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Stem Cell Therapy
Stem cell treatments at Young Lotus leverage mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which have the remarkable capacity to differentiate into bone, cartilage, muscle, and fat cells. Depending on your needs and regulatory considerations, we may use autologous cells (harvested from your own bone marrow or adipose tissue) or allogeneic cells (carefully screened donor MSCs). After preparation under sterile lab conditions, we deliver these cells precisely to the injury via image-guided injection. Once in place, MSCs secrete anti-inflammatory factors, modulate the immune response, and provide the cellular building blocks for tissue repair. This therapy is ideally suited for moderate to advanced osteoarthritis, cartilage defects, complex tendon and ligament injuries, and certain degenerative spinal conditions. Patients generally resume light activity within a few days, with continued tissue regeneration and symptom relief developing over several months.
What is Adipose Tissue Stem Cell Treatment?
Adipose tissue is the loose, connective tissue made up of cells that store fat. When used in regenerative therapy, concentrated adipose tissue forms a stem-cell-rich scaffold, which the body can use as a support structure for new tissue.
This tissue typically contains a higher volume of mesenchymal stem cells than bone marrow samples of the same size. Mesenchymal stem cells have been shown to differentiate and regenerate into many different types of cells after infusion.
Similar to unmined gold, adipose stem cells are just waiting to be extracted for healing purposes. They are invaluable because they possess the ability to replicate into multiple different types of tissues within the body. Studies have also shown that an adipose stem cell treatment can reduce swelling and inflammation, relieve pain, and improve healing time.
Our practice uses a minimally invasive fat tissue extraction procedure in which she obtains a sample of your fat tissue using a syringe similar to what is used in liposuction. Once harvested and injected, the Stem or Regenerative cells set to work to rebuild your tissue, while also calling in further resources to help with the work. This is all done in-house in our procedure room - no hospital or overnight stays are required.
Tissue Banking
Adipose tissue is unique in that we can “bank” some of the tissue that we harvest for use at a later date. So, if your back is giving you the most problems, but you wanted to be prepared later on to use your own cells for your knee or your shoulder, Our team can harvest excess fat and send it to our banking facility for safekeeping until you need it.
This process is also helpful for those who need repeated injections for chronic diseases or even for anti-aging and reduction of inflammation in the whole body.