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All You Need to Know About Orthobiologics

What is Orthobiologic Treatment? Orthobiologics treatment aids the healing process of fractures, injured muscles, tendons, and ligaments using the naturally-occurring elements of the body called orthobiologics. Specifically, orthobiologics include stem cells, growth factors, platelet rich plasma, autologous blood and conditioned serum and bone grafts. All these occur naturally within the body. The field of orthobiologics...

PRP Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

PRP is a platelet concentrate extracted from whole blood by centrifugal process, containing high concentrations of platelets, leukocytes, and fibrin. It refers to using your own blood to extract plasma rich in high concentrations of platelets and various autologous growth factors. These factors have an extremely important role in promoting the healing of wounds and...

Effectiveness of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) on Hair Health

The platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a regenerative medicine technique used for years to treat tendon injuries, orthopedics, rheumatology, and sports medicine: healing tendons, painful tendonitis, and muscle tears. The benefits of this medical technique are applied to other areas of medicine such as dermatology, skin and wound healing, and facial rejuvenation cosmetic. In this article,...

Platelet Rich Plasma: Skin Care and Wound Healing

Platelet rich plasma mechanism uses the regenerative and healing properties of platelets. These have the ability to locally release growth factors, small molecules that act as true messengers to activate the initiation of the mechanisms of skin regeneration. Plasma contains essential factors for cell survival, such as nutrients, vitamins, hormones, minerals, and proteins. Among the...