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Facial Rejuvenation

March 24, 2015

Adipose Derived Stem Cell Therapy for Facial Rejuvenation

Facial RejuvenationBeauty is in the eye. I’d rather stop it at that rather than completing the common say. Women know this better than men do and this is why they invest so much in their appearance. Their faces ought to be at their best, glistening, moistened and generally healthy. To every woman beauty is an important factor that not only determines how she is perceived but also how she will interact with people herself. When a woman knows that she is beautiful her level of confidence is heightened, she believes in her abilities and will not be deterred by any other factor. Despite our women doing much to enhance their beauty, there is more that they can’t easily handle by themselves and needs medical assistance. There are hormones that are very essential to ensure that women are in good shape and appearance, these hormones has much to do with their weight, the glowing of the skin and their flawlessness. However as women approach 50 years of age a lot will change about them. This is because the production of these hormones will be low or will stop and their input in ensuring that women’s beauty is maintained will no longer be attended to. He names estrogen and progesterone are not new to anybody and their contributions in beauty are known. Today we are looking at another factor that can be utilized so as to help achieve beauty by rejuvenating the face: the stem cells.

Why stem cells for facial rejuvenation?

The face is exposed to all sorts of danger ranging from sunburn to degenerative diseases. As a person is growing old it has always been seen that their faces will tend to lose their lusture and flawlessness, the face will become rough, dried and discolored. This is evidence that some cells are maimed and have malfunctioned or worse still have died. The stem cells’ most popular characteristic is that they have the ability to become any type of cell in the body and so can be used to replace cells that have died or have malfunctioned and this will help restore the face leaving it beautiful and rejuvenated. Therefore ways of supplementing stem cells into the affected tissues can be utilized to ensure that the stem cells are in optimum levels so as to take care of the damaged tissues.

The adult stem cells especially the mesenchymal stem cells are good for this procedure; these stem cells can be collected from the adipose tissues of the patient. When the stem cells are withdrawn from the individual on whom they are used again, it is referred to as autologous stem cell therapy. The best thing with autologous stem cell therapy is that you do not need any donor and secondly the stem cells are from the same individual and so there are no chances of the body rejecting them. There is no risk of any dangerous reaction that may occur when the antibodies begin fighting the stem cells supplemented as foreign bodies. The stem cells are from you and can never be foreign.

Facial rejuvenation with adipose Derived stem cells does not require surgery. The procedure is safe as it avoids any incision in its quest to rejuvenate the face and leave the skin healthy. The stem cell therapy will not only replace the worn out or dead cells on the face just to restore its youthful contours but will also help in restoring the shape of the face. As mentioned earlier, aging interferes or rather degrades the skin quality, exposure to sunlight will also lead to ‘cooking of the face’ a condition known to many as sunburn, with adipose stem cells therapy, the quality of the skin can be restored and is the color irregularities that are caused by exposure to sun and other environmental factors.

facial rejuvenationAnother advantage that a patient can get when she has undergone facial rejuvenation with stem cells therapy is that she will not need some of the frequently used maintenance procedures like the botulinum toxin and cosmetic filler injections. the stem cells ability to rejuvenate the face is owed to the regenerative capacity of the mesenchymal stem cells that divide many times giving rise to highly differentiated cells of different types. Due to their importance in the regenerative medicine, of all the trillion cells in the body, the stem cells have since been regarded as the most important category of cells. They are among the few cells in the body that are specialized and have the potential to become a particular cell type and replace worn and damage cells.

The adipose or fat tissues contain large numbers of the stem cells and several studies have shown that these stem cells can be used to heal degenerative diseases as they can survive when removed from the adipose tissues and planted into affected areas where they will work by either correcting the defects in the cells or replacing the worn out cells all together. Stem cell therapy is a safe and effective approach to facial rejuvenation. When transplanted into the affected areas the adipose Derived stem cells help to restore lost fats, enhancing the volume of the face, and skin elements which would improve both the quality and texture of the skin hence improving health of the skin and beauty.

Finally, the pursuit of beauty has seen many women suffer when they chose to go for some dangerous surgeries; by choosing stem cell therapy you are choosing a safer approach. Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD), founder of the AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center Located at Myrtle Beach, North Caroline is an expert in the treatment of degenerative diseases. Call on her for help.

