12/20/2021

Friends of Franz Podcast S1 E1: Regenerative Medicine with Dr. Alita Sikora

The "Vampire Facial" has truly taken the world by storm with the concept of a literally bloody revival of one's skin, so much so that even Kim Kardashian got it. By drawing one's blood and extracting the platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to be re-injected into its source, the hope is to force the body to re-heal its own scars and wounds. Interestingly, this aesthetic procedure falls underneath a new branch of medicine called Rehabilitation Medicine, where we harness the "regenerating" power of the human body to heal its own in conditions of inflammation and injury with modern healing modalities and the advancement of science and technology!

In this episode, Dr. Alita Sikora, an expert physician practitioner of Regenerative Medicine, takes on questions such as about the usage of growth factors in PRP not only for scars but also for joint problems and hair regrowth (Hi Rogaine and light therapy), medical marijuana (what is THC? What is CBD?), bioidentical hormones (how do they fare versus traditional hormone replacement therapy/HRT?), and the importance of research when deciding which medical procedures to install in one's practice. Come and learn about the "fountain of youth!"