ABC Ralph Bright harvests stem cells using the liposuction. <\/p>\n
Serious questions have been raised about a stem cell doctor working in Western Sydney who charges $9,000 per procedure and uses methods that are untested by clinical trials. <\/p>\n
An investigation by the ABC's 7.30 program has revealed that Dr Ralph Bright bought his liposuction-based technology from an American company. <\/p>\n
The US company is now the subject of a multi-million dollar fraud action, which has revealed the cells being marketed as live were in fact dead. <\/p>\n
Dr Bright, of Macquarie Stem Cells, is a former GP and self-taught cosmetic surgeon. <\/p>\n
He has been working with stem cells for four years, treating more than 400 patients, including the late model Charlotte Dawson, cricketer Geoff Lawson and Olympic volleyballer Kerri Pottharst. <\/p>\n
Dr Bright has licensed his methods to other practitioners around the country and because they use the patients' own cells he is not regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). <\/p>\n
Stem cells are often hailed as a miracle cure, but the nation's top stem cell scientists are warning that buyers should beware of these sorts of procedures, which are yet to be subjected to clinical trials. <\/p>\n
Professor of Stem Cell Science at the University of Melbourne, Martin Pera, said almost all stem cell therapy was experimental. <\/p>\n
\"Actually, this whole science of cell therapy is relatively new and it's very, very important to understand that,\" he said. <\/p>\n
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