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Using IPSCs to regrow tissue, including nerve and connective tissue that just doesn't heal on its own, is definitely a thing that's about to happen. There have been promising clinical trials, and the techniques probably need to be refined to where they can be done safely at scale. But they're coming.

These wildcat stem cell clinics in Central and South America promoted by bodybuilders, UFC people, and other athletes -- most of them are scams. The scammy ones inject stem cells at the site and sort of hope they do the right thing. Sometimes they do the wrong thing, and develop into cancer! Be aware that insurance, or your country's nationalized health care program, usually does not cover these clinics, and you will at best be paying tens of thousands of dollars out of your own pocket for a stem cell therapy that is at best highly experimental and may not have the effects you want. They operate Stateside too, my wife and I were approached by one. We took the free dinner and then noped out.

But hey, your body, your choice. If it were me, I'd wait a bit for something that's a bit more proven, unless I were critically injured or ill. But it is coming, and it won't be long now.



The easy way to tell:

If the clinic is charging you to get stem cell therapy - probably a scam

If the clinic is paying you to get stem cell therapy (most clinical trials include a stipend for study participants), and there's a legit entry on clinicaltrails.gov - likely legit.




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