PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) means platelet rich serum. It is a biological treatment method and has been developing in recent years in all areas of medicine with the aim of stimulating and accelerating healing and having a cell regenerative effect.
The aim is to apply the tissue-healing-cell-renewing blood elements that the body cannot deliver sufficiently to the diseased or injured tissue by natural means, by taking the person's own blood, separating it in the external environment and preparing it more intensively, and applying it to the damaged or diseased tissues. The most important of the healing-cell-renewing blood elements are cell particles called platelets.
With the PRP treatment method, these platelets are intensively injected into injured or diseased tissues, or if they are turned into gel, they are placed in the desired surgical area in open surgeries and the reconstruction of that area is performed. Revitalization or tissue repair is activated more intensively and quickly.
How is it prepared and how is it applied?
Using the PRP preparation kit, 10-60 people can be applied depending on the size of the application area and the nature of the disease. ml of blood is taken. The blood is separated by a centrifuge device to remove other unwanted cells and 2-7 ml of platelet-rich serum is obtained. This serum contains 5-10 times the normal number of platelets and therefore growth factors. Four types of serum can be obtained depending on the cell diversity in the serum, coagulation status and the addition of platelet-stimulating substances. Which type of PRP will be prepared depends on the nature of the disease or injury. The method is applied by injecting the prepared platelet and therefore growth factor-rich PRP liquid or gel into the diseased or injured tissue or by placing it in the desired tissue area in open surgeries.
Is PRP a medicine and does it have side effects?
PRP is not a medicine but a biological form of treatment. In other words, it separates the body's own natural growth factors and delivers them to damaged-deteriorated tissues in larger amounts. It does not contain any substance other than its own blood elements. Therefore, there is no foreign substance entering the body. There is no undesirable organ or tissue problem. It does not contain cortisone and therefore the known side effects of cortisone do not occur. As with every injection method, there may be some pain due to the injection. The most important problem is the risk of infection, especially in joint applications. Therefore, the application must be carried out under hospital conditions and in compliance with sterility rules.
Musculoskeletal system injuries and diseases to which PRP is applied are generally as follows:
-Tendon and tendon bone junction problems,
-Muscle injuries in athletes,
-Knee ligament injuries,
-Patellar tendonitis,
-Chondromalacia,
-Cartilage problems and calcification,
What should be done after applying PRP;
First of all, anti-inflammatory drugs should not be used as they may block the repair process initiated by growth hormones. There may be pain and some redness in the application area depending on the injection and volume effect. Relief is provided with simple painkillers, bandaging and rest. It is important to rest the tissue applied to PRP. Placing load on the tissue that is in the repair process disrupts the integrity of the tissue in the repair phase. There should be a resting period of 2-6 weeks, depending on the size and condition of the injured or diseased tissue.
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