No. CAL means the whole procedure Celution® means the extraction process developed by Cytori/San Diego, using a patented apparatus which is approved in the EU for automatic and standardised processing of the cells from body fat. Celution® is available Clinic DDr. Heinrich in addition to standard laboratory procedures since April 2008.

Besides CAL a variety of regenerative treatments on various organs is possible by use of adult stem cells from body fat. However, the processing of the cells needs to be very specific. The regeneration of spinal discs offers a good example.

The use of embryonic stem cells is accused of causing malignancies. With adult stem cells, this risk only exists if the cells are artificially expanded, differentiated or altered in the laboratory by use of various procedures including artificial growth factors. This is not the case with CAL and therefore experts agree that CAL bears no additional risk of cancer.

It’s mainly the age and the source, which – in the case of embryonic stem cells – is embryonic tissue. Although embryonic stem cells have higher biological potency, their use is not only ethically questionable but also associated with a higher risk of malignancies (cancer). Therefore the patient will profit more from the use of his own stem cells, which can be expected to remain biologically highly potent up to high age.