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Platelet-rich plasma: the key to PRP therapy
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is used in a variety of clinical applications based on the premise that higher GF content should promote better healing. Platelet derivatives represent a promising therapeutic modality and offer possibilities for the treatment of wounds, ulcers, soft tissue injuries and various other cell therapy applications.
Read moreDoes PRP treatment work for hair loss?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a treatment that doctors use to speed up healing in different areas of the body. It can help restore hair growth. Doctors usually use this treatment for hair loss results from androgenetic alopecia, a common condition that causes hair follicles to shrink.
Read morePRP treatment against melasma
There is no shortage of treatments to "cure" melasma, but unfortunately many of them do not work and simply rob clients of time, money and emotional stress. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), however, offers promising treatment options for people living with melasma. Let's first discuss the disease and how PRP can help with the condition.
Read moreWhat are PRP tubes?
Platelet-rich plasma, better known as PRP, is an autologous procedure in which a person's whole blood is drawn. The platelets are then concentrated using a centrifuge and special PRP tubes. The platelets, which contain several growth factors, are then taken again -in this feature injected into the same person makes PRP alone a very safe procedure that eliminates the likelihood of contracting communicable diseases.
Read morePhotodynamic therapy (PDT)
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that involves light-sensitive drugs and a light source to destroy abnormal cells. It can be used to treat some skin and eye diseases as well as certain types of cancer .
Read moreLipogems / Lipogems Treatment
Lipogems is a medical device that extracts fat (also called adipose tissue) from your abdomen and injects it into your arthritic and/or painful joint. This helps relieve joint pain and allows you to regain function and return to your daily activities.
Read morePRP treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and wounds
PRP treatment of diabetic foot ulcer is effective and safe. PRP is effective if it significantly accelerates the healing of the diabetic foot ulcer and safe if it does not cause significant changes in the patient's blood haematology or blood chemistry (albumin).
Read morePRP therapy for back pain
By injecting PRP directly into the lower back, these growth factors and proteins are concentrated exactly where they are needed so they can begin to heal and repair damaged areas to relieve pain and restore normal spinal function.
Read morePlatelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for brain injuries
PRP is rich in numerous growth factors associated with the repair processes following injury to the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and spinal cord.
Read moreThe most common sports injuries that can be treated with PRP.
Many sports injuries improve with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections. Both professional athletes and weekend warriors can be out due to injuries. Athletes have traditionally had the choice of either sitting out for weeks or months to heal or undergoing major surgery - neither of which is particularly desirable. PRP injections offer a radical third alternative. This minimally invasive, safe and fast orthobiological treatment is highly effective for many of the most common sports injuries.
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