There are a number of conditions that cause chronic pain in patients. Most of the medical problems that relate to chronic pain are musculoskeletal in nature, meaning that they have to do with the bones, muscles, or joints. While there are several available treatments for this type of chronic pain, one of the most innovative [Read More]
Platelet Rich Plasma is being increasingly recognized as a safe and effective treatment for the enhancement of male sexual function. Also known as PRP, this treatment uses the body’s own growth factors to improve blood flow, increasing the ability to achieve and maintain an erection, enhance sensation, and it also may result in an increase [Read More]
Regenerative injections, also known as orthobiologic injections, include platelet-rich plasma (PRP), amniotic membrane and fluid, alpha-2 macroglobulin and mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) 1) Cortisone has not gotten the job done– corticosteroid injections are potent anti-inflammatories and can be effective in treating inflammatory conditions, but these have either zero or even a detrimental effect on healing. Most [Read More]
Androgenic alopecia is a common and distressing problem for both men and women. Often caused by genetics, referred to as hereditary hair loss, effects close to 80 million men and women. It is normal for us to lose hair daily but if you notice a bald patch or an increase in thinning you may be [Read More]
Full title: Reversal of skin necrosis caused by facial artery occlusion induced by a dermal filler using Platelet Rich Plasma. Over the last several years, there have been more and more reports in the literature of vascular compromise caused by inadvertent injection of dermal fillers. Some of these adverse events may be caused by simple [Read More]
Platelet-rich plasma therapy, commonly known as PRP therapy, has been available for more than a decade now and continues to gain popularity. Recently, a high school teacher in Colorado, Floyd Aker, received PRP therapy in his shoulder and was able to avoid orthopedic surgery. How does PRP therapy work?
A sexual wellness expert in Florida, Dr. Lisbeth Roy, is reporting success with a new treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED). The GAINSWave therapy is a non-invasive and drug-free procedure, which when combined with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy can deliver a knockout punch to ED. Erectile Dysfunction: An Overview Simply put, erectile dysfunction is a man’s [Read More]
Medical techniques and procedures have been evolving at the speed of light throughout the 21st century, and simple treatments for previously untreatable diseases and problems are now widely available. Thanks to the application of stem cells, this is especially true for cartilage, muscle, and bone conditions have previously only been treated with painful and complex [Read More]
Fat grafting is one of the great innovations in plastic surgery of the past decade as a stand alone procedure or as a complement to many other plastic surgery procedures. As a natural graft material with usually good availability, it is an unrivaled aesthetic and reconstructive soft tissue reconstruction method. But despite its many attributes, [Read More]
Stem cells are unlike any other cell in the body. They have the unusual ability to morph into practically any different cell type found throughout the human body. This unique ability allows them to repair and replace tissues in the body, becoming whatever types of cells needed to help restore and replenish old, tired, or [Read More]
The Patient Profile of a Very Active Athlete John was a 60-year-old healthy avid skier when he came to see me for a consultation to consider stem cell therapy to treat his painful right knee. The patient’s original injury took place while playing high school football at which time he tore his ACL. He recovered [Read More]
Vaginal rejuvenation has gone from a taboo topic to mainstream media. Women have spent years having Mommy Makeovers after having babies to rejuvenate their bodies, but the vagina was being ignored. Enter vaginal rejuvenation. We now have devices designed to tighten the vaginal canal and shrink and tighten the labia and vaginal tissue. Some examples [Read More]
The Achilles tendon is a thick fibrous cord at the back of our ankles. This strong tendon connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. Overstretching the Achilles tendon can lead to partial or complete rupture. This type of injury is frequently sports related, but stepping into a hole and falling can also lead to [Read More]
Viagra was approved by the FDA as a treatment for erectile dysfunction in men in 1998. Over the past nearly two decades, it has gone on to change the lives of millions of men around the world by restoring sexual function. The little blue pill is credited with saving countless marriages. However, a similar “miracle” [Read More]
In a preemptive approach to treat a debilitating genetic disease, scientists in Germany and the United States are planning clinical trials to use stem cell therapy to treat osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) in ailing fetuses. Occurring in about one in 20,000 live births, OI is the result of a gene mutation that leads to a deficiency [Read More]
Celebrities have millions of dollars riding on their looks, and it’s no wonder that they are the first to try (and get hooked on) some pretty bizarre beauty treatments. One regimen that has taken Hollywood by storm has been dubbed the Vampire Facial or the Vampire Facelift. It was based on the gory photos of [Read More]
There is good news for people suffering from debilitating lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow. This condition, so named because it is often a significant problem for tennis players, is the result of overusing the forearm muscles. This overuse leads to injury of the tendon that lies on the outer side of the elbow. [Read More]
There have been news reports of elite athletes like Kobe Bryant and Tiger Woods using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy to heal from injuries by augmenting the body’s natural restorative process, but is the treatment only for celebrities? Or can regular people also benefit from PRP therapy? The preliminary findings of a small pilot study at [Read More]
There’s good news for the millions of men around the world who have resigned themselves to male pattern baldness. Determined to a large degree by genetics, androgenetic alopecia (androgens are male sex hormones) can begin as early as the teenage years, and it is estimated that more than half the men over the age of [Read More]
A Tour de France pro cyclist pedals at more than 25 miles per hour on flat terrain and generates an estimated 450 watts of power, with sprint power in the final dash for the line escalating to a whopping 1400 watts, powered by years of hard training, a support team of dozens of professionals, and [Read More]
Both professional athletes and active amateurs are benefitting from a revolutionary therapy that utilizes the person’s own blood to repair and rebuild damaged cartilage or tendon. Platelet-rich plasma therapy, or PRP therapy as it is commonly called, is offering hope to thousands of people enduring intractable pain and below par performance as a result of [Read More]
