There is a group of products called Growth Factors ( PRP ), I know get from patient for a process of extraction of blood , as in any analytics , and once has spin it get different fractions , eminently of platelets , I know used in interventions to facilitate their healing , good to help scarring or as anti- inflammatory effect of fabrics
The entire process must be carried out in the surgical setting and therefore in perfect sterile conditions .
There are more or less automated processes for obtaining platelet – rich concentrates and ultimately growth factors .
WHAT ARE GROWTH FACTORS USED FOR?
- Processes with delayed bone consolidation
- Traumatic injuries with a large inflammatory component
- Difficult to resolve skin ulcers
- Skin plasty adjuvant
- Osteoimplants
HOW ARE THEY APPLIED ?
Once obtained the factors of growth (PRP ), it apply directly to the zone to treat , well be in the surgical procedure , others by joint injection or just about the surface in case of ulcers .
There are cases in which its effects can be controversial and ineffective enough to be used systematically