Doctors Use Patient’s Own Stem Cells To Grow Facial Bone In Groundbreaking Procedure

In a first-of-its kind procedure, physicians have used stem cells taken from the fat tissue of a 14-year-old boy and combined them with growth protein and donor tissue to grow viable cheek bones in the teen. The new procedure dramatically improves the options surgeons have for repairing bone deficiencies caused by traumatic injuries such as those from car accidents or soldiers wounded in battle or by disease and genetic conditions, according to Jesse Taylor, M.D.

source : www.medicalnewstoday.com

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