(The Guardian) – ‘Zombie filler’, or using cadaver tissue that’s been sterilized and branded as Alloclae, is the latest cosmetic surgery rage. Is it safe?

And there’s something new on the menu: a state-of-the-art procedure that employs “cadaveric adipose tissue” – that is, fat harvested from a corpse.

That fat is sterilized, put into tubes and rebranded as a substance called Alloclae. Until now, cosmetic surgeons would use autologous fat transfers, meaning fat is extracted from one part of a person’s body (typically via liposuction), and then re-injected to areas requiring a little more lift. For women: the lips, the breasts and the buttocks. In men, often the pecs, biceps and calves. (Read More)