Regenerative medicine in aesthetics

Abstract

Regenerative medicine refers to the restoration of the form and function of damaged and diseased tissues by upregulation of natural regenerative processes present in the human body. Applications of regenerative medicine in dermatology are numerous, ranging from the acceleration of wound healing, hair restoration, mesenchymal stem cell augmented fat transfer, skin rejuvenation, enhancing results, and reducing downtime postprocedure and postlaser, etc. In modern aesthetic practice, the most prominent among current regenerative treatments are platelet-rich plasma (PRP), stem cells, growth factors, and most recently, exosomes. Most of the modalities available at present lack high-quality evidence supporting their use and good quality clinical trials are required for the optimization of cellular source, dose, and administration intervals before these modalities are deemed acceptable for use at a wider scale.