Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant supposedly used it to get their stellar
bodies back in action. Angelina Jolie is said to have depended on it to
erase fine lines threatening her stellar face.
These superstars depended on platelet-rich plasma therapy, also known as protein-rich plasma or PRP, still considered experimental, but not for want of success in the fields of orthopedics, dentistry and even aesthetic treatments.
Using somewhat of a “patient, heal thyself” approach, PRP focuses on the patient’s own blood to enhance and speed the healing process. It works by increasing tissue regeneration, collagen, bone density and new blood cells, while decreasing inflammation.
Because the plasma is so concentrated, it also acts as wound sealant, decreasing the need for dressings and drains and reducing the incidence of hematomas and seromas.
PRP is harvested by spinning a vial of a patient’s blood in a centrifuge to separate the blood into layers. The plasma-rich layer, with its concentrated growth factors that are responsible for quicker healing, is isolated and injected back into the patient. An anti-coagulant is added to the initial blood draw and an activator used just before injection.
“The process typically involves a blood draw of two teaspoons of blood from the patient and a five-minute processing time in the centrifuge,” said plastic surgeon Dr. Ross Clevens, who uses PRP as part of treatment with reconstructive and cosmetic patients.
Orthopedic uses
The therapy was first initially embraced by the orthopedic community.
“PRP can be injected in the office setting for a number of unresolved indications such as tendonosis, tendonopathy and osteoarthritic joints,” said Merritt Island orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey O’Brien.
“The PRP injection is a viable option if the patient’s symptoms have not resolved by steroid injections, physical therapy, bracing and other standard accepted options. In a different form, it can be surgically implanted to assist with healing of rotator cuff repairs, meniscal repair and ACL reconstruction. I generally use the latter when the repair or the healing process would be more of a challenge. For example, repairs of small rotator cuff tears have a very high success rate of healing, but the medium to large tears would benefit from the surgical use of the implant.”
http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20131119/LIFESTYLE/131118032/The-healing-power-blood-Platelet-rich-plasma-therapy-enhances-recovery-times-
These superstars depended on platelet-rich plasma therapy, also known as protein-rich plasma or PRP, still considered experimental, but not for want of success in the fields of orthopedics, dentistry and even aesthetic treatments.
Using somewhat of a “patient, heal thyself” approach, PRP focuses on the patient’s own blood to enhance and speed the healing process. It works by increasing tissue regeneration, collagen, bone density and new blood cells, while decreasing inflammation.
Because the plasma is so concentrated, it also acts as wound sealant, decreasing the need for dressings and drains and reducing the incidence of hematomas and seromas.
PRP is harvested by spinning a vial of a patient’s blood in a centrifuge to separate the blood into layers. The plasma-rich layer, with its concentrated growth factors that are responsible for quicker healing, is isolated and injected back into the patient. An anti-coagulant is added to the initial blood draw and an activator used just before injection.
“The process typically involves a blood draw of two teaspoons of blood from the patient and a five-minute processing time in the centrifuge,” said plastic surgeon Dr. Ross Clevens, who uses PRP as part of treatment with reconstructive and cosmetic patients.
Orthopedic uses
The therapy was first initially embraced by the orthopedic community.
“PRP can be injected in the office setting for a number of unresolved indications such as tendonosis, tendonopathy and osteoarthritic joints,” said Merritt Island orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey O’Brien.
“The PRP injection is a viable option if the patient’s symptoms have not resolved by steroid injections, physical therapy, bracing and other standard accepted options. In a different form, it can be surgically implanted to assist with healing of rotator cuff repairs, meniscal repair and ACL reconstruction. I generally use the latter when the repair or the healing process would be more of a challenge. For example, repairs of small rotator cuff tears have a very high success rate of healing, but the medium to large tears would benefit from the surgical use of the implant.”
http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20131119/LIFESTYLE/131118032/The-healing-power-blood-Platelet-rich-plasma-therapy-enhances-recovery-times-
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