Pamela Jones
May 5, 2008
Dr. Heinrich in Vienna, Austria is the first doctor in Europe to offer breast augmentation using stem cell concentration and stem cell-enrichment. First, the body fat is extracted by microcanulas. After concentrating the fat with stem cells from the patient, the fat is injected into the breasts. The injection site heals without scarring. None of Dr. Heinrich's patients have experienced any adverse events following this procedure.
Q & A
What is the difference between stem cell-concentration and stem cell-enrichment?
The first is done only with centrifugation and just concentrates stem cells in fat. The second is done in a complex encymatical/centrifugal procedure that enables the harvesting of stem cells from one portion of fat and adding them to another portion of the fat.
How much breast volume can a patient gain realistically?
The average increase is one to two cup sizes. The implanted volume is almost completely retained. The maximum is 300cc on each side for 1 procedure; the average is 150cc.
What is the cost of the treatment?
This depends on the procedure (stem cell-concentration or stem cell-enrichment) and ranges from 7000 - 15000 €.
How do the cells know when to stop growing in the breast?
Every stem cell ripens into just one fat cell or tissue cell.