Think about the last time you got a cut or scrape. Did you marvel at the way your body stitched your skin back together? Or is your body’s regenerative ability so commonplace that you overlooked that healing process?
Either way, your system went to work after that injury, kickstarting the necessary processes to heal the wound. Medical researchers are increasingly learning how to harness that regeneration and deploy it for a variety of cases.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a perfect example. This form of regenerative medicine uses your own blood. It can heal soft tissue injuries, stimulate hair regrowth, address sexual dysfunction, and more.
And Robert Grafton, MD, and our team offer PRP therapy right here at PSI Medical Group in Wixom, Michigan.
Here are just a few reasons this treatment has become so popular.
PRP doesn’t rely on synthetic ingredients. Instead, it harnesses your own body’s resources.
To create the PRP, we start by taking a very small sample of your blood. Using a centrifuge, we separate out the platelets. This creates the PRP, which we then inject where you need it.
Your body naturally directs platelets to your injuries. They help your blood clot, but they also contain growth factors that stimulate and support your regenerative processes.
By injecting a high concentration of these growth factors into target areas through the PRP, Dr. Grafton has a way to kickstart rejuvenation there.
Because the PRP comes from your own body, it has an extremely low risk of side effects. You don’t need to be concerned about any allergic or otherwise adverse reactions because the cells in PRP are already known to your system.
PRP first started gaining notoriety as a treatment for sports injuries. As major athletes like Rafael Nadal and Tiger Woods turned to it, people started to wonder if PRP could work for them.
Its uses expanded from injuries to a tool to support post-operative healing, address arthritis, and more.
Today, PRP therapy is used for a wide variety of purposes. Here at PSI Medical Group, Dr. Grafton offers PRP injections to treat hair loss, for example. The PRP stimulates your hair follicles, encouraging new hair to grow.
Our team also offers O-Shot® and P-Shot®, PRP-based treatments to enhance sexual function.
In other words, you can harness your body’s own regenerative powers to move toward a wide range of goals. To explore PRP therapy for yourself, call us at PSI Medical Group in Wixom, Michigan, or book an appointment through our convenient website scheduler today.
