The clinical applications of human amnion in plastic surgery

N.G. Fairbairn, M.A. Randolph, R.W. Redmond

20 May 2015

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (2014)

Amnion is widely available, economical and is easy to manipulate, process and store. Although many clinical applications are of historical interest only, amnion offers an alternative source of multipotent or pluripotent stem cells and therefore may yet have a great deal to offer the plastic surgery and regenerative medicine community. It is the purpose of this article to review the clinical applications of human amnion relevant to plastic surgery.