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[wagirl]

PRP ---platelet rich plasma--is used for healing injuries and certain other conditions--it comes from your blood which is drawn and processed while you wait.  It has some healing properties but there is another type of injection that contain far more concentrated stem cells  that comes from donor amniotic fluid. It has alot more of the good stuff than PRP. Have looked into this quite a bit for my ankle that I broke a couple years ago and am still having problems with. Never heard prp for cosmetic things. I know that those injections are not covered by Medicare and are about $1000 each. So the cost of this for cosmetic things prob will cover that cost. And the outcome is not always successful. Sorry but I see very little changes in the B and A of those pics.

[Shelbelle]

I would love to try it for my arthritic knee, most ortho docs dont do it, usually a center for Arthritis Care does it, but Medicare does not pay for it. 

[shoekitty]

@pietook  yes!  And I highly recommend them , for me anyway. They work or they don't. Insurance doesn't pay, so it is usually our of pocket.  They do mix PRP with peptides or enzymes sometimes,  I have had PRP in both hips and one knee. I have had stem cell in other knee, I have had fairly good luck.  Mind you I am a severe case of hip pain.  I have severe osteoporosis and although I have needed a hip replacement for a few years, I cannot as my osteo is too bad. I have chose not to use bone treatments because of chance of issues with afib and previous cancer.   I use walker, and need power chair.  

the PRP in hip has to be done under fluoroscope.  But Stem cell  doesn't .   I am going to tomorrow for stem cell in left hip.  My left hip is the worst. . Both take a while to actually work well  I felt a tiny relief at first,then more relief after first week. After several weeks I feel better. It doesn't cure the pain all the way or cure my problem. But helps me live better and more comfortably. 

i knkw you have read up, but just remember some people love it, others have no relief.  Feel free to ask any questions

[NYCLatinaMe]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

The only experience I've had with PRP is when I had dental implant surgery. 

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@SilleeMee  Did it help?

[shoekitty]

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@wagirl wrote:

PRP ---platelet rich plasma--is used for healing injuries and certain other conditions--it comes from your blood which is drawn and processed while you wait.  It has some healing properties but there is another type of injection that contain far more concentrated stem cells  that comes from donor amniotic fluid. It has alot more of the good stuff than PRP. Have looked into this quite a bit for my ankle that I broke a couple years ago and am still having problems with. Never heard prp for cosmetic things. I know that those injections are not covered by Medicare and are about $1000 each. So the cost of this for cosmetic things prob will cover that cost. And the outcome is not always successful. Sorry but I see very little changes in the B and A of those pics.

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@wagirl  the stem cell, workers better for me.  No Medicare doesn't pay. They are 2500@ here.  But when you are in pain and desperate for relief, any relief. Worth every penny. I am getting one in hip tomorrow. I hadn't heard of PRP for cosmetic.  I have had PRP.  it took a long time to work a bit.  It only helped on one knee. The other it didn't do much at all. 

[Carol Diane]

I had PRP treatments for under my eyes years ago.  I think I had 3 or 4 sessions and even the doctor told me to stop.  They did nothing for me.

[SilleeMee]

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@NYCLatinaMe wrote:

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@SilleeMee wrote:

The only experience I've had with PRP is when I had dental implant surgery. 

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@SilleeMee  Did it help?

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@NYCLatinaMe 

Yes. The surgeon mixed my PRP in with the bone graft material to make what they call 'sticky bone' which is then applied directly into my socket where the sticky bone adheres to my bone. The PRP helps the graft grow and fuse to my own bone so the recovery time is decreased significantly.

[NYCLatinaMe]

Thanks @SilleeMee  I need to do something about a tooth, keep putting it off.

[NYCLatinaMe]

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@Carol Diane wrote:

I had PRP treatments for under my eyes years ago.  I think I had 3 or 4 sessions and even the doctor told me to stop.  They did nothing for me.

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Thanks for your reply @Carol Diane.. I looked at the second picture I posted and I was thinking this might help with my eye troughs, which I don't think are as bad as that lady.  But this is a filler, and I have heard bad things.  So I don't have to think about that!  

Thinking of saving for a face lift... 🤔

[shoekitty]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

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@NYCLatinaMe wrote:

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@SilleeMee wrote:

The only experience I've had with PRP is when I had dental implant surgery. 

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@SilleeMee  Did it help?

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@NYCLatinaMe 

Yes. The surgeon mixed my PRP in with the bone graft material to make what they call 'sticky bone' which is then applied directly into my socket where the sticky bone adheres to my bone. The PRP helps the graft grow and fuse to my own bone so the recovery time is decreased significantly.

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@SilleeMee   that is amazing they can do that.  I often thought I wish they had something to inject that was like gel or like Cartlidge instead of hio replace,ent. lol. My doctor said, someday they will