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Applications of Stem Cell Therapy and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Skin Repair

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Purpose of Review

In this article, we summed up the different types of stem cells which are present in the skin and the role of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) in providing various anti-aging properties.

Recent Findings

Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) can be utilised in numerous unbelievable ways like in skin regeneration, soft tissue augmentation, anti-aging therapy, curing wrinkled skin and even in skin whitening. ADSCs prove to be useful even in cosmetic surgeries where it increases the success rate dramatically with the fusion of fat grafts and lipo-injections.

Summary

We sum up the various other related properties of ADSCs like angiogenesis, plastic surgery and cancer treatment and their applications in curing skin diseases.

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Abbreviations

APM:

Arrector pili muscle

ADSC:

Adipose stem cells

ADSC-CM:

Adipose stem cells culture medium

ADRC:

Adipose-derived regenerative cells

ECM:

Extracellular matrix

ESC:

Epidermal stem cells

IRS:

Inner root sheath

HSC:

Haematopoietic stem cells

ORS:

Outer root sheath

UV:

Ultraviolet

WBC:

White blood cells

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Ali, A., Gupta, J. Applications of Stem Cell Therapy and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Skin Repair. Curr Derm Rep 11, 120–130 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13671-022-00357-6

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