The Price of Ageless Beauty
We have been hearing that all the hype over embryonic stem cell therapy is overplayed- that it will be years before any effective treatment will have cleared research hurdles. Think again!
The August 10 edition of The London Daily Mail reports that in Moscow today, cosmetic surgeons are offering the latest technology for preserving youth- fetal stem cell injections. It seems the era of Botox and facelifts are over. If you really want to cling to your youth, this is the most efficacious treatment money can buy. The treatment is certainly not cheap, ranging from 4,000 to 30,000$ for the full series of injections (as many as 10 may be needed). Needless to say, the scientific community does not condone this treatment. Western scientists insist that further research is needed to substantiate claims that injecting stem cells can actually reverse aging.
These injections are composed of cells from aborted fetuses (umbilical cord and placenta). The ideal cell for optimal potency in tissue regeneration and repair is from a five month-old fetus. Many women are being bribed to have abortions at the five-month period. With Russia in a league of its own concerning liberal abortion laws, there is a ready supply of cells for this amoral industry.
Another troubling beauty practice is growing in acceptance in Moscow also. Although human cloning is banned, at least three clinics are offering treatment whereby cells from the patient’s body are being harvested, cloned, and injected for the rejuvenating effect.
Two factors seem to be driving this edgy, unethical practice. First, there seems to be a growing contingent of wealthy, aging men and women who seem ready to spare no cost and accept any treatment, ethical or not. Secondly, there seems to be a growing number of greedy, unscrupulous doctors ready to sell their souls to the devil to exploit those desires.