Agrawal Nikhil A, Zavlin Dmitry, Louis Matthew R, Reece Edward M
Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Institute for Reconstructive Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Semin Plast Surg. 2019 Aug;33(3):162-166. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1693018. Epub 2019 Aug 2.
Pluripotent stem cells can help recreate a variety of different tissues. Stem cells are already in use in a variety of ways in the medical field but plastic surgeons have particular interest because of the constant need to produce additional tissue or mold existing tissue. More and more commercial products are being marketed with far-reaching goals and some with proven and promising results. In this article, the authors discuss the basic science behind stem cells and the theories on how they work. They then discuss some active uses of stem cells that should be understood by all plastic surgeons. The reader should then have an understanding and basis to evaluate new technologies and commercial products as they develop.
多能干细胞有助于重建各种不同的组织。干细胞已在医学领域以多种方式得到应用，但整形外科医生对此尤为感兴趣，因为他们一直需要制造额外的组织或重塑现有组织。越来越多的商业产品正以影响深远的目标进行营销，其中一些已取得了经证实且前景广阔的成果。在本文中，作者讨论了干细胞背后的基础科学以及它们的作用原理。然后，他们讨论了所有整形外科医生都应了解的干细胞的一些实际应用。读者随后应具备理解和评估新技术及商业产品发展情况的基础。
