Stem Cell Surgery at the Cell Surgical Network of Florida

Dr. Lewis J. Obi is pleased to announce the opening of the Cell Surgical Network of Florida (CSN Florida), an advanced Stem Cell Surgical Center and Stem Cell Research Facility in Jacksonville Florida. With more than three decades of plastic surgery experience in the area of cellular therapies and adult fat, Dr. Obi will spearhead this advanced stem cell research and cell based uses of this abundant resource. The Cell Surgical Network of Florida is a research affiliate of the Cell Surgical Network founded by Dr. Elliot Lander and Dr. Mark Berman in Los Angeles.

At our stem cell surgical center, we use adipose (fat) derived mesenchymal stem cells for deployment and clinical research. Early stem cell research was traditionally associated with the controversial use of embryonic stem cells. This new focus is on nonembryonic adult mesenchymal stem cells, which are found in a person's own blood, bone marrow and fat. Most stem cell treatment centers in the world are currently using stem cells derived from bone marrow. Recent technological advances have enabled us to use adipose (body fat) derived stem cells. Autologous stem cells from a person's own fat are easy to harvest safely under local anesthesia and are abundant in quantities up to 2500 times over quantities found in bone marrow. Although Dr. Obi has decades of experience with fat grafts, recent technological advancements now allow us to convert processed fat into a clear infra-natant pellet with millions of stem cells. This giant leap forward allows our stem cell surgical center to provide our patients with more predictable results in both cosmetic surgery and regenerative surgery procedures.

The Cell Surgical Network was founded by Dr. Elliot Lander and Dr. Mark Berman in 2010 as the California Stem Cell Treatment Center in Los Angeles. It has grown to 42 members nationally with an established IRB (Investigational Review Board). Dr. Lewis J. Obi became the first plastic surgeon affiliate more than a year ago and has contributed to the CSN National Network with lectures and a book publication. All of our affiliates are devoted to advancing access and quality care in the area of adult stem cell regenerative medicine. Our primary focus is to help people suffering from a variety of inflammatory and degenerative conditions. This patient/physician funded study has treated almost 4000 patients to date and with no serious complications. The IRB protocol is designed to study both the efficiency and safety of our stem cell surgical team of multidisciplinary physicians, unimpeded by commercial, insurance and governmental interests. The Cell Surgical Network is therefore highly committed to clinical research and the advancement of regenerative medicine. As a board certified plastic surgeon, the benefits to our cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery patients have surpassed Dr. Obi's greatest expectations.

Currently, all affiliate members use the same sterile closed surgical procedure to process fat using a mini-liposuction procedure in order to isolate (collect) and implant a patients own source of regenerative stem cells on the same day. The source of the regenerative stem cells actually comes from stromal vascular fraction (SVF) a protein rich segment from processed adipose tissue. Stromal vascular fraction contains a mononuclear cell line (predominantly autologous mesenchymal stem cells), macrophage cells, endothelial cells, red blood cells, and important growth factors that facilitate the stem cell process and promote their activity. Our technology allows us to isolate high numbers of viable stem cells that we then deploy during the same surgical setting. While vigilant about patient safety, we are also learning about which diseases respond best and which deployment methods are most effective. CSN employs a clinical research coordinator and an online database to collect valuable data from throughout the network of affiliates. Affiliates have the opportunity to share not only their data, but their experiences thus helping each other to higher levels of understanding and care.

Mission Statement

The affiliates of the Cell Surgical Network (CSN) are devoted toadvancing access and quality care in the area of adult stem cell regenerative medicine so we may help people suffering from a variety ofdegenerative and inflammatory conditions. In contrast to our 41 other affiliates nationally, The Cell Surgical Network of Florida is the only fully licensed ambulatory surgical center with more than four years of experience in the use of adult stem cells in plastic surgery.

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Stem Cell Surgery at the Cell Surgical Network of Florida