Autologous therapies are medical treatments that use a patient’s own cells or tissues to repair, replace, or regenerate damaged or diseased tissue. Your physician may opt to use an autologous therapy in your treatment. This may include Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP).
Depending on your medical need, your physician may recommend a PRP treatment. PRP can be used by your doctor as a surgical or non-surgical therapy to signal your body’s natural healing potential.
PRP is a mixture of concentrated platelets and white blood cells derived from your own blood.
Carry proteins and other molecules important for healing damaged tissue
Help to bring oxygen to new tissue so it can live
Support the growth or repair of new tissue while helping to fight infection
Contains electrolytes and proteins important for healing damaged tissue
Depending on your medical need, your physician may recommend a Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment. Before you begin your recommended treatment, it is important that you understand what to expect from the procedure and how PRP works naturally with your body.
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is concentrated platelets and white blood cells derived from your own blood.
Prior to your procedure, a small sample of blood is drawn. The blood is placed in a specialized centrifuge that will separate and concentrate your body’s own natural healing agents, in less than 20 minutes. The Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is then applied to the site. The platelets activate and release growth factors, which helps your body’s natural healing process.
PRP is a platelet and cell-enriched product that could be used by your doctor as a surgical or nonsurgical therapy to signal your body’s natural healing potential.
Your physician will draw blood from your vein with a small needle.
A centrifuge separates and concentrates the cellular components of blood. The resulting product is a highly concentrated suspension of platelets and cells (PRP).
The PRP is returned to the designated site(s) during your same office visit.
