Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy is the use of a patient’s own platelets to accelerate healing. It is termed rich because the platelets are concentrated, typically 5-10x above the concentration that is circulating in your blood.
PRP therapy has been used for a number of different indications including wound healing in surgery,tendinitis, cardiac care and dental health.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy made headlines following the Super Bowl, when it was revealed that Pittsburgh Steelers Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu had undergone PRP injections in the days leading up to the game.
Are all PRP therapies the same?
NO.
There are distinct differences in platelet rich plasma .
Most PRP is created by a bedside machine that creates a platelet concentrate by spinning (centrifuge) the blood thereby separating the platelets from the other blood products.
A cell biologist in a laboratory, however, is able to separate the platelet from other blood products and so much more.
A cell biologist can create PRP that is pure and free of any red or white blood cells. A machine cannot.
A cell biologist can create PRP in a specific concentration for specific indications. A machine cannot.
A cell biologist can make PRP that has a very high levels of specific, naturally occurring growth factors such as VGEF, vascular growth endothelial factor. A machine cannot.
At the Centeno-Schultz Clinic we are not reliant on a machine. Rather through the use of a state of the art lab with full-time cell biologists we are able to provide our patients with customized PRP therapies that are specifically designed for them. This is the critical difference which translates to improved outcome.
