Don't Waste Your Fat, Bank It!

Wouldn’t it be great to nix those problematic areas of fat while possibly saving your life at the same time?

Even though you may be within your healthy weight range, certain parts of the body may still harbor fatty deposits that cause bulging in all the wrong places. Yet, that muffin top and those thunder thighs can be easily removed with a simple liposuction procedure performed at my East Coast plastic surgery practice, and can also help your health later on down the road.

How can your fat help you?

Your fat happens to contain an abundant amount of stem cells. These particular cells have a unique ability to produce daughter cells that can become more stem cells or any other type of cell they are exposed to, ie: brain cells, liver cells, blood cells, etc. It’s this unique ability that makes scientists hope that stem cells may be able to cure specific ailments such as heart and liver disease, or even cancer at some point in the future. In fact, some people have already opted for stem cell surgeries with success.

Stem cells are even being studied as to whether or not they have a hand in causing fat transfers to be successful. Over the past several years liposuction techniques have evolved. SmartLipo, provided at my East Coast plastic surgery practice, and many other new lipo techniques now allow for more intact fat to be removed. The more intact fat, the more viable stem cells there are. Fat transfers done via any of the new lipo techniques tend to have a higher success rate, and scientist believe it’s due to the stem cell’s special ability.

So how do I save my fat?

Instead of allowing your plastic surgeon to simply dispose of your fat, you could place it in a fat bank for later use. Although the only fat bank currently resides in Dallas, this is bound to grow in popularity as we continue to understand the positive aspects of stem cells. The fact that there is a potential to save your life later on as well as shape your present day body is both promising and conducive to your health.

To your health and beauty,

Dr. Joe Danyo