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Arthritis Treatment in Sangli: Steps and Aftercare

First a doctor reviews your tests and history; then PRP and SVF cell therapy may join your arthritis care for the knee, hand, shoulder or other joints

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No surgery — an injection instead of an operation

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Own tissue — your blood and adipose tissue

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Ultrasound guidance for every injection

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Free consultation
and review of your scans

What is arthritis
and when does this treatment fit?

When a joint becomes inflamed, doctors call it arthritis. Common signs include night and resting pain, morning stiffness longer than half an hour, swelling, and redness with warmth over the joint. It can stem from autoimmune disease (rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis), gout, infection or an earlier injury.

While PRP and SVF can lower inflammation and pain and help the joint's inner tissues, a systemic disease still needs a rheumatologist — these injections do not take their place. They are never given during an active joint infection or a strong flare; the doctor first establishes the type of arthritis and times the procedure.

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No surgery — an injection instead of an operation

02

Ultrasound guidance for every injection

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Free consultation and review of your scans

Joints we treat

The doctor looks at your scans and then chooses which joint to treat, which method to use and how many injections — for large and small joints alike

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Methods we use

Cell therapy (SVF) from your own adipose tissue

Processing a small sample of adipose tissue from your body isolates the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) — cells that play a part in tissue repair. This is combined with your plasma and injected straight into the affected joint.

Once the acute flare has settled, it is used in inflammatory arthritis for its effect on tissue repair and local inflammation.

PRP — platelet-rich plasma from your own blood

Your blood, in a small amount, provides plasma rich in platelets and growth factors; injected into the joint, it helps ease inflammation and creates better conditions for repair of the tissues.

In rheumatoid and other inflammatory arthritis, the doctor may recommend it as one piece of the overall treatment plan.

How the procedure goes: step by step

Consultation and scan review

Your X-rays, MRI or ultrasound are reviewed and the joint is examined, after which the doctor decides whether this procedure suits you. Already have scans? You can send them in advance.

Blood sample for PRP

A vein provides a small amount of blood, which is later used to prepare platelet-rich plasma rich in growth factors.
 
The doctor tells you in advance which tests are needed.

Adipose tissue sample

Under local anaesthetic we take roughly 30 ml of adipose tissue through a single puncture on the abdomen or the inner thigh — no stitches required.

Processing in a centrifuge

The sample is spun in a centrifuge and separates into layers. The stromal vascular fraction is isolated and mixed with the platelet-rich plasma.
The whole procedure is done in one day.

Injection into the joint

The prepared material is placed precisely: it is injected directly into the affected joint under ultrasound guidance.

Follow-up

You go without crutches or a hospital stay, while the doctor keeps in touch after the procedure and follows the joint's response.

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Follow-up visits

After 1 month
3 months
6 months

At each follow-up visit the doctor checks the joint's response and adjusts the plan — over the first month pain usually eases, over about three months mobility improves, and over around six months the full effect develops.

Conditions we treat

The treatment is only offered once a doctor has examined you and reviewed your scans and found it suitable

What we work with

Arthritis

Arthrosis

Avascular necrosis

Osteoarthritis

Gonarthrosis (knee osteoarthritis)

Coxarthrosis (hip osteoarthritis)

Meniscus pathology and injury

Rehabilitation after injuries and surgery

Inflammatory joint conditions

Contraindications

Cancer

Pregnancy

Blood clotting disorders

Acute infections, including infection in or near the joint

Flare-up of a serious chronic illness

Cancer

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Serious heart, kidney or liver disease

Temporary contraindications: a fever, cold or flu, or any skin inflammation over the joint planned for treatment

Book a consultation

Call or message us —
our coordinator will contact you shortly
and book your consultation

Book a consultation

Call or message us —
our coordinator will contact you shortly
and book your consultation

After the procedure

Most people are home the same day and back to their usual routine within a day or two, the puncture sites covered with small dressings. The joint may ache a little more during the first week, as expected. Over the first month the pain usually eases, over about three months mobility and activity improve, and the full effect builds over around six months. How long it holds varies individually with the stage of the condition, body weight, activity and other factors, so no fixed result can be promised. If a rheumatologist treats you, do not drop your prescribed medication without consulting them.

Why patients choose City Medical Centre

Your own joint stays: we work on keeping it rather than replacing it — treatment without surgery

Your own tissue

Just your blood and your adipose tissue; donor and synthetic materials are not used

No crutches

Punctures, not incisions; local anaesthetic; and rehabilitation that is not long

Second opinion

Send your X-rays, MRI or reports and a doctor will give an independent assessment free of charge

Support after the procedure

Staying in touch after the procedure, we follow the outcome and not only the injection day

Arthritis treatment prices

Cost varies with the joint, the arthritis type and the method, so it is named by the doctor after the consultation

Service

Price

Consultation and review of your scans

Free

PRP therapy (platelet-rich plasma)


Price at consultation

Cell therapy (SVF + PRP), one joint

 

Price at consultation

 

 

Consultation and review of your scans

Free

PRP therapy (platelet-rich plasma)

 

Price at consultation

Cell therapy (SVF + PRP), one joint

 

Price at consultation

 

 

Book a consultation

Call or message us —
our coordinator will contact you shortly
and book your consultation

Book a consultation

Call or message us —
our coordinator will contact you shortly
and book your consultation

Joint treatment: frequently asked questions

Arthritis in Sangli: types, methods and price

Regenerative injections are not done during an active joint infection or a severe flare. In Sangli, the doctor chooses the right moment, usually once the acute inflammation has settled.

An arthritic joint hurts even at rest because inflammation keeps stimulating pain receptors. For patients from Sangli, treatment aimed at reducing that inflammation can ease pain at rest and at night.

How much does arthritis treatment cost in Sangli? The doctor names the price after confirming the type of arthritis and choosing PRP, SVF or a combination. Send a request or message us in any messenger.

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