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The Role of Plasma in PRP Therapy

   What is Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP Therapy)? What is the role of platelet-rich plasma, and how does the Medica Stem Cell Treatment help in healing your damaged tissues real quick?

Plasma is the liquid part of the blood which gets separated when the tube containing blood is spun with high speed (called centrifugation process scientifically). When the tube is centrifuged (or spun), three layers of liquid are formed; the lower, middle and the upper layer. The upper layer is low in platelets, while the middle layer is rich in platelets, from this middle layer, the platelets are taken up for PRP therapy. 

 

Mode of action that platelets follow

Now that you have learnt about plasma, let us learn what the platelets do in order to heal your damaged tissues speedily. Just like the red and the white blood cells, platelets too, are cells in the blood that contain growth factors. Growth factors play a major role in cell division, healing and regeneration of damaged tissues. Along with this, platelets also help in blood clotting that prevents blood loss. So, now you know, the real hero in PRP therapy in UK. It is plasma - that is rich in platelets - the Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP).                 

 

How does the doctor obtain PRP during Medica Stem Cell treatment? 

The process of obtaining PRP from your blood is minimally invasive and a pain-free procedure. The doctor will take the blood from a vein in your arm and will dispense the blood in a tube. Following this, he will place the tube containing blood in a centrifuge (lab equipment that spins the blood to separate blood cells). After spinning, as mentioned above, the doctor collects the middle layer that formed in the tube. This layer contains the PRP which is used to treat the damaged site in the body during the PRP therapy in UK.

 

What benefits can you expect from PRP therapy in UK?

The platelets in the PRP extracted as above help in healing the damaged area by regenerating damaged tissues, tendons and ligaments. PRP contains growth factors which play a major role in accelerating the healing process of the damaged areas. Moreover, the PRP therapy is completely safe as the PRP used in the Medica Stem Cell treatment is extracted from your own blood. Hence, there is no risk of rejection at all. However, some patients may experience a little irritation or a temporary negligible pain at the injection site. Apart from these, there are no adverse reactions to the PRP injections. Adding to the benefits of PRP over surgery; it is quite a speedy process as compared to surgery. PRP therapy is the same day non-surgical regenerative outpatient treatment. You do not need to get hospitalised, and you can get back to work immediately after the procedure. The number of injections depends on the severity of your injury. However, after each procedure, you will be allowed to go home the very same day, but do not participate in vigorous exercises for the first week after the treatment. This best thing about PRP therapy is that you save your hard-earned bucks by not spending on hospitalisation and not losing your daily wages; which is the case with invasive surgeries. 

 


What conditions can benefit from PRP therapy?

Suppose you have any ligament injuries like rotator cuff tear in your shoulder, Achilles tendinitis in your foot or tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow. Or you may have joint injuries or Osteoarthritis, Arthritis; in that case, you may take advantage of PRP therapy. Moreover, athletes involved in contact sports are often prone to such injuries which finally lead them to cut their careers short. In such cases, one must consider PRP therapy. Outside of injuries, PRP has also been found beneficial in aesthetics like Skin Rejuvenation and Hair loss treatment.

Medica Stem Cells Clinic is always supportive of such patients and will do their best to assist the sportspersons as well as any patients to get them back to do things that they love.  
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