Severe pain put the Austrian national league basketball player Max Neugebauer suddenly out of action. But of course a top sportsman does not give up! After some unsuccessful therapy attempts, the 21-year-old athlete decided to undergo treatment with stem cells from his own body fat. Now he is again free of pain and ready for his comeback!
Author: Dr. med. Wolfang Exel
Since his 13th birthday Max Neugebauer has been an avid basketball player. After all, he is “predisposed” by the family: As a child, he cheered his father at games. Thus it is no wonder that his own sporting successes were not long in coming – top spots in the youth league, national champion, youth national team, offers from America.
Unfortunately, the hard training quickly left traces. Max Neugebauer: “Suddenly I got pain in both knees. I had to finish the season ahead of time. Conventional treatment methods did not bring any lasting improvement. Then I saw my chance with stem cells from my fat!”
The Viennese doctor DDr. Karl-Georg Heinrich is specialized in this method. He has been using body fat for many years for health and beauty: “Fat serves, for example, as a basis for breast augmentation, but also for the regeneration of damages to joints and other body tissues. By the way, the healing potential has been confirmed by scientific studies.”
In the joint area, a small surgical procedure is sufficient. DDr. Heinrich: “By implanting fat stem cells we fortify a natural healing mechanism. Damaged tissue recovers, ideally, inflammation disappears, pain subsides, and normal mobility returns.”
The process: Under local anesthesia DDr. Heinrich first harvested a small amount of body fat from Max Neugebauer with a small cannula. During the procedure, so-called mesenchymal stem cells were separated and immediately thereafter injected into the region of both knee joints. After the two-hour procedure, the patient could leave the clinic on his own feet, so to speak.
“Even at the first training session about one week after the treatment, the pain had already gone to such an extent that I did not need a break,” the athlete rejoiced. In the meantime, he is completely free of complaints and highly satisfied: “I have been training intensively at my club since recently and I am working on getting myself in top shape again. Perhaps it will work with America after all…”
Also DDr. Heinrich is very satisfied with the development: “The young man is again fully fit. Stem cells are generally suitable for all ages. Many young and elderly people who suffer from injuries or wear-and-tear could be helped by relieving pain without artificial joints.”
Information: ☎ +43 1 532 18 01. info@ddrheinrich.com
Published in Krone Gesund on May 27, 2017.