SILICONE breast implants could soon be unnecessary, claim researchers in
Australia. They say their work will make it possible for women to grow their
own.
Tissue engineer Kevin Cronin of the Bernard O’Brien Institute of Microsurgery
in Melbourne told delegates at a recent meeting of the Royal Australasian
College of Surgeons that he has successfully grown breast and fat tissue in
rats, mice and rabbits. If the technique works in people, it could be used for
cosmetic surgery or breast reconstruction after mastectomy.
Rather than growing the patient’s tissue in the lab and then transplanting it
back into the body,…
