Unless you've been given different medical instructions, arrive normally hydrated. Drinking water regularly in the day leading up to your appointment can also make IV access easier when an IV is part of your care.
Patient Care Guide
Know what to expect.
Before treatment. After treatment. And throughout your recovery. We've put the most important information in one place so you can arrive prepared, understand what may happen afterward, and know when it's time to contact your OriGen care team.
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Every patient and treatment is different. Instructions given directly to you by your OriGen provider should always take priority over general information on this page.
Your Treatment Journey
01
Prepare
Before your appointment
02
Recover
After your treatment
03
Understand
Treatment-specific expectations
04
Stay Connected
Know when to contact us
Before Treatment
Preparing for your regenerative treatment.
A little preparation can make the day of your appointment simpler and more comfortable. Use these as general guidelines unless your care team has provided different instructions.
Some medications may affect a procedure or your recovery plan. Your provider may give you specific instructions about medications such as anti-inflammatory drugs or blood thinners.
Do not stop or change a prescribed medication on your own. If you're unsure what to take before your appointment, contact the OriGen team.
For procedures that do not require fasting, your care team may recommend eating a light, balanced meal before your appointment.
If your specific procedure requires fasting or other dietary restrictions, follow the instructions provided to you by your OriGen provider.
Make sure your care team knows about medications, blood thinners, vitamins, supplements, and herbal products you currently use.
This information helps your provider evaluate potential interactions, procedure considerations, and any instructions that may be specific to you.
For facial, hair, or other surface-area treatments, you may be asked to arrive with the treatment area clean and free of makeup, lotions, oils, serums, sunscreens, or hair products.
Follow any preparation instructions provided for your specific treatment.
Contact the office if you develop a fever, active infection, significant illness, or another new medical concern before your procedure.
Your provider can determine whether it is appropriate to proceed or whether your appointment should be rescheduled.
Your Instructions Come First
This is a general preparation guide. Depending on your procedure and medical history, your provider may give you different instructions about food, medications, activity, transportation, or other preparation. Follow those individualized instructions.
After Treatment
Give your body time to recover.
Recovery varies by treatment and patient. Some people return to normal activities relatively quickly, while other procedures require more specific restrictions or a gradual return to activity.
Immediately After
Protect the area.
Follow your discharge instructions, allow yourself time to rest, and pay attention to how you feel.
Early Recovery
Gradually resume.
Your provider may recommend temporarily limiting strenuous activity and gradually reintroducing movement.
Ongoing
Keep us informed.
Recovery isn't identical for everyone. Follow-up gives your care team an opportunity to evaluate your progress.
Mild tenderness, swelling, bruising, or redness can occur after some injections or procedures.
Follow the activity, wound-care, medication, and treatment-area instructions provided by your care team. If something feels outside what you were told to expect, contact us.
Depending on the procedure, you may be asked to temporarily avoid strenuous exercise, heavy lifting, high-impact activity, swimming, hot tubs, saunas, or other activities.
The length of these restrictions depends on the treatment you received. Use your individualized aftercare instructions rather than a one-size-fits-all timeline.
Your provider may recommend a gradual return to normal movement rather than immediately returning to your full activity level.
Some patients may also receive treatment-specific rehabilitation or physical therapy recommendations. Follow the plan provided for you.
Unless your medical instructions say otherwise, maintain normal hydration and balanced nutrition during recovery.
Talk with your provider before adding new vitamins, supplements, peptides, or other products specifically for recovery.
There is no single timeline that applies to every regenerative treatment or every patient.
Your response may depend on the treatment, the condition being addressed, your health, your activity level, and other individual factors. Your OriGen provider can discuss what expectations are reasonable for your specific situation.
Follow-up allows your provider to understand how you are responding, address questions or concerns, and determine whether your recovery plan should be adjusted.
Keep track of meaningful changes, questions, symptoms, or changes in function that you want to discuss.
Follow the pain-management instructions provided by your clinician. Some regenerative treatment plans may include specific instructions regarding anti-inflammatory medications or other pain relievers.
Do not stop prescribed medications or substitute another medication without appropriate medical guidance.
Give yourself appropriate time to rest after treatment. Depending on the treatment location, positioning or supportive pillows may make you more comfortable.
If discomfort is significantly interfering with sleep or becoming worse rather than improving, contact your care team.
Recovery isn't always linear. Some days may feel more encouraging than others, and individual experiences can differ substantially.
Focus on the instructions provided to you, keep track of questions or concerns, and communicate with your care team rather than comparing your recovery to someone else's experience.
By Treatment
What you may experience afterward.
Different procedures come with different aftercare considerations. These are general expectations only. Your individualized discharge instructions take priority.
Exosome Injections
Depending on the treatment area, temporary redness, swelling, tenderness, bruising, or sensitivity may occur. Restrictions on exercise, washing the treatment area, topical products, sexual activity, or other activities depend on where and how you were treated. Follow the instructions provided by your OriGen clinician.
MSC Procedures
Some patients may experience temporary soreness, fatigue, or other short-term symptoms following treatment. Your care team will explain activity restrictions, medication considerations, expected after-effects, and when normal activity can be resumed for your specific procedure.
IV Exosome or MSC Therapy
Experiences after IV therapy vary. Some patients may notice temporary fatigue, headache, flushing, bruising at the IV site, or other short-term symptoms. Follow the hydration, activity, and monitoring instructions provided by your clinician.
IV Vitamin / Peptide Therapy
Minor tenderness or bruising can occur around an IV site. Other effects depend on the substances administered and your individual response. Follow any treatment-specific hydration, activity, medication, or monitoring instructions given to you.
When To Contact Us
If something doesn't feel right, tell us.
Your care team should know about symptoms that are unexpected, worsening, or outside what you were told to anticipate after your procedure.
Fever or chills that concern you or meet the threshold given in your discharge instructions
Increasing or severe pain that is not behaving as expected
Increasing redness, warmth, drainage, or other possible signs of infection
Significant or worsening swelling
A reaction or symptom you were not told to expect
Any concern about your recovery that you believe your provider should know about
Medical emergency:
If you believe you are experiencing a medical
emergency or severe symptoms such as difficulty
breathing, chest pain, loss of consciousness,
or another potentially life-threatening
condition, call 911 or seek emergency medical
care rather than waiting for a website or
office response.
One Last Thing
You don't need to memorize any of this. Your OriGen team will provide instructions appropriate for your treatment. This page is here so you have a place to return when you want to review the basics, understand what may come next, or decide whether a question is worth asking. When in doubt, ask.
Your Next Step
Ready to find out what may be possible?
You don't need to know which treatment you need. Start with a conversation about what's affecting your life, what you've already tried, and what you'd like to get back to.
Start Here
Talk with the OriGen team about your options.
We'll begin by learning more about your concerns and help determine the appropriate next step.
Schedule a Consultation
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Your consultation is the first step toward
understanding which options may be appropriate
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