat Grafting to the Breast and Adipose-derived Stem Cells.- Tuberous Breast Correction with Stem Cell Fat Transfer.- Tuberous Breast Correction with Celution devised Stem Cell Fat Transfer.- Fat Transfer with centrifugated Fat-derived Stem Cells for Poland Syndrome.- Mammographic changes after stem cell fat transfer to the breast.- Office derived Stem Cell Fat Transfer Buttock Lift.- Celution-derived Stem cell Fat Transfer to Buttocks.- Stem Cell Fat Transfer for Buttock Asymmetry.- Office derived Stem Cell Fat Transfer to Calves.- Lipokit Stem Cell derived Fat Transfer to Lower Legs.- Office derived Stem Cell Fat Transfer to Hands.- Lipokit Stem Cell derived Fat Transfer to Hands.- Stem Cell Phalloplasty. Complication: Complications of Stem Cell Fat Transfer.- Miscellaneous: Editor`s Commentary.- Method of Production of Cytori Stem Cells.- Special Syringes for Injecting Fat with Reduced Pressure.