Systemic Scleroderma
Stem Cell Therapy For Systemic Scleroderma
About Systemic Scleroderma
Systemic Scleroderma (SSc) is the tightening and hardening condition of the skin and CT, which causes different complications in the body. The traditional treatments of the disease focus on the symptomatic management of the disease. However, Stem Cell Therapy and Mesenchymal Stem Cells can help with the root cause of the condition and disease.
What is Systemic Scleroderma?
Scleroderma belongs to the category of rare disorders that cause the skin and connective tissues to harden and tighten.
Scleroderma is more frequent in women than in males, and it usually strikes between the patients in ages of 30-50. While there is no cure for scleroderma, several treatments can help manage symptoms and improve quality of life.
Scleroderma comes in a variety of forms. SSc affects the skin only in some persons. However, in other patients, it affects structures other than the skin in many patients, including blood vessels, various internal organs, and the human digestive tract. The signs and symptoms differ depending on the kind or type of Scleroderma.
What causes Systemic Scleroderma?
Scleroderma is caused by an excessive amount of collagen being produced and accumulated in the body's tissues. Collagen is a fibrous protein found in the connective tissues of the body, particularly the skin.
Doctors are not sure what triggers aberrant collagen creation, but it appears that the immune system plays a significant role. Scleroderma is most commonly accompanied by a mix of causes, such as environmental triggers, immune system issues, and genetics.
What are the risk factor for Systemic Scleroderma?
Several combined factors appear to influence the risk of developing Scleroderma:
Genetics: gene variations
Environmental triggers: exposure to certain medications, viruses, bacteria, or drugs
Immune system problems – an autoimmune disease that occurs because the body's immune system begins attacking connective tissues.
What re the symptoms for Systemic Scleroderma?
The signs and symptoms of Scleroderma differ depending on which regions of your body are influenced:
Skin: causes patches of skin to harden and stiffen. These patches can be round or linear in shape.
Fingers or toes: Raynaud’s disease, which causes the contraction of the small blood vessels in your toes and fingers in response to emotional disturbances or cold.
Digestive system: Heartburn, difficulty swallowing, cramps, constipation, bloating, or diarrhea.
Damage to Heart, kidneys or lungs
THE TREATMENT JOURNEY
How is Systemic Scleroderma commonly treated?
Medications
No treatment can cure or stop Scleroderma's overproduction of collagen. However, several drugs are available to help manage and prevent scleroderma complications and symptoms.
Your doctor may, for example, prescribe drugs to:
Slow down or treat skin changes – Steroid creams
Cause vasodilation
Suppress the immune system
Reduce symptoms associated with the digestive system
Prevent infections
Relieve pain
Therapies
Occupational or Physical therapists can help you:
Manage pain
Improve your mobility and strength
Maintain independence with ADLs and IADLs
Home and lifestyle remedies
You can take several steps for managing your symptoms of Scleroderma as:
Stay active
Protect your skin
Cessation of smoking
Manage heartburn
Protect yourself from the weather transitions and cold
How can Stem Cell Therapy treat Systemic Scleroderma?
MSCs are multipotent adult progenitor cells that were first discovered in the bone marrow. Because of their numerous trophic and synergistic effects qualities, Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) are a promising therapeutic approach. MSCs have immunomodulatory, anti-fibrotic, and angiogenic properties that could be useful in treating this disease by affecting various abnormally dysregulated processes.
How is the treatment at The Renue Medical Centre different?
The Stem Cell Therapy (SCT) at the Renue Centre is a holistic approach to treating Systemic Scleroderma.
Your Renue Journey does not end after your last day of SCT. We follow up with you to assert your progress, following four phases:
The treatment for Systemic Scleroderma with Stem Cells consists of four phases:
Pre-treatment: clinical evaluation, lab test results, and other diagnostic procedures.
You will take our Renue Epigenetic Test powered by TruDiagnostics that will assert your biological age and other important health markers. Your TruDiagnostics test is part of the Renue Difference. It provides your doctor with critical information about your health and your true age (biological vs chronological).
After the epigenetic test and we have received all your medical records, your Patient Advisor will assist you in planning your travel to Puerto Vallarta.Treatment day: The route of administration of Stem Cells can be intra-arterial, intranasal, and intravenous. Stem Cells transplantation can range from 1 x 106 – 8 x 106 cells. The dosage of the stem cells also depends upon the severity and type of the disease, which is customizable.
30, 60 & 90 days follow up: Systemic Scleroderma symptoms clinical evaluation, flare-up frequency, and lab test results.
6 months after treatment: Systemic Scleroderma symptoms clinical evaluation, flare-up frequency, lab test results, X-ray report, and review of the diagnostic criteria.
YOUR TREATMENT JOURNEY
Experience Regen in Puerto Vallarta
Arrival Day
Upon arrival in Puerto Vallarta, a Renue representative will meet you at the airport in one of our Mercedes vans to transport you to the hotel.
Our representative will quickly review your schedule for the coming days for your peace of mind. Renue makes it worry-free, so don't worry!
Evening
You traveled all this way, so would you like to check our list of recommended restaurants? We can make reservations for you to enjoy the great food and warm atmosphere of Puerto Vallarta.
Check out the Renue chauffeur for recommendations, reservations, leisure activities, and your transportation needs.
A better life starts now!
