Amazing story on how they have rebuilt this man's face after being attacked by a bear. It's not anywhere near perfect, but when looking at the before and after pictures, it sure is a major improvement. Back in March the first entire facial transplant was successful. Who knows...
There could be a dual purpose now to having liposuction, save those stem cells during the procedure as they could be used to generate new tissue or bone to be used in many reconstructive ways. Clinical trials are ongoing in other countries with fat cells, in in the US, pre-clinical research...