Adipose Derived Stem Cell Therapy for Facial Rejuvenation

 

 

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Stem Cell Therapy Is Non-Invasive Safe and Gives Fast Results

March 4, 2015

Stem Cell Therapy Is Non-Invasive Safe and Gives Fast Results

Stem cell therapy is an option to patients with degenerative diseases but would rather have treatments that are non-invasive. in fact the very nature in which stem cells work makes it a better option to patients as it has few risks and side effects are rarely life threatening (if there is). The stem cell therapy is applicable to those fighting aging, autism, diabetes, orthopedic conditions among other diseases. autologous stem cell transplant allows the cells harvested from a patient to be used in the same patient in fact on the day, this is because the mesenchymal stem cells that have the ability to form more differentiated cells like bone cells , liver cells, heart cells, muscle cells among other are available in enough amounts in the adipose tissues as well as in the bone marrow therefore there is no need to keep the harvested cells in the petri dish in the laboratory to be cultured so as to be able to serve a desired purpose. They can be harvested on the same day and be reimpplanted into the target area in the patient’s body on the same day. Autologous stem cell transfer is a safe and effective procedure and strategy to treatment of diseases since the cells used are from the patient and therefore there is no risk of donor shortage, donor morbidity, cell rejection and even contacting diseases from the donor.

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Autologous stem cell therapy is non-invasive and gives fast results

Autologous stem cell transplant refers to a case where the stem cells harvested are from the patient to be treated. Normally, the body has stem cells in the bone marrow, in muscle tissues and also in the adipose tissues.  These stem cells turn into red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets to help your body stay healthy. However there are situations when the amount of stem cells in the body is not enough to keep you healthy. This may be caused by some diseases like multiple myeloma or by aging. When this happens there will be need for supplementing the amounts of the stem cells so that they can be able to offer protection to your body. This calls for stem cell transplant which may be done by placing healthy stem cells in the patients’ body through an IV to restore the normal functions of the stem cells. At times the stem cells may be harvested from outside the body especially from placentas after successful normal delivery, but mostly the stem cells are harvested from the patients’ body since autologous transplant is safer and time saving. Autologous stem cell transplant is safer since the cells are from the body and therefore there is no risk of them getting rejected neither to induce unpleasant allergic reaction. Autologous stem cell transplantation may provide the best outcome for patients, since autologous cells are readily available and do not entail prolonged hospital stays or sustained immunotoxic therapy. Among autologous adult stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells therapy has been applied with varying degrees of success in both animal models and in clinical trials.

Stem cell therapy tackles myriads of ailments

The medicinal properties of the stem cells have seen it being used for treatment of myriad ailments or as therapy for many diseases that are not even treatable. for the cases of these diseases that are not treatable the stem cell therapy helps to alleviate on the dangerous symptoms of the diseases and offer comfort as well as lengthen the lives of those who are victims of these diseases. needless to mention , the stem cell therapy has become a crucial component of regenerative medicine with many researchers still working around the subject to find out how its applicability can be useful in treating lifestyle diseases that have become a problem to this generation and many generations to come. The stem cell therapy has been proposed as an effective therapy in cases of autism, diabetes, arthritis and cancer among other diseases.

Mesenchymal stem cells holds key to regenerative medicine

Stem cell therapyResearchers have found a specific stem cell type to be very important in stem cell therapy to fight aging and other degenerative diseases as well as orthopedic conditions. These stem cells that are considered to be the most important are known as the mesenchymal stem cells.  The Mesenchymal stem cells are found in the bone marrow, the circulating blood as well as in adipose tissues. Mesenchymal stem cells are the most important stem cells for orthopedic purposes as they help to   repair and replace damaged tissues hence restoring the cell functions.

The Mesenchymal stem cells are very helpful, however as a person ages the number of mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow gets depleted and this is what results in aging and increases a person’s chances of suffering from joint diseases and other orthopedic conditions. It is therefore very logical to go through a stem cell therapy as an anti-aging procedure that will also help on mitigating on the adverse effects of aging. Today these stem cells have now become an integral part of regenerative medicine. there is a lot that can be done with stem cell therapy, Visit us at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Centre at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) an expert in integrative and regenerative medicine will let you know how you can benefit from stem cell therapy.

