A short interview-style YouTube video (Jan 15, 2018) introducing platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy. Speakers define PRP (blood is drawn and centrifuged to concentrate platelets), list common uses (athletic injuries, arthritis, hair growth, wound healing, cosmetic/plastic surgery), and note that clinical hype may outpace rigorous scientific proof — PRP shows promise but requires more research.
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It is. The new hot therapy has been for a couple of months, even a couple of years. It's called platelet rich plasma therapy, or PRP for short. It's being used for a lot of different things, healing athletic injuries, easing arthritis and hands and different joints. And plastic and cosmetic surgeons are also using prp. The question that I have is whether or not the science behind PRP is actually keeping up with its hype.
So this is actually something that we take from the patient, we draw blood from them, we spin the blood, and we're able to get part of the blood that is just rich in platelets. This plasma has many growth factors in it. It probably will take a little bit more research into what exactly PRP is doing or not doing in a given situation, in a given wound, in a given place on the body. I wouldn't discount it. I don't think we have the science behind exactly what it's doing.
The hype always accelerates past the science, unfortunately. But it is showing some promise. And it can be used in a lot of different areas, hair growth or wound healing or in joints. So I think there is something there and we need to do more research on it so that we can apply it correctly.
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