Liposuction
Liposuction: Procedure and Role in Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) Therapy
What is Liposuction?
Liposuction is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to remove excess fat deposits from specific areas of the body. It is commonly performed for body contouring and aesthetic enhancement but also serves an important role in medical therapies such as harvesting adipose tissue for regenerative medicine.
Liposuction Procedure for SVF Extraction
In the context of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) therapy, liposuction is employed to obtain fat tissue from the patient, usually from areas like the abdomen or thighs. The procedure involves:
- Administering local or general anesthesia.
- Inserting a small cannula attached to a vacuum device through tiny incisions.
- Gently suctioning fat tissue while minimizing trauma to surrounding tissues.
- The harvested fat is then processed using enzymatic digestion or mechanical methods to isolate the SVF, a mixture rich in regenerative cells including mesenchymal stromal cells, endothelial progenitor stem cells, and immune cells.
This fat-derived SVF is used for autologous regenerative therapies, promoting tissue repair, reducing inflammation, and improving healing in orthopedic, aesthetic, and chronic disease applications.
Advantages and Considerations
- Liposuction is a relatively safe and widely practiced technique that allows harvesting of large volumes of adipose tissue for Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell.
- The minimally invasive nature results in minimal pain, quick recovery, and low complication rates.
- SVF extraction from lipoaspirate avoids the need for complex cell culturing and reduces risks of contamination or rejectionGraft Rejection.
- Appropriate patient selection and skilled surgical technique are essential for optimal fat harvest and therapeutic outcomes.
Key Points
- Liposuction is used not only for fat removal but also as a method to harvest adipose tissue for SVF extraction.
- The procedure involves vacuum-assisted removal of fat through small incisions under anesthesia.
- Harvested fat is processed to isolate regenerative cell populations for therapeutic use.
- This method contributes to a minimally invasive regenerative therapy approach with broad clinical applications.
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References:
Freychet M, et al. An enzyme-free technique enables the isolation of a large number of regenerative cells from adipose tissue. Sci Rep. 2023;13:9876. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-34915-0. Available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-34915-0
