DEAR DR. GOTT: I would like your opinion about platelet-rich plasma (PRP). I have an impingement in my shoulder and was told I need surgery. Do you think the PRP is an option?
DEAR READER: There is an increasing demand, and rightly so, for the use of autologous (self-donated) blood products that aid the healing process. Blood contains red and white blood cells, platelets and plasma. The platelets are responsible for the production and revitalization of new connective tissue. Let me briefly discuss PRP, and then I will try to answer your question.
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