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Individuals undergo surgery for a variety of different reasons. For some, the decision is prompted by the need to repair damage caused by trauma, birth defects, and/or the aging process. For others, the decision is to improve their personal appearance and well being. In either situation, Autologus Platelet Concentrate enriched with growth factors (APC+) is one tool used by surgeons to help improve surgical outcomes.
APC+ is made from a small sample of your own blood (approx. 1 ½ oz.). The process concentrates the platelets found in the blood sample. These concentrated platelets contain huge reservoirs of growth and wound healing factors. Growth and wound healing factors are the natural components of your body. Clinical data has shwon that growth and wound healing factors may enhance and accelerate your body's normal healing process.
The use of APC+ is now readily accessible to all segments of the medical profession. Potential benefits of APC+ include the reduction of bleeding and bruising, decreased inflammation and swelling, enhanced wound closure, accelerated bone growth, and reduction of overall healing times.
How long has APC+ been used?
APC+ has been used clinically for over a decade. Leading clinicians in specialties such as dental, ENT, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedics, Cardiovascular Plastic Surgery, and Wound Healing routinely use APC+ to deliver a cocktail of natural, bioactive growth factors.
How could APC+ be used for my surgery?
The use of APC+ varies from procedure to procedure. APC+ is generally applied topically to the wound site. It can be used to control bleeding in applications such as cardiovascular and orthopedics. APC+ is often applied to bone grafts and soft tissue grafts to stabilize the graft material. APC+ is used to help fixate bone grafts as well as accelerate bone growth in orthopedic and dental procedures. APC+ is also used to seal wounds and accelerate soft tissue healing in facial plastic and cosmetic surgeries.
Why is APC+ (Enriched with growth factors) preferred over other products or methods?
APC+ is the only available product that contains elevated levels of all your naturally occurring growth factors. These growth factors are maintained in precisely the same ratios found circulating in your body. Although recombinant products are available, these products are usually synthetic derivatives of a single growth factor. Fibrin glues are another product readily available to the physician, However, the fibrin glues currently marketed do not contain any growth factors and are virally inactivated derivatives of blood components drawn from other donors.
What is Autologous Platelet Concentrate?
Autologous Platelet Concentrate (APC) is composed of platelets and plasma. Platelets are tiny cells that are partially responsible for causing blood to clot. Platelets also contain large reservoirs of natural growth factors. While a normal concentration of platelet circulating in your blood is 200,000 per micro liter, the platelet count in PRP can exceed 2 million platelets per micro liter.
What are Growth Factors?
Platelets contain potent growth factors necessary to begin tissue repair and regeneration at the wound site. Growth factors derived from platelets initiate connective tissue healing, bone regeneration and repair, promote development of new blood vessels, and stimulate the wound healing process.
Is Autologous Platelet Concentrate enriched with growth factors (APC+) for you?
The use of APC+ is considered by many to be a "new frontier" of clinical therapy. Since APC+ can be used in so many types of procedures and for so many types of patients, you should discuss your specific surgery with your doctor.
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