The first documented attempt to use a patient's own tissue to correct an aesthetic defect was carried out as early as 1893, when Franz Neuber, a German doctor, performed a procedure to transplant a piece of fatty tissue taken from the patient's arm into his face - specifically into an area distorted by tuberculous osteitis.
Undoubtedly, stem cell biobanking is one of the more promising developments in aesthetic medicine and regenerative medicine as a whole. The best results could be obtained by collecting and freezing stem cells, e.g. from the umbilical cord (not to be confused with cord blood!), whose potential is much higher compared to adult cells.
This article is based on data and factual content provided by: dr Andrzej Ignaciuk and Dr Paweł Surowiak.
dr Andrzej Ignaciuk
- Graduate of the Medical University of Lublin and the Medical University of Rome Graduate of the four-year School of Aesthetic Medicine in Rome Pioneer of aesthetic medicine in Poland (see: history of aesthetic medicine)
- Founder of the first Polish medical organisation associating doctors of aesthetic medicine (SE PTL)
- Founder of the first Polish Postgraduate School of Aesthetic Medicine (PSE PTL)
- President of SE PTL and Director of PSE PTL
- Lecturer at the PSE PTL , Master of Aesthetic Medicine at the University of the Balearic Islands in Spain and the School of Aesthetic Medicine in Rome
- Author of numerous papers presented at congresses in Rome, Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, Las Vegas and Buenos Aires, among others
- Chairman of the programme board of the "Academy of Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine"
- Specialises in the correction of facial aesthetic defects and methods based on so-called new biotechnologies.
paweł Surowiak, MD
- Distinguished graduate of the Postgraduate School of Aesthetic Medicine of the Polish Medical Association (PSE PTL)
- Lecturer at the PSE PTL
- Assistant Professor at the Medical University of Wrocław
- member of the Section of Aesthetic Medicine of the Polish Medical Association, UIRBCs
- 2006 Award of the Minister of Health
- 2006 Participation in the programme "My talent for Poland" of the President of the Republic of Poland, associating the most outstanding representatives of the young generation
- 2007 Individual Award of the Rector of the Medical Academy in Wrocław
- numerous awards for works presented at medical scientific conferences
- scholarships, among others at the Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Comment:
The topic of tissue cultures used for aesthetic purposes was one of the leading ones at the 9th International Congress of Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine, which took place on 26-27 September 2009. The event was organised by the Section of Aesthetic Medicine and the Postgraduate School of Aesthetic Medicine of the PTL. The official Media Patron was ForumDermatologiczne.pl.
