Adipose-derived Cell Therapy

Mesenchymal Cells therapy uses autologous multipotent mesenchymal cells isolated from bone marrow stroma, MSCs are drawn to sites of injury, where they contribute to cellular repair and tissue regeneration through their multilineage differentiation capacity, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects. They potentially can differentiate into cartilage, bone and decrease inflammation and pain.

Cells, that are stored in your own body, are able to respond to problems in other areas of the body that are causing pain or dysfunction, providing natural help with healing, repairing injury or condition. They can repair damaged tissue, including injury, speed up tissue growth and regeneration, including post-surgery repair, reduce inflammation, Improve blood flow by creating new blood vessels and also reduce areas of internal or external scarring.

A list of common conditions Adipose-derived Cell Therapy and Mesenchymal Cells therapy can help are below:

Cosmetic applications:

• Breast augmentation/ enchantment
• General scar, burn, skin and wounds healing, like Bed Sores, Phlebitic Ulcers, Diabetic foot ulcer
• Facial rejuvenation

Disease conditions:

• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Joint replacement, like natural hip or knee replacement
• Vulvar lichen sclerosus
• Erectile dysfunction
• Critical limb ischaemia

Since this therapy is an orthobiological treatment that requires time for the cells to restore the damaged or injured areas, patients will not feel the effect of the injection immediately. On average, most patients will start to see signs of improvement in the form of reduced pain or increased function within 30 days.

Over all Adipose-derived Cells and Mesenchymal Cells therapy treatments are minimally invasive, non-surgical same day procedures with no risk of rejection, minimal recovery time and minimal worry. You are fully awake and ready to go home within a few hours after injections in the affected area.

Here are the top 5 benefits to be aware of:

Avoid surgery and its risks and many complications

Treatments are minimally invasive, non-surgical procedures, which gives patients an alternative to painful surgery and lengthy recovery. The procedures are performed in an outpatient setting and only takes a few hours. No general anaesthesia is required and most patients don’t need post-operative pain medication. Also, patients typically return to work within a few days and they resume physical activity much faster than after invasive surgery.

Shorter downtime and rehabilitation

One of the most time-consuming factors of any injury is not always the treatment itself, but actually the recovery time. With Adipose-derived Cells and Mesenchymal Cells therapy, there are far less risk involved than surgery and recovery time is much shorter compared to surgery.

No use of general anaesthesia

Do you not like the way general anaesthesia makes you feel? Or do you simply get anxious at the thought of being put under? Adipose-derived Cells and Mesenchymal Cells therapy may be just what you need as they do not require the use of general anaesthesia. They provide a safe increasingly effective non-surgical alternatives to treating medical conditions using the body’s own natural ability to repair itself without the use of medication.

Same day procedures

The best part, after comprehensive examination and review of your case, blood tests & radio-imaging scans are done to establish a baseline for your pre-existing condition, is that Medica Stem Cells Therapies are an outpatient same day procedures, where the Consultant will decide which line of treatment is most suited to your case. In certain cases it may be a combination of more than one treatment protocol. For some patients however, the complete protocol is a series of treatments in several sessions.

Safe procedures with No risk of rejection and No communicable disease transmission

Since you undergo an autologous (from self) transplant with the cells that originated within your own body, your immune system has no reason to attack them and is in turn much safer than other outside sources, there is no risk of contracting a transmittable infectious disease from a donor patient also. In fact, studies thus far have indicated no safety issues with autologous cells. Because they are your own cells, the risk of rejection is eliminated.

The increased risk of heart attack, as found to be associated with knee and hip replacement surgery, is not present with Adipose-derived Cells and Mesenchymal Cells therapy, either. Like any procedure, there is a minute risk of infection at the sample collection and at the injection site. To minimize that risk the procedure is carried out under strict sterile conditions.

Since this therapy is an orthobiological treatment that requires time for the cells to restore the damaged or injured areas, patients will not feel the effect of the injection immediately. On average, most patients will start to see signs of improvement in the form of reduced pain or increased function within 30 days.

The first day after the treatment, you might experience mild discomfort at administration site which should not be restrictive, mild pain in the treatment area may persist for a day or two. This can be alleviated by rest and if needed simple pain killers may be prescribed.

Improvement in one or two days is common. This is due to the strong anti-inflammatory effect of the growth factors associated with adult mesenchymal cells. This anti-inflammatory effect lasts from 2-3 months. From there, you can see continued gradual improvement as the cells help provide healing to the affected area.

Injuries or conditions may or may not require repeat treatment. Typically it is best to wait 3-6 months before considering it. Most of the time repeat treatment is done because some improvement has been seen and more is sought.

Reviews of your progress may extend up to 6 months following the procedure. Reviews can be by means of a clinic visits or alternatively for your ease by video / phone call.

You will be asked during the period of follow up to keep an accurate record of your progress to compare to your starting point.

The final outcome of the treatment and extent of improvement varies from one patient to another depending on type and severity of the condition, age, etc…