New trend of re-injecting liposuctioned fat. Essay

Plastic surgeons have been known as the "Kings of Fat." They have been focused for so many years on removing fat from the body and sculpt the body to a perfect figure. However, recent years and scientific breakthroughs have led to a proliferation of the new trend of re-injecting this liposuctioned fat. The use of stem cells in cosmetic surgery has not only facilitated a way to harvest stem cells but also led to so-called "medical miracles" - all from removing fat during cosmetic surgeries.
Ongoing research points to the enormous potential of using stem cells derived from liposuction in cosmetic surgery. Stem cells are simply cells within the body which have not specialized and remain underdeveloped. These underdeveloped cells are not widely considered science's new tool for developing cures. Diseases that are currently being tested with stem cells include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, diabetes and spinal cord injuries.
It now seems to be common knowledge that stem cells are found in and can be taken from adipose tissue, your body's fat. As scientists have discovered, fat is a bountiful source of adult stem cells, categorized as multi- and pluripotent stem cells. The adult stem cells found to reside in fat, are now realized to be "pre-fat cells," meaning that these stem cells can evolve into fat, but can also evolve into becoming cartilage, bone, neurons, tissue, muscle, etc.
Traditionally, stem cells have been harvested from the richly dense stem cell deposits located in bone marrow. But this intravenous treatment is quite invasive and painful to the patient or donor. In comparison, the discovery that adult stem cells can be harvested successfully from adipose (fat) tissue has meant that stem cell therapy and treatment is more accessible to the masses.
Adipose Stem Cells versus Bone Marrow Stem Cells
Adult stem cells are generally placed in two categories adipose- and bone marrow stem cells. These categories are differentiated by how they are derived from the body.
Adipose Stem Cells This type of stem cell is drawn from the fat deposits in the body using tumescent liposuction. After harvest, the stem cells are separated from the remaining fat tissue and adipose cells. The advantage of using adipose stem cells is that they are much less invasive to harvest, but remain a bit more experimental.
Bone Marrow Stem Cells This type of stem cell is drawn from the patient's bones intravenously. This harvesting procedure is more invasive, however, this remains the traditional way to harvest stem cells.
The discovery of a lush stem cell deposit in fat tissue has led scientists and doctors alike to continue with research in the application of stem cell therapies. Stem cells are distinguished from other cell types by two important characteristics firstly, they are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division, and can endure through long periods of inactivity. Secondly, under certain physiological or experimental conditions they can be induced to become tissue or organ specific cells with very specialized functions.