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Regenexx Begins: Finding and Keeping True North Since 2005

My daughter and wife the other night were cracking up at a 2007 video they found of me, awkwardly in front of my computer, creating a welcome video for the brand new Regenexx website! I included it above for your amusement. I guess this was supposed to be an intro to the website that never really…read more

Penis Enlargement via Stem Cells: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up…

Recently, a biohacker made news because he went to a Florida clinic to have his penis injected to make it bigger. He had no disease or problems with erectile dysfunction. This is the same clinic that blinded three patients by injecting fat stem cells into their eyes. I know this sounds like something out of The Onion,…read more

Terrell Owens Gets Stem Cell Treatments?

We’ve treated a slew of pro athletes through the years, and I can honestly say that I have never had one agree to have his procedure filmed. This is why it was surprising to see a TMZ video of Terrell Owens, former NFL player, getting bone marrow stem cell injection procedures. Having said that, the video…read more

My New “Stem Cell” Botched Series

I really like the plastic surgery show “Botched.” Great medical commentary mixed with crazy stories. Given that we’re world experts in the field of orthopedic stem cell injection procedures and given that there’s an incredible amount of graft and fraud out there, we’re starting to see patients from across the street and all over the world…read more

Risk of Memory Decline in Middle-Aged Patients After Surgery

This morning I awoke to my local paper online and saw an ad for a local neurosurgery group touting “minimally invasive spine surgery.” That’s interesting because, to me, the minimally invasive moniker should never be used with surgery. Why? No matter how you cut it, by definition, all back surgery is always maximally invasive compared…read more

The Umbilical Cord Product CFU Scam

The regenerative medicine space is still a mess with providers who are increasingly using what they believe are “stem cells” not knowing what they don’t know. Today I’d like to review a conversation I had with a local acupuncturist that reveals how bad this is out there. This involves a “CFU.” Let me explain. The Cord…read more

The Stem Cells in a Vial Model for Arthritis May Not Be Viable

We are perhaps 3–5 years away from seeing our first true isolated and culture-expanded stem cell product used to treat knee arthritis that is FDA approved and covered by insurance. As the stem cell research world contemplates that eventuality, I can’t tell you how many medical research conferences I’ve attended where academics have gotten on the…read more

What Does It Take to Be a “Renowned Regenerative Medicine” Expert?

This morning, on the drive into work, I heard a commercial for a local Boulder, Colorado, orthopedic surgeon who took a weekend course on how to use Lipogems and began offering “stem cell therapy” last year. What struck me is not that she is advertising, but the fact that the commercial claimed that she is…read more