What is PRP
PRP is an acronym for Platelet Rich Plasma. Plasma is essentially blood without the red blood cells. Platelets are cells found in the blood that are essential for clot formation and wound healing. PRP, the mix of concentrated platelets and serum, contains factors that promote repair of tissues. PRP is injected into the targeted area for repair.
PRP therapy offers a promising solution to accelerate healing of tendon injuries and osteoarthritis naturally without subjecting the patient to significant risk. PRP is an emerging treatment in a new health sector known as "Orthobiologics." The philosophy is to merge cutting edge technology with the body's natural ability to heal itself. Blood is made of RBC (Red Blood Cells), WBC (White Blood Cells), Plasma, and Platelets. When in their resting state, platelets look like sea sponges and when activated form branches. Platelets were initially known to be responsible for blood clotting. In the last 20 years we have learned that when activated in the body, platelets release healing proteins called GROWTH FACTORS. There are many growth factors with varying responsibilities, however cumulatively they accelerate tissue and wound healing. Therefore after increasing the baseline concentration of these platelets, we are able to deliver a powerful cocktail of growth factors that can dramatically enhance tissue recovery.
PRP and Stemotherapy Face Lift
Although PRP has been used as part of a face lift with the knife and in conjunction with fat graft injections to help hasten the healing process and improve graft take, PRP alone does not significantly lift or increase the volume of tissues. Stemotherapy is unique in that it uses both stem cells and platelet rich plasma. For the Stemotherapy procedure three different procedures are used to combine the most phenomenal non- surgical facelift. First we do an autologous stem cell procedure (using the patients own stem cells) and transplant them back to the patient for complete anti aging and prevention. Next, a mini liposuction is used to remove fat from the body; the stem cells are then processed in our lab for injections of stem cells into the face, finally we use the patients PRP for facial injection as well. Our plastic surgeons do this treatment to assure the best and most optimal results.
Stem Cells and Anti-Aging
Eternal-youth seekers have great reason to cheer with the revelations of science about stems cells and anti-aging. Evidence is increasingly coming to the forefront that regenerative properties of stem cells can cure many age-related complications and delay aging.
Stem cells found in our body are non-specific cells without having any tissue-specific structure. They can easily replicate themselves to form specific cells like heart muscle cells, blood cells, sperm cells, nerve cells etc. and perform specific functions. This regeneration property makes stem cells ideal for anti-aging therapy.
With aging, the cells of the body begin to decay. They lose their ability to regenerate and repair tissue. Changes begin to show on the skin; the internal organs such as the heart, the sex glands, the immune system etc. begin to lose their functional efficiency. At this point, you begin to look and feel aged. Aging also sets in a number of diseases like arthritis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart complications, and even cancer. Most of them can be traced to deficiencies in the cellular level. For example, the beta cells in the pancreas become less effective and secrete less insulin, a condition that triggers diabetes. Again, the nerve cells become weak and harbor Parkinson's disease.
Research is now showing that stem cells can stall the progress of some of these diseases by replicating into specific cells and replacing the damaged cells in the body and restoring the vitality and functionality of the organs. In fact, stem cells can also be developed outside the body under laboratory conditions and later transplanted in the defective area of the organ to give back the organ its functional efficiency. Because of this stem cells anti-aging property, cosmetic formulations based on stem cell regenerative therapy are increasingly coming to the market to halt the mark of aging on the skin and restore its youthful glow.
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