Article: Doctors harvest stem cells during liposuction surgery

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 ...

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