Complications
Complications are unintended and often undesirable outcomes that can occur during medical procedures or treatments. They can range from minor issues to more serious adverse events and may arise due to various factors such as underlying health conditions, surgical errors, or reactions to medications. Understanding complications is crucial for healthcare providers to anticipate risks, mitigate potential harms, and ensure patient safety.
Subscribe to the BlogHealing Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the Knee without Surgery
SPONK is one of those medical terms that just sounds strange, but it’s a really big nasty problem. This is the story of a patient who developed spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee likely due to excessive knee steroid shots, who was told she needed a knee replacement, but who instead used injections of her own…read more
The FDA Loses its Cell Surgical Network Summary Judgment Motion: Why That Could be a Big Deal
A district court judge in the Cell Surgical Network case handed the stem cell network a legal victory late Monday. What does this mean? Does it support the idea that CSN will be able to use fat-based stem cell treatments to treat multiple incurable conditions? My take is that it’s a bigger deal than most…read more FDA Public Health Warnings on Exosome and Umbilical Cord “Stem Cell” Products
You almost can’t make this stuff up. I know I keep saying that, but it’s been clear for a while now that it was just a matter of time before the FDA came down hard on companies purporting to sell exosome and umbilical cord “stem cell” products. That day was yesterday. Let’s dig in. What…read more More Exosome Insanity: Genisent Labs and Extensive Medical Marketing
I get sent things all the time. This past week I was sent flyers on yet another”exosome” product made by Genisent Labs and this one came with actual treatment protocols. You just can’t make this stuff up. Let’s dig in! What are Exosomes? Exosomes are the latest buzz word in regenerative medicine. The concept is…read more Panama Stem Cell Clinic Reviews : Why Am I Blogging from the Caymans?
Yesterday I flew down to Grand Cayman to once again allow some of my patients access to advanced cultured stem cells. This morning I would also like to compare and contrast what we do here from what’s done in Panama. Hence, this will be one of my first official Panama stem cell clinic reviews. What’s…read more When Naturopaths Try to Silence Public Discourse : The Harry Adelson Chronicles
I have been a big critic of naturopaths offering investigational stem cell procedures. In my opinion, one of the naturopaths who has pushed his practice act to its limits and beyond is Harry Adelson. I was recently sued by Harry for questioning whether his practice act authorized what he’s doing. Now that the suit is…read more Invitrx Therapeutics: This FDA Report Scares the Snot Out of Me
Let’s face it, when a doctor uses live umbilical cord or amniotic products, he or she adds risk to the treatment equation compared to using the patient’s own tissues. Just how much risk is illustrated by a recently released FDA 483 inspection report on Invitrx Therapeutics. This report will give pause to any patient considering…read more Nerve Damage After Surgery: What Are Your Treatment Options?
In this article: Overview Diagnosis Recovery time Treatments Nerve damage patients’ stories One of the biggest issues we see after surgery is scarring around the nerves (1). The most common symptoms of nerve damage after surgery are usually numbness, tingling, burning, muscle weakness or atrophy. Many times the symptoms are temporary, for example, many patients…read more 
