Jania Walker, 40, from Los Angeles, went on vacation to Honduras in June 2017 when a puma attacked her finger at a wildlife shelter.
Jania and her friend did not know anything about the cougar, they came to the shelter to feed the monkeys, and then saw the aviary with the cougar. Jania was as if hypnotized by a big cat and put her hand on the fence net, and the cougar grabbed her finger with her teeth.
Jania does not remember well what happened next. Suddenly she saw blood on her hand, and the tip of her finger fell down. Jania screamed at her friend to lift the tip of her finger, but he ended up staying there on the ground.
When the woman was taken to a local hospital, doctors told her that there was no way to fix the crippled finger and it would remain with her for life.
But when Jania returned home and consulted local doctors, Dr. Akashi Bajaj from Marina Del Rey Clinic in Los Angeles County told her about advanced platelet-rich plasma (PRP) technology.
According to the doctor, the plasma will stimulate the growth of stem cells and the finger will recover almost as it was before.
Finger before treatment.
Platelets play an essential role in the healing and regeneration of damaged body tissues. PRP technology is 100% biocompatible, safe and does not carry the risk of contamination of the patient, because it is obtained from his own plasma.
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In the past ten years, PRP has been actively used in surgery, dentistry, for the treatment of non-healing ulcers, wounds and other diseases.
Jania had a blood test taken and then placed in a centrifuge - a machine with a fast rotating container. Thus, platelets are separated from the red and white blood cells. Then they are injected directly into the damaged area.
According to Jania Walker, she saw the first results after two days after injecting her plasma. After the plasma was injected, a special bag was put on the damaged finger so as not to wet the finger. Two days later, the woman removed the pouch and saw that new skin began to grow at the edges of the wound, and all the skin around the damaged area had acquired its normal color.
Dr. Bajaj told Jania that her fingertip would grow, but without a nail, but Jania's nail began to grow and the doctor was very surprised at such excellent results.
Finger after treatment.
After two and a half months, the woman's finger was almost completely recovered.