REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) + Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF)
What is Regenerative Medicine? It's non-surgical treatments that use your body's natural healing power to reduce pain, restore function, and improve your quality of life.
Exploring the Potential of Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative medicine is an evolving area of medicine focused on supporting the repair, replacement, or restoration of damaged cells and tissues. Stem cells are one area of regenerative medicine being actively researched for their unique ability to develop into specialized cell types and participate in the body's natural biological processes. As research continues to advance, scientists are studying how cell-based therapies play a greater role in treating injuries, degenerative conditions, and other medical concerns.
Is Regenerative Medicine Right for You?
The first step is a consultation. We'll discuss your concerns, review appropriate treatment options, and determine whether a regenerative medicine approach is medically appropriate for your individual situation.
Stem Cell and Cellular Therapy
While PRP and PRF are cellular fragments used in regenerative medicine, other cellular techniques can restore or improve function and reduce symptoms associated with degeneration. Adipose-Derived Stem Cells (ADSC), Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF), and nanofat have all been investigated for conditions such as degenerative joint disease. What they share is the presence of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) — abundant in the body — and extensive clinical research.
Therapy Types
Nanofat: Obtained through standard liposuction and processed so mature fat cells are disrupted while stem cells, vascular stromal cells, and growth factors remain intact. The FDA-cleared Lipogems® system is a common example, used in over 50,000 orthopedic procedures.
Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF): A common stem cell procedure that obtains fat through liposuction and separates the SVF, which is rich in mesenchymal stem cells.
Banked stem cells: FDA-inspected U.S. laboratories can separate mesenchymal stem cells from liposuctioned fat, expand (grow) them, and bank them for later use as determined by you and your physician.
Wharton's Jelly: A birth product from donated placentas (often called umbilical stem cells); a tissue product rich in stem cells and other factors, with extensive supporting literature.
Exosomes: Obtained from birth products and often confused with stem cells; they carry the messaging signals of mesenchymal stem cells, though clinical data for degenerative arthritis is currently lacking.
Bone marrow–derived stem cells: Harvested from the hip bone; effective, but not used at Allure Medical, as fat-derived options are more comfortable and we have extensive experience obtaining fat.
Pain shouldn’t define your day
Chronic joint pain and inflammation don’t just hurt your body—they change how you move through life. Maybe you avoid stairs, stop playing with grandkids, or skip the activities you used to love—because you’re worried how much you’ll pay for it later You’ve tried medications, injections, or even been told surgery is your “only option.” But so much of traditional care focuses on masking symptoms instead of actually helping your body heal. If you feel stuck between living in pain and facing a major surgery, you’re not alone—and you do have options.
Does this sound like you?
Daily joint pain in your knees, hips, shoulders, or hands. Stiffness or limited mobility that makes simple tasks feel hard. Swelling and inflammation that flares up after activity. Relying on pain pills just to get through the day. Being told to “wait until it’s bad enough” for surgery.
Regenerative medicine is designed for people exactly like you—who want to feel better without putting life on hold.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are PRP and PRF?
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) are treatments that involve drawing your blood and separating the platelets and plasma from the red blood cells. The concentrated platelets — cell fragments rich in growth and healing factors — are injected into tissues such as joints, ligaments, and tendons to alleviate the pain and inflammation of conditions like tendonitis, arthritis, and injuries, promoting healing and improving function. Known growth factors include PDGF (stimulates cell growth and draws stem cells into the region), TGF (controls inflammation and helps stem cells mature into tissue-specific cells), and VEGF (promotes healing, new blood-vessel growth, and new cells in the area).
What is the difference between PRP and PRF?
PRP, or platelet rich plasma, is the legacy form of platelets. In many cases, the platelets are inactivated and may not be able to release as many growth factors as with PRF. PRF is a more advanced form of platelet rich plasma. PRF preserves the growth factors of platelets, and does not involve any additives. PRF is more potent and lasts longer than PRP. At Allure Medical, we only use PRF. We may interchange the words PRP and PRF, but our FDA-approved devices make PRF, and we have always used PRF.
When were PRP and PRF discovered?
PRP was first described about 70 years ago, but most of the published literature regarding PRP and PRF for arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions has been in the last 10 years. At Allure Medical we began using PRP in 2011. Doctor Mok was our first patient who had a torn subscapularis tendon (70% torn) and was scheduled for a rotator cuff surgery. He bought the equipment to do PRP it had an orthopedic doctor inject PRP into his tendon 2 times in a two-month period which led to 100% resolution of the torn rotator cuff. He has had no problems with that rotator cuff in the years since that time.
How long do PRP and PRF treatments last?
After a series of PRP/PRF treatments results are expected to last 6 months to 2 years. The injections can be done as soon as every week to every month and in most cases will involve a series of three sessions. Doing less than three sessions would be expected to give you a shorter duration of results and less robust results.
What is the cost for PRF?
We offer a range of flexible packages designed to help you reach your goals, including our popular Peak Performance packages. To ensure you get the most current pricing and access to our latest specials, we invite you to schedule a free consultation.
What other treatments are commonly offered with PRF?
Cross linked Hyaluronan (HA) with mannitol. This is generally only needed on the first session and acts as a scaffolding and lubricant. It can be done on additional sessions, but it generally will give relief for about 12 months after one session. The cross linked hyaluronan is a different product than typical joint injection due to the cross linking delaying breakdown of the HA from days (normal HA’s) to 9-12 months.
Empower Your Body to Heal Itself
Schedule a free consultation to learn which regenerative treatment — PRP, PRF, or cellular therapy — is right for you.