Day 1. Enjoy the Renue Difference.
Count on your Renue Advisor and staff to help you have a pleasant experience. Our Renue chauffeur will pick you up from the hotel and take you to The Renue Medical Centre in the Joya Hospital. Our staff will welcome and assist you at the Centre.
Our staff will check you in at the Centre and take you on a tour of the facilities, including The Renue Laboratory, where your Stem Cells and Exosomes are produced. You will also visit the Hyperbaric Chamber facility, an essential part of The Renue Difference.
After your check-in, our medical associates will proceed with any necessary blood work or tests organized by your Patient Advisor.
After that, you will meet with your doctor to review your file. Then, your doctor will make any adjustments to your treatment schedule submitted by your Renue Patient Advisor.
Once your doctor has reviewed your file, additional testing might be required—for example, X-Rays, MRIs, and others.
After that, you will have your first Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) session.
Following your first treatment session, our Renue chauffeur will return you to your hotel.
Evening
Do you have any plans for the evening? Or maybe you would need a chauffeur?
Remember that relaxation can improve your health, too. Ask our Renue chauffeur for suggestions. They know the places to go in Puerto Vallarta.
Treatment Day & Second Hyperbaric Session
Day 2. Now you're a pro!
Our Renue chauffeur will pick you up according to the schedule and take you to The Renue Centre.
The medical team will welcome you and start your treatment for Systemic Scleroderma as soon as you arrive:
Million Stem Cells IV*
Billion of Exosomes*
*The actual quantity of Stem Cells depends on the patient’s body weight and severity of the disease.
Then, after your treatment and second Hyperbaric Chamber session, The Renue chauffeur will return you to the hotel.
Evening
Puerto Vallarta is a beautiful place; we suggest you don't miss out and enjoy your stay. You know it: ask our Renue Concierge for suggestions and have fun!
The third Hyperbaric Session makes a difference.
Day 3. You're almost done.
Our Renue chauffeur will pick you up according to the schedule and take you to The Renue Centre.
Your scheduled treatment will start as soon as you arrive.
Then, after your treatment and second Hyperbaric Chamber session, the Renue chauffeur will return you to the hotel.
Evening
Your Renue Journey allows you to explore all that Puerto Vallarta has to offer.
Ask our Renue chauffeur for suggestions and remember to enjoy yourself.
It's not over yet.
Day 4. Departure or extended stay?
Our Renue chauffeur will pick you up from the hotel. Then, they will take you to the airport or another treatment according to your schedule.
However, maybe you would like to extend your stay and your wellness holiday because Puerto Vallarta is stunning!
Talk to our Renue chauffeur. Our team will contact you to confirm all details: tours, restaurants, and other treatments you would like to have.
Are you going to miss us?
Don't forget our follow-up treatments. Talk to your Patient Advisor:
30, 60 & 90 days follow up: SSc symptoms clinical evaluation, flare-up frequency, and lab test results.
6 months post-treatment: SSc symptoms clinical evaluation, flare-up frequency, lab test results, X-ray report, and review of the diagnostic criteria.
Significance of Hyperbaric chambers post-treatment:
Hyperbaric Chambers are oxygen-rich chambers.
Three sessions are given to the patients after the treatment to:
Increased Stem Cell concentration
Enhance regeneration process
Relax the immune system to let it function in the body's favor
EXPECTED RESULTS
SCT to live a better life: Benefits and outcomes
The effectiveness of Stem Cell Treatment can improve all your symptoms, causing a considerable impact on your quality of life and daily activities.
As part of The Renue Difference, you will receive three Hyperbaric Chamber sessions that greatly improve SCT efficacy and stimulate the body cells to combat Systemic Scleroderma. These sessions comprise three days: one day before treatment, after treatment, and on the day of treatment.
According to results, clinical outcomes, and pre-and post-treatment observations, SCT has been shown to help
reduce Systemic Scleroderma progression
speed up tissue repair
regrow and repair tissues after six months
After the SCT procedure, an MRI test depicts the further need for the treatment at a specific body site.
Talk to our Patient Advisor to know more about SCT at The Renue Medical Centre.
Expected results and prognosis:
Increased life expectancy
Improved life quality
Fewer levels of stress, fatigue, and health
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
What are the risk factors of Stem Cell Therapy for Systemic Scleroderma?
The most frequent or common risk factors of SCT can be:
Lethargy and fatigue
Bleeding from the site of injection
Fever
Painful injection area /site
Allergic reactions
Management of Risks
When patients exhibit adverse effects, cautious care is usually recommended. Over-the-counter drugs can help reduce negative effects in cases of infections and inflammation. Pre-operative care and patient records are very important in controlling and reducing risk factors.
The Stem Cell Therapy is a new and promising method of treating Systemic Scleroderma. It has the potential to be more effective than previous methods and also carries less risk. At present, stem cell technology is still in the developmental stage, but rapid developments and advances indicate its potential uses in direct treatments of Systemic Scleroderma.
The benefits and effects of Stem Cell Therapy depend on several factors: the patient's health condition, underlying issues, lifestyle, and others.
To assess your expected results, we would like to know more about you.
A medical advisor will talk to you about your diagnosis and treatment options and collect information for the attending physician; they can answer all your initial questions:
Will the therapy work for my case?
What does the treatment involve? Is it painful?
Is it expensive? How much does it cost?
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