Stem cell therapy is among the many advancements in the medical field that have revolutionized the treatment of diseases. This non-invasive regenerative treatment involves the transplant of stem cells and their by-products into a patient’s body to replace damaged tissues to the point that some look years younger after the procedure.
Aside from being non-invasive, a typical stem cell therapy session takes only a day to complete and has a minimal recovery time. The treatment also does not use general anesthesia.
Since it only requires the patient’s bone marrow harvested from the iliac crest in the pelvis, the treatment has no risk of rejection inside the body nor spreading diseases from or to another person.
Like other medical innovations, medical professionals use stem cell therapy in several treatments. These include the following:
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Patients with chronic diseases are praising stem cell therapy since it provides them with a new option to treat their illnesses.
As an example, stem cell therapy aids in the production of insulin in the pancreas. This is good for people with type 1 diabetes. It also helps in repairing thyroid glands and can help those who are suffering from hypothyroidism.
It even helps the body regenerate brain neurons, cells and synapses — perfect for patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s.
Likewise, stem cell therapy boosts the patient’s immune system, especially if they are immunocompromised and offers a second line of defense to the body to repel illnesses, lowering the risk of getting sick.
Stem cell therapy also benefits patients with chronic cardiovascular illnesses. It stimulates the repair of the body’s blood vessel tissue as well as the heart’s muscle cells, improves the formation of new capillaries and decreases the overstretching of cardiac cells to restore the heart’s cardiac output to normal.
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Stem cell therapy helps patients while rehabilitating from injuries. Its minimal recovery time allows them to heal fast enough to return to their daily activities.
Stem cell therapy even provides long-lasting pain relief and decreases inflammation while helping the affected tissues in treated areas to repair and regenerate and allowing white blood cells to fight off infection.
The therapy also increases the patient’s range of motion, functionality and flexibility in their joints and muscles.
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Dermatologists use stem cell therapy to treat aging skin. The amino acids and peptides from stem cells provide the building blocks needed for skin rejuvenation, resulting in fewer lines and wrinkles and improved texture and tone.
Its antioxidant properties meanwhile nourish the skin cells to aid proper cell turnover and increase collagen production.
Stem cell therapy also improves the skin’s collagen production, helping scars and incisions heal faster. It stimulates hair growth, replacing damaged or lost ones, making the therapy a must-do to counter baldness.
