Facts About Stem Cells

Stem cells are the cells that form us. They are in our own eyes, skin, brain, joints, lungs, and everything else that is you. We can now harvest stem cells from fat, bone, umbilical cords, amniotic fluid and placental fluid; however, not all sources have an equal amount of stem cells in them. Below is a comparison of the approximate number of stem cells per cells in different body sources:

• Adipose Tissue  4.734 cells/mL to 1.55 million/mL
• Bone Marrow  1 cell/mL to 317,400/mL
• Umbilical Cord  10,000 cells/ml to 4.7 million/mL
• Placental/Amniotic  1,000 cells/mL to 30,000 cells/mL

Safety

Safety is an important fact when considering stem cell therapy. Tissue banks screen their stem cells for 7 different diseases. Dr. Young's source also screens for an additional 10 conditions. We also reject about 15% of the cells that the tissue banks certify as 'safe' because your safety is important to us, so we go the extra mile to do more testing. Dr. Young wants you to be sure that the cells you give yourself, your family, and patients are the very best. Below is a list of the disease that our stem cells are screened for:

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