Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon notes new uses for fat.

I guess in our era of obesity we all tend to be turned off by fat.  Most of us have too much of the yellow greasy substance.  

As a board certified Fort Myers & Southwest Florida plastic surgeon, I am learning more about fat everyday.

Now, having a little extra fat (I think little is a good term) maybe good for our health.  

Scientists at the University of Oklahoma were able to take stem cells derived from abdominal fat; culture them and roll sheets of stem cells purposes into blood vessels to be used for purpose of cardiac revascularization.  This process takes about 3-4 weeks