Focus Cellular therapy
What It Covers
  • Adipose or umbilical-derived stem cell injections or infusions
  • Exosome injections
  • Platelet-rich plasma for joints, skin, or hair
  • Young plasma or plasma exchange marketed for rejuvenation
  • Peptide protocols
  • Medical tourism packages outside U.S. jurisdiction
Typical Cost $5,000 to $50,000 per treatment
Evidence Level Unsupported for aging: the underlying research is real, but no cellular product is approved for aging and none has completed a trial showing benefit
Regulatory Status FDA consumer alert covers stem cell and exosome products; most marketed products are unapproved and enforcement actions have followed
Watchouts
  • The same product offered for aging, arthritis, autism, and neurological disease
  • Testimonials in place of trials
  • FDA-registered used to imply FDA-approved
  • Patients paying to join something called a study
  • Treatment delivered abroad to avoid domestic oversight
Questions To Ask
  • Is this product FDA-approved, or under an investigational new drug application?
  • Which completed trial showed benefit and where is it published?
  • What adverse events have occurred with this product?
  • Why is it available here but not at an academic medical center?
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