Cutting through the hype on platelet-rich plasma

Regenerative medicine – the idea of the body healing itself – is a powerful, and potentially lucrative, proposition. But while the excitement around regenerative medicine is understandable, we need to stay grounded about what we know.

One of the shining lights for regenerative medicine has been platelet-rich plasma, or PRP as its commonly known. PRP is a concentrated version of our own platelets, which are the blood cells involved in a range of tissue healing roles.