You recently stated that you would need to see a well-controlled scientific study to be convinced that PRP would be worth the cost. I was wondering if you were aware of any such study. I’m sure doctors and patients alike would be eager to see the results if in fact a study is currently underway.

The popularity of PRP treatment seems to be increasing and I get the impression (just from what I read online) that more and more doctors are adopting the practice.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a great marketing gimmick, but there is no good scientific evidence that it has any value. Most of the studies that I do know of don’t provide the quality of data I demand before I’d consider using it. Also, we have not heard from the FDA, which may be interested in the claims made by those who promote it.

I am not aware of a well designed scientific study going on with good double blind controls, but maybe there is such a study being conducted. If so, when it is published, I will certainly know about it. As a surgeon quoted in this recent article about PRP says, “there currently is minimal evidence of this clinically and more research must be performed“.

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