02/14/2020
Arthritis? Chronic injury that just won't heal? Maybe just some hair loss? PRP (platelet-rich plasma) is an incredibly powerful therapy that uses the patient's own platelets to regenerate damaged tissue. Collagen exists throughout the body, in smooth joint cartilage, ligaments, tendons, skin, just to name a few. Anywhere collagen exists, PRP can help grow new tissue and repair damaged or improperly healed tissue. I do this therapy regularly in my practice on both my patients and myself for my own injuries. It has worked wonders on my own knee issues, even after 4 surgeries.
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) - This picture shows tubes of a patient's own blood during preparation into PRP. Platelets are extracted from whole blood, concentrated, and re-injected into damaged tissues. This re-starts the natural healing cascade, but amplifies it with concentrated platelets! Platelet...