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title: "Are 줄기세포 시술 (stem cell procedures) approved?"
url: "https://worldwiki.io/q/are-줄기세포-시술-stem-cell-procedures-approved"
type: "question"
language: "en"
intent: "informational"
entity: "Stem Cell"
topic: "Stem Cell Treatment"
published: "2026-09-18 07:10:23"
updated: "2026-10-08 09:18:06"
---

# Are 줄기세포 시술 (stem cell procedures) approved?

## Short answer

Only a few are. In the US, the FDA says the only approved stem cell products are cord-blood-derived blood-forming stem cells for blood disorders. The EU has approved Holoclar for one type of eye injury. Korea had approved four stem cell therapeutics as of 2019. Since 21 February 2025, Korean law also lets designated institutions offer regenerative treatment under approved plans for serious, rare or intractable diseases.

## Answer

The approved uses are narrow [6][7][9][10]. Blood stem cell transplantation is the most established stem cell treatment [5].

### Stem cells in cosmetic surgery

In cosmetic surgery, "stem cell" procedures almost always use [adipose-derived stem cells](/entity/adipose-derived-stem-cell). The stromal vascular fraction (SVF), which contains them, is separated from liposuctioned fat and mixed into the fat being grafted, as in [stem cell breast augmentation](/entity/stem-cell-breast-augmentation) and [stem cell fat grafting](/entity/stem-cell-fat-grafting).

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