Stem cell: it is a backup of new cells. In order to replace cells that die in diseases and injuries, stem cells are activated and form new cells.
ie repair cells. Effective and fast results are obtained especially in muscle and cartilage damage.
Successful results can be obtained in patients who cannot undergo surgery in damaged cases of knee and hip joints and cartilages.
PRP: platelet-rich plasma is our platelet-rich blood, which is our coagulation cells obtained by centrifugation of our blood.
Two of them are different application and treatment options.
Common features: There are treatment methods for self-repair using one’s own blood and cells.
Stem cells and PRP (platelet rich plasma) are not the same treatments. Their aims are the same, but the application techniques and treatment times are very different.
Unfortunately, the two of them are described as if they are the same treatment, on the Internet and on sites where evidence-based medical sharing is not made.
PRP is a relatively easy and simple process. The patient’s blood is drawn and centrifuged. Serum obtained from one part of the tube is applied to the damaged area of the patient. The healing and repairing effect starts quickly. It is less effective than stem cells, it may need to be done more often.
Stem cell is a treatment method that is obtained from the abdominal fat tissue of the body or from tissues taken from more special regions, with more special methods and applied much more specifically. It is definitely applied in operating room conditions, in much more sterile conditions. It creates a more effective and long-lasting treatment.
My purpose in these articles: When each blood is taken and injected into the knee or joints, each of our patients should not think that there is a “stem cell therapy” and learn that these treatments are different.
In the field of pain (Algology), both treatment methods are performed in competent hands and within the framework of the methods prescribed by medicine.