Stem Cell Therapy Is Non-Invasive Safe and Gives Fast Results

 

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Stem Cells For Relieving Chronic Pain

March 3, 2015

Relieve Chronic Pain without Surgery with Stem Cell

Chronic pain can make your life unbearable. No one wants to be maimed by chronic pain. However there are conditions that may enslave you to chronic pain. Diseases such as cancer and arthritis are known to cause unbearable pains that must be mitigated failure to which the pain may beckon some other grievous conditions that may shorten your life in the long run. There has been various ways through which patients have been put on programs that help them mitigate on the effects of chronic pain. Some of the most common avenues through which chronic pain is managed are through the use of pain drugs such as the opioids. However the use of these drugs also poses a great challenge as the patient may become dependent on them and they can also be easily abused leading to addiction among other problems associated with narcotic drug use.  Apart from the use of these opioid to manage chronic pain there are also circumstances that a chronic pain patient may have to be put to surgery to help reverse the chronic pain and restore normal tissue functioning.

Well, today there are leading regeneration centers that have understood that there must be a better way of dealing with chronic pain. the frustrations that patients go through in search of a better treatment for their pain has put scientist on their heels, researching on better ways that are not only effective but also affordable. Today most regeneration centers dealing with chronic pain are focusing on providing innovative stem cell treatments to our patients in order to reinvigorate their quality of life without complex surgery that most patients maimed by chronic pain dread. With advanced technology, chronic pain patients are getting better treatment that is less invasive by the use of stem cell therapy.

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Stem cell therapy can help in controlling your pain

Stem cell therapy is a highly beneficial treatment that aims to assist patients who typically suffer from chronic pain, take back control of their lives. Stem cells have contributed to the healing process of various patients with medical conditions that resulted in damage to the joints or nervous system. You will however need to find a reputable hospital or doctor who has experience in treating chronic pain with stem cell therapy to help you take back control of your life. Generally, the use of stem cell therapy in pain management has seen many patients of pain for example those maimed by osteoarthritis, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, knee joint pain and rotator cuff syndrome get relief from pain and improve quality of their lives. Stem cell therapy is yet to replace the old ways of managing pain such as use of opioids that may make the patient addicted to them in the long run and surgery that is dangerously invasive and cause myriads of discomfort. Today, reputable doctors are utilizing stem cell therapy for patients suffering from osteoarthritis, neurological diseases and degenerative conditions. The pain treatment is now aimed at reducing pain, increasing strength, increasing flexibility, increasing mobility and energy of chronic pain patients that suffer from these conditions.

How is it done?

Chronic PainAs mentioned earlier, the stem cells are responsible for healing of the body, the body needs to have enough of these stem cells to be able to heal incases of acute pain. However the stem cells may get diminished as a person ages there by utilizing the power of stem cell therapy, the patient’s own stem cells can be harvested and injected right into the area where they are most needed. The process involves isolating these stem cells from a sample of the patient’s blood, bone marrow or adipose tissue and injecting them into the damaged body part to promote healing. Platelet-rich-plasma (PRP), a concentrated suspension of platelets (blood cells that cause clotting of blood) and growth factors, may also be used to assist the process of repair. The stem cell therapy works to repair the damaged tissues by utilizing the healing ability of undifferentiated cells that form all other cells in our bodies.

Before, the harvesting of the stem cells that are to be used in the treatment, a doctor will apply a local anesthetic in the area from which these stem cells will be harvested. After which, about 30-60cc of bone marrow stem cells or about 20cc of adipose-derived stem cells is extracted. What follows is separation of stem cells and the platelets from the rest of the body by the help of a centrifugal machine. Finally, the    Healthy stem cells and growth factors are then injected directly into the damaged area where they facilitate healing of the damaged tissues. After this stem cell injection, PRP injection may also be given after four to six weeks should there be need.

At AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center we assist a wide variety of patients who suffer from chronic pain with our stem cell therapy. Chronic pain can be overbearing, draining, and leave you feeling hopeless. That’s why it’s important to remember that there is help available at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center. Our lead doctor, Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) has a vast experience in the field of integrative medicine that pain patients can tap on for their own good. Call on her today at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and find out how she can harness the power of stem cell therapy to help you win back control of your life.

