TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Potential of Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery
AU - Tran, Dang Khoa
AU - Phuong, Thuy Nguyen Thi
AU - Bui, Nhat Le
AU - Singh, Vijai
AU - Looi, Qi Hao
AU - Koh, Benson
AU - Zaman, Ungku Mohd Shahrin B.Mohd
AU - Foo, Jhi Biau
AU - Wu, Chia Ching
AU - Show, Pau Loke
AU - Chu, Dinh Toi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2008-2011 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Over the last decade, stem cell-associated therapies are widely used because of their potential in self-renewable and multipotent differentiation ability. Stem cells have become more attractive for aesthetic uses and plastic surgery, including scar reduction, breast augmentation, facial contouring, hand rejuvenation, and anti-aging. The current preclinical and clinical studies of stem cells on aesthetic uses also showed promising outcomes. Adipose-derived stem cells are commonly used for fat grafting that demonstrated scar improvement, anti-aging, skin rejuvenation properties, etc. While stem cell-based products have yet to receive approval from the FDA for aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery. Moving forward, the review on the efficacy and potential of stem cell-based therapy for aesthetic and plastic surgery is limited. In the present review, we discuss the current status and recent advances of using stem cells for aesthetic and plastic surgery. The potential of cell-free therapy and tissue engineering in this field is also highlighted. The clinical applications, advantages, and limitations are also discussed. This review also provides further works that need to be investigated to widely apply stem cells in the clinic, especially in aesthetic and plastic contexts.
AB - Over the last decade, stem cell-associated therapies are widely used because of their potential in self-renewable and multipotent differentiation ability. Stem cells have become more attractive for aesthetic uses and plastic surgery, including scar reduction, breast augmentation, facial contouring, hand rejuvenation, and anti-aging. The current preclinical and clinical studies of stem cells on aesthetic uses also showed promising outcomes. Adipose-derived stem cells are commonly used for fat grafting that demonstrated scar improvement, anti-aging, skin rejuvenation properties, etc. While stem cell-based products have yet to receive approval from the FDA for aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery. Moving forward, the review on the efficacy and potential of stem cell-based therapy for aesthetic and plastic surgery is limited. In the present review, we discuss the current status and recent advances of using stem cells for aesthetic and plastic surgery. The potential of cell-free therapy and tissue engineering in this field is also highlighted. The clinical applications, advantages, and limitations are also discussed. This review also provides further works that need to be investigated to widely apply stem cells in the clinic, especially in aesthetic and plastic contexts.
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U2 - 10.1109/RBME.2021.3134994
DO - 10.1109/RBME.2021.3134994
M3 - Article
C2 - 34905495
AN - SCOPUS:85121765464
SN - 1937-3333
VL - 16
SP - 386
EP - 402
JO - IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
JF - IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
ER -