Regenerative medicine continues to reshape the landscape of functional andrology. One of the most established and successful cell therapies is SVF. Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) is a heterogeneous cellular concentrate isolated from the patient's own fat tissue, containing stem cells, endothelial progenitor cells, and growth factors. In this article, I explain what SVF is.
How SVF is Obtained
SVF uses autologous tissue. A small amount of fat is harvested from the abdomen via mini-liposuction. Under sterile laboratory conditions, this fat tissue undergoes centrifugation and enzymatic digestion to isolate the active stem cell fraction from mature adipocytes.
Mechanism of Repair
Once injected into target tissue, the stem cells detect damage signals and differentiate to repair local microstructures while prompting powerful angiogenesis (growth of new capillary vessels).