The science and research behind medical aesthetic treatments continues to develop with new products, therapies and procedures emerging and the boundaries are being pushed continuously. In the late 1990s, during the research dissertation for my anatomy degree, I studied the effect of growth factors, specifically insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and tumour necrosis factor (TNF), and their potential to kill breast cancer cells. Little did I realise that my laboratory research would feature in my aesthetic medicine career. Several years ago, I attended a session at the CCR conference where Singapore surgeon Mr Ivor Lim reignited my interest in the world of growth factors and the body’s ability to regenerate and heal from within.
By understanding and using our natural ability to mend, we can learn and reproduce some key elements to help speed up healing and increase stimulation to benefit our aesthetic procedures and use them…
