Regenerative Medicine in Beverly Hills

Approaches that aim to support your body's own repair processes rather than replacing tissue or simply suppressing symptoms. In our practice that primarily means platelet-rich plasma — concentrating platelets from your own blood and delivering their growth factors into tissue where healing has stalled.

No, though they are frequently conflated in marketing. PRP concentrates platelets and growth factors from your blood. Stem cell treatments involve cells harvested from bone marrow or fat and have a considerably less settled evidence and regulatory position. The FDA has taken action against clinics marketing unapproved stem cell products.

It depends entirely on the indication, and that is the honest answer. PRP for lateral epicondylitis has genuinely good evidence. For mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis, reasonable evidence. For rotator cuff and Achilles tendinopathy, mixed. For spinal pain, weak. Anyone presenting all applications as equally proven is overselling.

You should ask hard questions. Be particularly cautious of clinics offering stem cell treatment for a broad menu of unrelated conditions, making dramatic claims, or charging large sums upfront for multi-session packages. The FDA has acted against a number of such operations and there have been documented serious harms.

Sometimes it delays or avoids it, particularly in earlier-stage problems. But it will not repair a complete tendon rupture, reverse advanced bone-on-bone arthritis, or correct mechanical instability. Where your problem is structural, we will tell you a surgical opinion is the honest recommendation.

Almost certainly. For most musculoskeletal problems, progressive loading and rehabilitation remain the foundation of treatment. PRP that reduces pain enough to let you do meaningful rehabilitation is genuinely useful. PRP as a substitute for it generally is not, and outcomes reflect that.

Usually not — most insurers still classify PRP as investigational for musculoskeletal use. We provide full pricing at consultation so there are no surprises.

PRP is among the safer injectable treatments because the material is your own blood, so there is no risk of allergy or rejection. The main risks are those of any injection — pain, bruising, and a small infection risk minimised by sterile technique. It is avoided with platelet disorders, active infection, certain cancers, and anticoagulation that cannot be paused.