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The Importance of Monocytes in PRP Treatments

The monocytes are a very, very important component. I think they're underappreciated in not only in the literature but especially in PRP. We say that our PRP is monocyte rich. And we don't want red blood cells in our PRP. Red blood cells in the skin are extremely inflammatory. So I prefer to have PRP that has less than 1% hematocrit. This sounds to me like it's something that's still in its infancy where... Yes, absolutely. It probably matters a heck of a lot more than the number.

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