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Article: Doctors harvest stem cells during liposuction surgery
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- Courier-News (Elgin, IL)
- Article date:
- December 7, 2002
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Dr. Bahram Ghaderi examines the collection of stem cells from patient Wes Hayes during a liposuction procedure Friday at Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center in St. Charles.
Wes Hayes undergoes a liposuction procedure by Dr. Bahram Ghaderi, assisted by registered nurse Donna Haney.
ST. CHARLES -- Plastic surgeon Bahram Ghaderi says there is a use for your fat, beyond keeping you warm.
His practice, St. Charles Plastic Surgery, has teamed up with StemSource, a California-based company, to harvest stem cells -- a technology at the cutting edge of medical research -- from the fat that usually is discarded after liposuction.
Stem cells are thought to have enormous potential because they are ...