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Once your doctor has performed all required exams and you have agreed on your treatment plan, you will book the appointment for your visit.

On the day of your procedure you should wear comfortable, loose fitting clothes. Upon arrival you will be asked to complete consent forms and change into a gown. In preparation for your procedure, you will have an opportunity to speak with the doctor and/or the medical team. They will review the plan, talk about what you can expect and answer any last minute questions you may have.

When admitted to the prep area you will be taken to a procedure table where you will lay face down and follow the anesthetics plan that you and your doctor have agreed to.

Once the procedure begins the doctor will be using technologies and techniques to maximize the collection, concentration, and delivery of your bone marrow aspirate or BMA. To harvest the BMA, the doctor will perform several short, rapid draws of around 4 to 6 ccs of BMA with a syringe. The syringe will pull from the area of your hip that has the highest concentration of stem cells, without removing the needle.

During the next step of the procedure, a highly trained technician will use a machine to centrifuge the bone marrow aspirate. After 15 minutes, the BMA collected will be divided into 3 separate fractions because of the weight of each of the fluids.

After processing the bone marrow concentrate, the doctor will deliver the concentrated stem cells into the injured area. A common goal is to deliver a greater number of stem cells to the injured area than your body would deliver naturally.

After the procedure is complete, you will follow the recovery and discharge plan that you have discussed with your physician.