Relieve Chronic Pain without Surgery with Stem Cell

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Infection In Cancer Patients And Biofilm Formation

July 21, 2014

Infection In Cancer Patients And Biofilm Formation Treatment With
Silver And Ozone

Cancer patients are at higher risk of getting serious infection thus it is important for everyone to learn and gain more information about the infections to reduce and prevent the occurrence of the problem. Fungi and infection is caused by harmful bacteria and viruses. When they invade the body, the immune system may not be able to destroy them as fast as required hence the likely hood of a person to developing cancer.

Cancer patients are more vulnerable since cancer treatment is known to weaken the body’s immune system making it vulnerable to infections. The white blood cells (leukocytes) are the body soldiers known to fight infections. The cells are produced in the bone narrow and thus when the born marrow is unable to produce enough of the white blood cells, it leads to a condition referred to leucopenia. The body is then not able to fight the infection.  The white blood cells referred to as neutrophils can destroy fungi and any harmful bacteria in the body as soon as the infection is detected.  When the level of the cells is low, it increases the chances of one contracting bacterial infections.

Biofilm Formation

People with cancer neutropenia are exposed and easily develop infections because the immune system is low. The infections could attack any part of the body including the skin, the mouth, the rectum, urinary tract and the genital area.

Some of the signs and symptoms include;

  • Fever with temperature rising up to 100.50
  • Sweating or chills
  • Tooth ache , sore throat and sores in the mouth
  • When urinating, one may feel some burning or may be forced to increase the frequency of urinating.
  • Pain in the abdomen
  • Pain in the anal area
  • Sores around the anus and diarrhea
  • Short breath and coughs
  • Swelling, pain, wound or redness of parts of the body.
  • Unusual  virginal  discharge

Relieving side effect (palliative care)

This is also referred to as symptom management which is an important cancer care and treatment. This care leads to infections that could be life threatening although such infections are easily treated.

  • Causes

Treatment of cancer can lead to poor sleep, poor dieting, and stress. This may weaken the body and the immune system making it exposed to infections.

Chemotherapy lowers the production of white blood cells in the bone marrow hence increase the chances of infection. Radiation therapy harms the bone marrow especially if administered in areas such as the legs, the chest, the pelvis or the abdomen.

Leukemia and lymphoma are cancers that may attack the bone marrow. They overwhelm the bone marrow cells and reduce the production of the white blood cells.

  • Treatment

There are some preventive treatments for infections. Patients who are at risk of developing infections because of chemotherapy treatment or radiation can be exposed to prophylactic antibiotics and antifungal medications. In a case where the infection has already developed, one may be treated with antibiotics or antifungal medication. If the neutropenia is accompanied with some fever, referred to as neutropenia fever, such a patient must be hospitalized so as to receive the intravenous TV antibiotics.  If you already have the neutropenia fever or   you are at a higher risk of developing neutropenia fever, the doctor may prescribe colony –stimulating factors or white blood cell growth factors.  This are the drugs designed to make the body to make more neutrophils and other types of white blood cells.  It reduces the risks of infections such as Neulasta (pegilgrastin), Sagramostim (Leukine or prokine).  It is worth noting that the doctors may not prescribe this treatment if the patient has neutropenia but does not have fever.

Biofilm formation may occur when free floating microorganisms attach themselves on the skin or any surface and secrete extracellular polymers. The biofilms may protect the bacteria and hence they are a serious health risk. A fully developed biofilm contains many layers and a matrix of EPS and a conditioning film as well as a vertical film.  The vertical structures may consist of microorganisms which may come in the form of towers or mushrooms separated by interstitial spaces. These interstitial spaces allow biofilm to take in nutrients from the surrounding liquid and at the same time move the byproduct away from the biofilm.

Biofilm Formation

Ozone treatment

The ozone treatment could be used in managing biofilms. The treatment targets extracellular polysaccharides that are found on the surface and cleaves them.  The ozone cuts through the biofilm and dissolves them to harmless microscopic fragments. Ozone works well because of it’s a strong oxidant and is more powerful than any other disinfectant.  That is why it is used to purify water in spa and pools industry.

Silver treatment

Dr. Becker, discovered that silver ions can cause cells to dedifferentiate making them to revert back to normal cells.  Studies show that when large amount of silver is taken on daily basis it is able to revert cancer symptoms. Silver generated ions kill’s bacterium by making them to differentiate and this makes them heal the wounds.  Further research shows that silver effectively kills cancer cells just as chemotherapy does but has fewer side effects.  Silver is better compared to Cisplatin which is currently being used to treat a variety of cancer ailments but comes with numerous side effects such as nausea and vomiting which can damage the kidney.

