What Is PRP Therapy?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy uses your body's own healing cells to support tissue repair. By concentrating platelets from your blood and delivering them directly to an injured area, PRP enhances your natural healing response without introducing medications or foreign substances.
"PRP doesn't add anything artificial—it simply delivers more of your body's own healing biology exactly where it's needed."
— Dr. Joseph Albano
Your Blood Already Contains the Tools to Heal
Blood is made up of four primary components: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets. Platelets are responsible for releasing growth factors that activate the body's repair process whenever an injury occurs.
How PRP Is Made
What Conditions Can PRP Treat?
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Patellar tendinitis
- Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow
- MCL and ankle ligament injuries
- Meniscus and labral tears
- Osteoarthritis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Morton's neuroma
- Hair restoration and skin rejuvenation
- O-Shot® and P-Shot® procedures
Important Note
PRP is created entirely from your own blood. Because no foreign substances are injected, allergic reactions are extremely uncommon.
What PRP Doesn't Do
PRP is not a steroid, pain medication, or synthetic drug. It doesn't simply mask symptoms. Instead, it stimulates the body's normal healing process, which takes time. Most patients begin noticing improvement within six to twelve weeks, with continued progress over several months.
Clinical Insight
Because PRP relies on inflammation to stimulate healing, patients are generally asked to avoid NSAIDs before and after treatment so the biological repair process isn't interrupted.
Why Ultrasound Guidance Matters
Successful PRP treatment depends on accurately delivering platelets to the damaged tissue. Ultrasound guidance allows physicians to visualize tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves, and surrounding anatomy in real time, ensuring the injection reaches the intended target with precision.
Our Approach
At Albano Clinic, every PRP procedure is performed under musculoskeletal ultrasound guidance as part of a personalized regenerative treatment plan. By combining precise diagnosis, image-guided injections, rehabilitation, and whole-body optimization, we help patients reduce pain, improve function, and support long-term healing without unnecessary surgery.