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A member asked:

Is it true prolotherapy creates new healthy connective tissue instead of scar tissue? read where biopsies were done and this is what it showed.

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Dr. Joseph Mele answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Not clear.: The precise mechanism of action for prolotherapy is currently unclear. The process is considered experimental, and definite benefits have not been demonstrated using currently accepted evidence based techniques.

Answered 9/28/2016

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