A new cutting edge technique using adult stem cells from the body's own fat tissue has been found to restore the plumpness, smoothness and skin tightness of a more younger,youthful face.

Dr. Roger Amar, a French plastic surgeon with a practice in Marbella, Spain, created the Fat ( Stem Cells) autograft muscle injection (also known as FAMI) technique in 1997.

Dr. Vincent Giampapa is a Board Certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Montclair, NJ (near New York City) who has worked on perfecting the technique during the last four years.

He has introduced the procedure in the United States, which rules out the need for surgery or the injection of temporary under-the-skin fillers such as Restylane, Juvederm and hyaluronic acid.

The Stem Cell Face Lift also evens out age- or sun-induced facial color differences.

Over the decades, multiple procedures have been presented for rejuvenation of the face, most of them stressing the need for extensive surgery in the form of a face lift.

In the last 10 years, use of temporary fillers has become a very popular avenue for temporary rejuvenation, or at least for creating the illusion of a younger, more rested, facial appearance.

Now, with the advent of stem cell technology- cells taken from your own abdominal fat and injected back into your face, neck, back of the hands- and a wealth of information about the aging process, a revolutionary new procedure, termed a Stem Cell Face Lift has been perfected by world renowned anti-aging physician and plastic surgeon Vincent Giampapa, MD, FACS.

The procedure will be presented in France on October 17th at the World Academy of Anti-Aging and Cosmetic Medicine.

On November 2nd, it will be performed in the U.S. at the American and International Academy of Aesthetic Medicine, in Miami, FL.

The Stem Cell Face Lift is a complete facial rejuvenation procedure which does not involve any surgery.

The procedure, which Dr. Giampapa has been performing for the last 4 years, restores the youthful contour and shape of the face as well as skin tightness, and evens out color irregularities caused by the aging process and environmental sun exposure.

Although fat grafting to the face has been known and utilized for over a decade with a varying amount of success, this new approach, of transplanting Adult Stem Cells and fat from the lower abdominal area, and awakening them as well as the local stem cells within the face with specific stem cell growth factors, is a revolutionary technique to facial rejuvenation.

The patients treated have exhibited marked improvement not only in the underlying soft tissue contours of the face but the skin itself.

These specific Stem Cell Growth Factors induce the skin and fatty layers to produce more of their own cells.

The Factors stimulate or initiate "a signal" to both the local stem cells within the skin and fat as well as the transplanted adult stem cells from the lower abdomen to multiply and restore themselves.

According to Dr. Giampapa, fat cells, in particular the Adult Stem Cells, are now known to be a source for producing other hormone-like substances to enhance both skin quality and the underlying subcutaneous-fatty tissues of the cheeks, the mid face and the skin in general.

The result is a long term marked improvement that enhances both skin quality as well as the underlying youthful contours of the face.

The technique used by Dr. Giampapa consists of a triple layer grafting technique with different growth factor combinations in the deep tissues, as opposed to just below the skin surface.

The growth factors are patented by Dr. Giampapa and consist of FDA approved compounds. Dr. Giampapa is the only one in the world who presently uses them.

Research completed this year at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey documented that the growth factors stimulate human mesenchymal stem cells to become fat cells.

Following the procedure, all patients receive a special DNA cream which continues to improve the quality of the skin and improve stem cell function.

6 to 8 months after the procedure, patients receive a reinjection of growth factors during their office visit to restimulate and boost stem cell function.

Dr. Giampapa has a certified stem cell collection center where patients are offered the opportunity to collect and store their adult stem cells for future use in both cosmetic and anti-aging/regenerative procedures for the rest of their lives.

The procedure is accomplished under local anesthesia in about an hour in the office setting.

This approach, says Dr. Giampapa, is exactly what most patients are looking for - a procedure that avoids the need for a hospital trip and general anesthesia.

Recovery time takes about a week, when the face looks slightly swollen and a little pink in color.

At the end of this time, light powder and makeup is easily applied, and the results document an extremely natural, full-rested facial contour.

The cost of this procedure is $5,000 (whereas the surgical facelift ranges from $7000 to $13000). It may also eliminate the need for ongoing facial "filler" injections like Restylane, Juvederm and the other hyaluronic acid fillers.

Dr. Giampapa explains that the improvement of the skin frequently eliminates the need for Botox for many patients as well.

The results of the procedure have been expected to last from 5-10 years.

Learn more about this procedure at: www.stemcellfacelift.us

The use of stem cells that come from your own body in the regeneration of the tissues and organs of your own body is the future of medicine.

I look forward to continue to bring you the most up to date information on Adult Stem Cell therapies and how they can be used as part of an Age Management Medicine program.