A Missouri cosmetic surgery, vein and medical aesthetics practice that also offers joint injections of cells taken from the patient's own fat by mini-liposuction.
Bailey Cosmetic Surgery & Vein Centre is a multi-site practice in central and southern Missouri whose main business is cosmetic surgery, vein treatment and medical aesthetics. Stem cell therapy for arthritis sits inside the practice's medical spa section rather than being its central activity, which is a useful thing for a patient to know when comparing it with orthopaedic or pain specialists who do this work all day.
The procedure described is reasonably specific. The site says fat is taken from the patient by mini-liposuction under local anaesthetic, processed by breaking down collagen to separate out the cells, and then injected into the affected joint, with ultrasound guidance used where needed. The cells are therefore autologous, meaning they come from the patient's own body, and fat-derived. The site says the treatment requires no sedation.
The site also makes claims about what the treatment does, stating that the cells stimulate the growth of new cartilage and that severely degenerated joints can be addressed. Those are the practice's claims, reported here and not endorsed: growing new cartilage in an arthritic joint is not something that has been established in routine practice, and nothing on the site offers outcome data to support it. A prospective patient would be right to ask what evidence the practice relies on, how many patients it has treated, and what happens if there is no improvement.
The practice is presented around a single surgeon, referred to as Dr Bailey, but no credentials are given on the stem cell page reviewed, so the qualifications of the person carrying out an orthopaedic injection cannot be checked from the site. Four Missouri telephone numbers are listed for Springfield, Osage Beach, Rolla and Sedalia. No prices are published for the cell treatment and the site makes no statement about insurance, which for a cosmetic practice almost certainly means self-funded care.
The cell treatment is presented for arthritic joints; the rest of the practice addresses cosmetic and vein concerns.
The site says the treatment uses the patient's own fat-derived cells, obtained by a small liposuction under local anaesthetic and separated by breaking down collagen in the tissue.
One clinician is referred to, without credentials.
The main site is on West Republic Road in Springfield, Missouri, with further offices reachable on separate numbers at Osage Beach, Rolla and Sedalia. These are cosmetic surgery and medical aesthetics premises rather than orthopaedic facilities, although the practice performs liposuction and so will have a procedure room suitable for minor surgery under local anaesthetic. The site does not describe a cell processing laboratory, sterile preparation area or accreditation.
No prices are published for the cell treatment and the site makes no statement about insurance cover. Consultation booking is offered. As a cosmetic practice offering a treatment that insurers in the United States do not generally fund, a prospective patient should expect to pay in full and ask for a written quotation covering harvesting, processing and injection.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.