Los Angeles Plasctic Surgeon Peter B. Fodor, M.D., F.A.C.S. Studies Water Assisted Liposuction

July 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Unlike the tumescent technique where excessive amounts of lidocaine and fluid were injected during surgery, these approaches use the SuperWet technique first described by Dr. Fodor in medical papers in 1986 where only about one fourth as much fluid and xylocaine are used. Since then, the SuperWet technique has become the gold standard for liposuction. It is safer than the tumescent technique and it makes the procedure more comfortable for the patient producing less tissue trauma and bloating. It also facilitates the surgeon’s work towards fine sculpting of the area suctioned.

Additionally, the extracted fat is extremely pure and can be used for the purposes of reinjecting during the surgery in areas needing body contouring and correction of depressions from previous surgery. It can also be banked as stem cells for future use. Dr. Fodor had been approached by a manufacturer with a similar concept approximately eight years ago, but at that point, the technique was not ready in his judgment to be applied to patients. Since then, the equipment manufacturer, Human Med, based in Germany, approached Dr. Fodor again with a better product.

Another technique, Liquid Heat in Motion, is considered very promising by Dr. Fodor and is under his close scrutiny for clinical investigation to begin imminently. Dr. Fodor is currently enrolling patients, at a reduced fee, to participate in the upcoming studies. If this is of interest to you, please contact his office at info@theplasticsurgeon.net or by calling (310) 203-9818.

Known for his extensive writings, research, and clinical trials for innovative techniques in aesthetic plastic surgery, Peter Fodor has been on the cutting edge of his profession for more than 20 years. He strongly believes that something has to be superior to the existing “gold standard” (Traditional Liposuction) in order to justify promoting it. He places patient safety first and engages in extensive comparative studies to determine if a new technology is definitely superior. Additionally, being familiar with the different methods and having all the necessary instrumentation available in his surgi-center, adjacent to his offices, he can custom-tailor for each patient what is best for them.

In an incredibly fortuitous timing, on September 7, 2009, Stanford School of Medicine announced that Dr. Joseph Wu and Dr. Michael Longaker had created iPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) from fat removed during liposuction. Dr. Longaker called it “liquid gold.”1

At the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) in Las Vegas, Peter Fodor presented a paper on the potential for stem cell development from fat removed during liposuction. By 2005, in a story carried by the New York Times (nytimes.com), Fodor reported that approximately 150 of his patients were storing their liposuction adipose extract in cryro banks for future applications. Dr. Fodor acknowledged that previously they were collecting stem cells only for research, but more recently, patients have been banking them for regenerative therapies to be determined in the future, as science progresses in this arena.

One of Dr. Fodor’s colleagues, with whom he has worked extensively, is Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. Dr. Hedrick is the CEO of StemSource (now under Cytori Therapeutics), a cryro-preservation and clinical application facility in San Diego. In October 2002, on a paper posted on cytorix.com, Dr. Hedrick reported that their “...pre-clinical and early clinical work has demonstrated that adipose tissue is a rich source of adult stem cells with enormous potential to treat a range of clinical disorders.” 2

Founded in 2001, StemSource was acquired in 2002 by MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc. a medical device company out of Frankfurt, Germany. StemSource developed proprietary devices and techniques to harvest stem cells from fat and their research has proven that these cells have the ability to differentiate into nerve, muscle, bone, and cartilage. Peter Fodor continues to collaborate with Marc Hedrick, even though the majority of the stem cell research has rightfully so for the time being, turned away from plastic surgery into myocardial revascularization.

Following the recent success at Stanford University School of Medicine, research involving liposuction fat will undoubtedly be expanded. Dr. Peter Fodor, a past president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and an Assistant Clinical Professor of plastic surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at U.C.L.A. states, “The potential is virtually unlimited.”  



Footnotes

1 Conger, Krista. September 7, 2009. Liposuction Leftovers Easily Converted to iPS Cells, Study Shows. Stanford Medicine “School of Medicine.” http://med.stanford.edu (accessed September 10, 2009).

2 Cytori Therapeutics. 2009. MacroPore Biosurgery Signs Agreement to Acquire StemSource, Inc., a Company with Breaktrhough Technology to Deliver Clinical Applications of Adult Stem Cells. Cytori Therapeutics. http://www.cytoritx.com (accessed September 10, 2009).


Resources for this article

Fodor, Peter Bela MD FACS interviews

Articles and writings prepared by Peter Bela Fodor as contributions to medical and surgical literature in peer review journals:

Fodor, Peter Bela. 2002. Banking on Stem Cells. Plastic Surgery Products. August: 16-17.

——. 1999. Defining Wetting Solutions in Lipoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. April Vol. 103, No. 5: 1519-1520.

——. 2007. Lipoplasty: A Personal, Conceptual, and Historical Perspective. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Vol 31:313-316, July/August.

——. 1995. Wetting Solutions in Aspirative Lipoplasty: A Plea for Safety in Liposuction. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Vol.19:379-380.

Contributions to Medical and Surgical Literature Books and Book Chapters

Fodor, Peter Bela. 2006. Be Your Best: A Comprehensive Guide to Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Insight International Press.

——. 1998. “Aspirative Lipoplasty”: In Plastic, Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery. Third Edition, Ch. 58:685.

——. 1999. “Wetting Solutions in Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty”: In Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Vol.26: Vol. 2.

Web sources used in preparation of this article:

Clinical Study with Liquid Heat in Motion--New Liposuction Approach. http://drfodormd.wordpress.com (accessed September 10, 2009).

LifeSiteNews. 2009. Doctor’s Suggest Liposuction Patients Bank Fat for Stem Cells. Tuesday May 7, 2002. LifeSiteNews.com. http://wwwlifesitenews.com (accessed September 10, 2009).

Reuters. 2009. Fat Removed During Liposuction May Provide New Source of Stem Cells. September 9. Reuters. http://nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health (accessed September 10, 2009).

Take Your Fat to the Bank. Middleton Journal: Dayton, Ohio. April 30, 2009. http://www.middletownjournal.com/health/content (accessed September 10, 2009).

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