San Clemente clinic that removes a small amount of a patient's own fat, processes it the same day, and injects the resulting cell mixture into joints or a vein.
OC Advanced Stem Cell Treatment Center is a private clinic in San Clemente, California, led by Ricardo Davalos, MD. Its single focus is treatment using cells taken from the patient's own fat tissue, done as a same-day procedure.
The process the site describes has three stages. First, a small amount of fat is removed by mini-liposuction. Second, that fat is processed on site the same day to separate out the stromal vascular fraction, which is the mixed cell material left after fat tissue is broken down; it contains mesenchymal stem cells along with other supporting cells and growth factors. Third, the preparation is given back to the same patient, either injected directly into a joint, tendon or ligament, or infused into a vein.
The centre states that it runs a clinical research programme documenting outcomes from these treatments, with a research coordinator managing the data, and that it works in partnership with a physician network. This is a private clinic rather than an academic research institute; if you are considering treatment here, it is worth asking whether you would be treated as a private patient or enrolled in a study, and what that means for cost and for what happens to your data.
The site does not publish a specific condition list, describing its work only as covering inflammatory and degenerative conditions and orthopaedic uses. Ask directly what evidence supports use in your own condition.
All cell material comes from the patient's own fat; no donor or birth-tissue products are described.
One doctor is named on the site.
The clinic is at 150 Avenida Cabrillo, Suite A, San Clemente, California 92672, telephone 949-369-6993, email info@OCStemCells.com. Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, closed Saturday. Fat harvesting, cell processing and treatment all happen in the same visit. The year the clinic was established, languages spoken and any international patient service are not stated on the website.
No prices or consultation fees are published on the website. Treatments of this kind are generally paid for privately in the United States, so ask for a full written quote covering the procedure, follow-up and any repeat treatments.
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.