Regenerative medicine is the branch of medicine that works with the body's own cells and the signals those cells send. Its tools range from stem cells to exosomes, the signaling particles cells release. Where most medicine adds a drug from outside the body, regenerative medicine starts with biology the body already uses.
For many people in Las Vegas and Henderson, it comes up because they want to keep golfing, hiking and traveling, and they have heard a friend mention stem cells. This article explains what the field covers, how the main therapies differ, and what to look for in a provider.
What regenerative medicine covers
Regenerative medicine is a wide field. It runs from university research labs to wellness centers, and the work in each looks very different.
- Research labs study how tissues grow and how cells talk to each other. GIOSTAR builds its protocols on research at Salk, UC San Diego, UC Irvine and UCLA.
- Hospitals use established forms of it, such as bone marrow transplants, which have relied on blood-forming stem cells since the late 1960s.
- Wellness centers like ours give regenerative therapies by injection or IV, in a private room, with no hospital stay.
What ties the field together is the material it works with: living cells, the particles cells release, and the parts of blood that carry signals.
The main types of regenerative therapy
Four therapies come up most often when people search for regenerative medicine near them. Each starts from a different material.
Stem cell therapy
Stem cell therapy places stem cells into the body, by injection into a specific area or by IV. Most regenerative stem cell therapy uses mesenchymal stem cells, which release signaling molecules that the cells around them respond to. The cells come either from your own bone marrow or fat, which takes a harvest procedure, or from screened donors, which does not.
GIOSTAR gives ethically sourced mesenchymal stem cells from screened donors. Read what stem cell therapy is for the full walk-through.
Exosome therapy
Exosomes are tiny particles that cells release to carry signals to other cells. Exosome therapy uses those particles on their own, without any living cells. At GIOSTAR, exosome therapy is an IV of exosomes from screened donor stem cells, given in a recliner. Read more about exosome therapy at GIOSTAR.
Tissue engineering
Tissue engineering combines cells with scaffolds to grow tissue in a lab. Most of this work still happens in research settings rather than at wellness centers.
How the regenerative therapies compare
| Therapy | What it starts from | How it is given |
|---|---|---|
| Stem cell therapy | Living stem cells, your own or from screened donors | Injection or IV |
| Exosome therapy | Particles released by stem cells, with no living cells | Usually IV |
| Tissue engineering | Cells grown on a scaffold in a lab | Mostly research settings |
What a regenerative medicine visit looks like
Every provider runs visits a little differently. At GIOSTAR, regenerative medicine follows the same path whichever therapy you choose.
- A free consultation with our patient team, online, by phone or in person, with no obligation.
- A visit with your nurse practitioner in Henderson, who reviews your health history, medications and goals, confirms whether you are a candidate and gives you the full total before you book.
- Treatment day, by injection or IV, in a private room. Stem cell therapy takes 1 to 2 hours, and you go home the same day.
- Follow-up, with written aftercare instructions and check-ins to adjust your plan with you.
How to choose a regenerative medicine provider in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas valley has many places offering regenerative medicine, and they vary in who treats you, where their cells come from and how they price. These questions sort them quickly.
- Who gives the treatment? Ask for the name and license of the person who will treat you, and who oversees care.
- Where do the cells or particles come from? Ask whether they are your own or from donors, how the provider screens donors, and whether each lot comes with a Certificate of Analysis.
- Is it surgery? Ask whether the plan needs a harvest procedure, and whether you go home the same day.
- When do you get the total? Ask for the full cost in writing before you book, and whether payment plans are available.
- What happens afterward? Ask what aftercare looks like and when the follow-up visits are.
At GIOSTAR, the answers are the same for everyone. Licensed nurse practitioners give every plan, and Dr. Ryan Peterson, our medical director, oversees care at the center. We use ethically sourced cells from screened donors, with a Certificate of Analysis and full traceability for every lot. There is no surgery, and you go home the same day. You get your full total at your free consultation, with monthly payment plans through Cherry if you want them.
Regenerative medicine at GIOSTAR in Henderson
GIOSTAR stands for Global Institute of Stem Cell Therapy and Research. Founded by Dr. Anand Srivastava, GIOSTAR International is part of a network across three countries, and our Henderson wellness center is on W. Horizon Ridge Parkway.
We give stem cell therapy and exosome therapy, alongside IV therapy, hormone therapy, lab testing and medical weight loss. See every option on our regenerative medicine page, or meet the care team.
