Nowadays, we are in an era of continuous advances in the technological world to improve our quality of life, and once again, medicine gives us new frontiers to offer the latest, the best… Thus, one of the least known techniques is stem cell treatment. These cells are extracted in a minimally invasive way to repair damaged tissues.
What does stem cell treatment consist of?
Through the extraction of fat from the abdomen on an outpatient basis, under local anesthesia, without pain, and its subsequent separation process, a concentrate rich in pluripotenial cells is obtained. These cells are able to regenerate and differentiate in that tissue, whether bone, cartilage, muscle or tendon, repairing, regenerating and, therefore, curing ailments that previously limited and withdrew us from sports or healthy activities.
Ailments such as chondropathy, osteoarthritis, tendon ruptures, epicondylitis or plantar fasciitis, among others, can be treated without age difference and through the infiltration of these cells in the damaged area. Thus, as it is an outpatient operation, it does not prevent us from maintaining our daily activity, work, or even sports practice during the estimated time for a complete recovery, usually between two and three months.
How are stem cells applied? What are the advantages of this treatment?
The process is very basic and is totally safe. In addition, it offers proven effective results, without the need to undergo unsatisfactory surgeries. Nowadays, the extraction of the cells from the patient himself is the only way to apply them, since they are individual and specific to each person, without being able to obtain them, neither through medication, pills or other family members.
This treatment is considered an attractive practice for several reasons, including its ease of application by the specialist, its safety and, above all, because there are no contraindications. In addition, compared to traditional surgery, it is not an expensive treatment.
Thus, every day professionals face the challenge of using stem cells and achieving better processing that allows physicians to offer patients a treatment that is increasingly practical, comfortable, safe and useful for their health.
For more information, consult an expert in Traumatology.