Infection In Cancer Patients And Biofilm Formation Treatment With Silver And Ozone

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Cancer Treatment Options

July 20, 2014

What Are The Treatment Options Available To Cancer Victims?

There are many methods used in the treatment of cancer. They include radiation treatment, chemotherapy treatment and surgery. All this methods are meant to stop the spread of cancerous cells. However, when you look at the statistics, details it reveals about the ailment is a bit shocking.  In the modern times, more focus is now being placed on detox, liver flushes methods and the diet as better methods of managing cancer.

Existing Cancer treatments in our Century

RadiationIt makes use of higher energy radiation that kills the cancer cells. The rays damage the DNA of the cancerous cells destroying them completely. The problem with this method is that it damages both the normal and the cancer cells. This makes it necessary to have the treatment planned carefully so as to minimize the side effect.  A machine may be used to produce these rays or doctors may place a radioactive material close to the tumor cells or inject it in the bloodstream. A patient may receive the radiation during or after surgery depending on the type of cancer that is being treated, the radiation shrinks tumors and kills the cancerous cells. The rays that are popularly used include the X-ray, and the gamma rays which have charged particles that are used to treat radiation.

  • Surgery

It can be used to diagnose, prevent or treat cancer. In most cases, cancer patients may have to undergo some form of surgery. Surgery has often offered the greatest chances for cure especially in cases where the cancer has not spread to most parts of the body.

  • Chemotherapy

This is where drugs or medicine is used to treat cancer. The term chemotherapy is always misunderstood and the thought of having it has always frightened many people. However, when the patients are told what chemotherapy is and how it works it can help allay their fear and calm them down. It also enables the patients have a better sense of control over the treatment.

  • Targeted therapy

This is a new method of treating cancer that utilizes drugs and other substances that identifies and attacks the cancer cells while doing little or no damage to the normal cells. This method is becoming popular in the treatment of cancer.

  • Immunotherapy

This treatment uses the body’s own immune system to help one fight cancer

  • Hyperthermia

This is where heat is used to treat cancer that has been with the patient for a long period of time. With the invention of new tools, more precise delivery of heat will be more effective in treating cancer.

  • Stem cell transplant

This method is also referred to as peripheral blood, cord blood transplant and Bone Marrow transplant.

  • Photodynamic therapy

PDT is a treatment that makes use of special drugs referred to as photosensitizing agents. It also makes use of light in its effort to kill the cancer cells. The drugs work after being activated by some kind of light

CancerAll this methods have for many years been used to treat cancer but none of them has been 100 % effective in managing and treating cancer. The latest research shows that diet and nutrition play an important part in the cancer treatment. Patients suffering from cancer are strongly advised to eat the right kind of diet which helps them to feel better and stronger. Good nutrition is necessary since the disease may affect your appetite or can affect the body’s ability to tolerate certain types of food. Low fiber diet may be recommended if you have trouble with digesting food, cramping or if you have undergone some type of surgery. The patient may also be put on dietary supplement to help improve the quality of his life.

Liver flushes is a method intended to get rid of microbes in various organs of the body such as  such as the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, the colon so that the cancer treatment can take place.  These microbes steel some energy from the cells, they intercept nutrients and at the same time excrete mycotoxins. This makes the organ to become weak and lowers the immune system of their body.  Liver flushes thus supercharges the immune system and allows various cancer treatment methods to be used.

  • Detrofication

Detrofication may take place through sweating and colonics removal of toxins from the body. This may to some extend reverse cancer.  Some research show that coffee enemas detoxification may be used to cure cancer. Juicing and good dieting strengthens the immune system and the healing of the body.  However,the emotions must be healed and traumatizing events forgotten if the treatment of cancer is to succeed. Detoxification can be done in the health center or it can be done at home. Avoid foods that have toxins. Remember the air we breathe as well as the water we take has toxic substances. The bags used to package processed foods have toxins and they should also be avoided.

Use the following to remove toxins in your body at home.

  • Bentonite clay
  • Castor oil
  • Coffee enemas
  • Engaging in activities which can lead to sweating helps the body of eliminate toxics from the body

What Are The Treatment Options Available To Cancer Victims?

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