Stem cell surgery could be used to give men bigger penises and enlarge women's breasts and bottoms, researchers have claimed.

A company in Nottingham says that 'natural' cosmetic surgery can be carried out using fat cells from a person's stomach and stem cells in the place of silicon or other artificial fillers.

StemProtect believes the use of natural cells will reduce complications and cut the chances of transferred fat being absorbed into the blood stream.

They also hope the use of the cells will reduce the number of cases where people have been infected or suffered leaks from so-called 'toxic implants'.

Men looking for penis enlargements could be helped by the use of stem cells, it is claimed

The procedures would work by removing fat from the stomach through liposuction, half of which will then have the stem cells removed and added to the remaining fat.

It is said the mixture of fat and stem cells being added to patients' bodies would reduce the chance of any adverse reaction to the treatment.

Mark Hall, from StemProtect, a firm that specialises in cryopreservation of stem cells, said: 'We're entering a new age of cosmetic surgery, one which is striving to not only look more natural than ever before, but which is also seeking to use more and more natural materials and procedures to achieve the finished look.

'People are now very aware that natural is better, but at the same time they want to improve their appearance wherever they can.

'The result is something that stem cells can really help with, growing tissue from a person's own cells so that it's not rejected by the body.

Stem cells could also be used as a 'natural' alternative to artificial fillers used in breast and bottom cosmetic surgery, a Nottingham-based company says

Mr Hall added: 'Nowhere is this more useful than in complicated and sensitive surgeries such as penis enlargement.

'Anything other than natural tissue is always a big risk, but with stem cells you can effectively just improve on nature using all the original materials.'

The hailing of stem cells as a cure to a range of problems has not been without its critics however.

Last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned patients in the US to fully research procedures before signing up for them.